Studying Congregations: A New Handbook

Studying Congregations: A New Handbook is a revised and updated edition of Handbook for Congregational Studies, replacing that previous text.

In this new edition, the authors update what has become the primary textbook in the field of congregational studies in the seminary classroom. Studying Congregations: A New Handbook will also be a useful reference for pastors, denominational leaders, and strategic planning committees. It includes Appendix A: Parish Profile Inventory and Appendix B: Standard Demographic and Religious Involvement Variables.

Studying Congregations: A New Handbook is a revised and updated edition of Handbook for Congregational Studies, replacing that previous text.

In this new edition, the authors update what has become the primary textbook in the field of congregational studies in the seminary classroom. Studying Congregations: A New Handbook will also be a useful reference for pastors, denominational leaders, and strategic planning committees. It includes Appendix A: Parish Profile Inventory and Appendix B: Standard Demographic and Religious Involvement Variables.

Nancy T. Ammerman is Professor of Sociology of Religion, Hartford Seminary, Hartford, Connecticut. She is the author of Congregation and Community. (1998)

Jackson W. Carroll is the Ruth W. and A. Morris Williams, Jr. Professor of Religion and Society, and Director of the J. M. Ormond Center for Research, Planning, and Development in the Divinity School of Duke University. He is author of several books, including As One With Authority: Reflective Leadership in Ministry.

Carl S. Dudleywas Co-director of the Center for Social and Religious Research and Professor of Church and Community at Hartford Seminary, Hartford, Connecticut. He is author of several books, including Making the Small Church Effective and Basic Steps Toward Community Ministry. (1998)

William McKinney is President and Professor of American Religion at Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley, California. He is co-author of American Mainline Religion and the Responsibility People. (1998)