Research Based Products For Congregational Leadership

 

American Congregations 2008

This report of the FACT2008 national survey of churches and other religious communities is the most recent profiling of congregational life in the United States. The 38 page report presents a comprehensive look at the findings, including trend comparisons to FACT 2000 and FACT 2005 survey findings, and new perspectives on worship, conflict, leadership, interfaith involvement, vitality, economic hardships and other challenges churches, mosques and synagogues tell us they face.

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American Congregations 2008

$16.00 per copy, including first class postage

5 copies for $70.00($14.00 each), including first class postage

10 copies for $120.00($12.00 each), including first class postage

25 copies for $250.00 ($10.00 each), including first class postage


 

Faith Communities Today 2008 A First Look



FACT2008 A First Look is the preliminary report of the recent 2008 national survey of churches, mosques and synagogues in the U.S.

This report looks at the story of change over eight years and demonstrates considerable congregational decline but also a pattern of hope and lessons to be learned to grow a healthy and vital congregational life.

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American Congregations 2005

 The FACT2005 national survey of congregations profiles religious life based on the 2005 national survey of congregations. This 30 page report presents a comprehensive look at the FACT2005 findings, including trend comparisons to FACT 2000 survey findings, and new perspectives on worship, conflict, leadership, interfaith involvement, vitality, the prevalence of strong beliefs (both on the right and the left) and the greatest challenges congregations tell us they face.

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American Congregations 2005

$15.00 per copy, including first class postage

5 copies for $67.50($12.50 each), including first class postage

10 copies for $110.00($11.00 each), including first class postage

25 copies for $250.00 ($10.00 each), including first class postage


 

Insights Into: The Compassionate Congregation

 Congregations involved in social outreach programs often discover multiple benefits: the potential for faster growth, an enhanced sense of vitality, and the satisfaction of expressing the congregation's compassion through direct service to those in need. This publication offers research, tips and resources to help clergy, seminarians, and congregational leaders to become more actively engaged in compassionate social ministry.

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Insights Into: Congregational Conflict

 Is your congregation going through a period of conflict that you aren't sure how to handle? Or are you interested in preparing to better handle future conflicts? This publication offers research, tips and resources to help clergy, seminarians, and congregational leaders deal constructively with this inevitable part of congregational life.

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Insights into: Congregational Conflict

$4.00 per copy, including first class postage


 

Congregational Growth Insights Into: Congregational Growth

 What do joyful worship, clear purpose, multiple weekend services, and plans for growth have in common? Here's a hint: they are among those aspects of congregational life that deserve careful attention when thinking about the challenges of numerical growth.

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Insights into: Congregational Growth

$4.00 per copy, including first class postage


 

 

FACTS on Growth

 Check out this special page extended report on Church Growth from the FACT 2005 study which explores growth principles and the variables that made a difference in growing churches such as contemporary worship, spiritual practices and being purpose driven.   Read more about this exciting new report from FACT

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FACTS on Growth

1-- $8.50 includes postage

2 -5 $2.00 postage, plus $7.50 copy

6 - 10 $4.00 shipping, plus $6.25 copy

11-20 $7.00 shipping, plus $6.25 copy

21-30 $9.00 shipping, plus $5.00 copy

31 - 50 $12.00 shipping, plus $5.00 copy

FACTS on Growth
 

Insights1 cover Insights Into: Financial Giving

 Check out the first product of this special series which offers news, background information, resources and key questions to help congregational leaders study their financial condition and enhance their stewardship. 

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Insights into: Financial Giving

$3.00 per copy, including first class postage


 
   

Interfaith Facts: Meet your neighbor

 Check out this special report from the FACT 2000 study which explores America's Interfaith reality.  Download it now for free or you can purchase it online as a booklet for $5.00 by adding it to your shopping cart.

Interfaith Facts

   
 
 

  Faith Communities Today: A Report on Religion in the United States.

Download the entire 68 page FACT 2000 research report  summarizing the key findings of the FACT2000 study, written by David Roozen and Carl Dudley. 

  To see this report you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer, download it for free.  The research report is a large file and many take some time to open.

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FACT 2000 Report

 

Order information for the Hartford Institute Inventories can be found on the Institute web site. We offer three inventory forms - a Pastoral Search, Church Planning and a brief Church Profile form.