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Hartford Seminary presents
FACTs on Congregational Life
A timely online mini-course at www.hartsem.edu
Monday, April 21 through Friday, May 2, 2008
This online course will report findings from the latest national survey of U.S. congregations and discuss their implications for leadership. It offers new perspectives from a similar online course taught a year ago.
Now you can learn more about what the Faith Communities Today 2005 national survey of congregations uncovered about the ‘church’ in the United States. Over two weeks, study growth, ministries of compassion, managing conflict, and lessons of megachurches, and share participants’ reactions.
This online course is essential for an understanding of congregations. There will be research and practical postings daily, and the opportunity for dialogue through discussion groups. Additional resources will be provided for further study.
Because the mini-course is online, you may participate whenever it is convenient for you.
Leading the discussion will be:
 David Roozen, Professor of Religion and Society at Hartford Seminary
and Director of its Hartford Institute for Religion Research
David Roozen, Ph.D., is a noted author on American religious trends. Among his published works are: Faith Communities Today: A Report on Religion in the United States Today; Church, Identity and Change: Theology and Denominational Structures in Unsettled Times; Globalization and Theological Education; and Understanding Church Growth and Decline.
The schedule is:
- April 21 – April 23: What Your Congregations Can Learn From Megachurches -- Scott Thumma, Professor of Sociology of Religion at Hartford Seminary and co-author of Beyond Megachurch Myths: What We Can Learn from America’s Largest Churches, and Warren Bird, Director of Research at the Leadership Network and co-author of Into the Future: Turning Today's Church Trends into Tomorrow's Opportunities
- April 24 – April 26: Ministries of Social Compassion -- Theresa Zingery, Manager of the Office of Assembly Development at the Bahá'í National Center and co-author of Insights Into Congregational Conflict and Stephen C. Rasor, Professor of Sociology of Religion at the Interdenominational Theological Center, Atlanta, GA, and co-author of Black Power from the Pew: Laity Connecting Congregations and Communities.
- April 27 – morning of April 30: Congregational Conflict -- Carl Dudley, Professor Emeritus of Church and Community at Hartford Seminary and author of Congregations in Transition: A Guide for Analyzing, Assessing, and Adapting in Changing Communities, and Lawrence Peers, senior consultant and seminar leader with The Alban Institute
- April 30 (afternoon) – May 2: Congregational Growth – Dirk Hart, a retired CRC pastor, denominational executive in church development and author of Insights Into Congregational Growth, and C. Kirk Hadaway, Director of Research at the Episcopal Church Center in New York, and author of Behold I Do a New Thing: Transforming Communities of Faith.
Co-Sponsor: Cooperative Congregation Studies Partnership
Cost: $50
Advance registration is required. Register by mail or online.
or
Download a printable registration form
For
more information, contact David Barrett at (860) 509-9519 or
dbarrett@hartsem.edu
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