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In the U.S. Congregations spotlight

Places of Promise:  Finding Strength in Your Congregation's Location

Learn about the role location plays in determining congregational strengths and numerical growth.  (January 2008.)
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Beyond the Ordinary: 10 Strengths of U.S. Congregations

An intricate look at vitality and health in congregations. Details ten strengths key to vital congregations. [Learn more]

God’s Potters: Pastoral Leadership and the Shaping of Congregations

Takes a hard look at who is doing what in ministry today and provides specific strategies for strengthening pastoral leadership. [Learn more]  

The U.S. Congregational Life Survey

Discover Your Congregation’s Strengths!

The U.S. Congregational Life Survey is the largest and most representative profile of worshipers and their congregations. Our blog and updated Field Guide to U.S. Congregations reveal new findings. Taking the survey helps congregations identify their strengths.

The Survey:

• Will help your church discover unique strengths.
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• Describes the American religious scene today. Worshipers in more than 3,000 congregations provide a detailed view. Learn more →

The latest findings findings reveals how congregations and worshipers have changed in recent years. See how you compare to the new profile of worshipers.

New book released

A Field Guide to U.S. Congregations: Second edition

An updated and expanded edition of A Field Guide to U.S. Congregations reflects new findings and includes updated statistics, tables, and cartoons, along with completely new chapters describing pastoral leaders and significant changes in congregational life between the 2001 and 2008 surveys. New Myth Traps and Fast Facts about congregational life are featured in each chapter.

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Who Worships in Presbyterian Congregations?

Worshipers in PC(USA) congregations are older today than in 2001, but they are more educated and more involved in community service ministries

Learn what how Presbyterian worshipers and congregations have changed since the first wave of the U.S. Congregational Life Survey was conducted in 2001.  The updated “Field Guide to Presbyterian Congregations" describes the denomination and how it has changed.

Copies of "A Field Guide to Presbyterian Congregations" are available for $5.00 each from Presbyterian Distribution Service, or download a free PDF.

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