Resources You Should Know

Buildings & Spaces, Census Data, CensusTool-Feature, Culture Frame, Ecology Frame, Neighborhoods & Contexts, Resources Frame, Surveys, Uncategorized

There are amazing resources available to people who want to understand — and support —congregational life. Here are a few that are worth checking out. See how these sources intersect with our Frames for Study and how they help you imagine what tools from our Toolkit you might use. Surveying the Landscape If you are…

Using the Census: Oak Park, IL & Anderson, IN

Census Data, CensusTool-Feature, Conservative & Evangelical Churches, Ecology Frame, Growth & Decline, History, Mainline & Liberal Protestant Churches, Neighborhoods & Contexts

An important part of any congregational study is understanding the history and ecology of the community. These changes can involve racial or cultural changes to the community, like the example from Oak Park Illinois. Other important changes can be the growth or decline of local industries, such as the example in Anderson Indiana. [To read more about…