Add to ORKGThe American Protestant mainline tradition has consistently reported losses in membership, participation and institutional support throughout the last three decades. In the midst of this “decline,” evangelical renewal movements (ERM\u27s) have arisen from within the denominations, expressing a concern over this decline and calling for a return to the teachings and doctrines of the past. Current theory and research would suggest that the ERM\u27s should soon leave their denominations, perpetuating the well-documented sect to church cycle. But most of these movements show few signs of leaving, and many are claiming a broad base of clergy support. This brings us to the questions posed by this research: What are the social sources of support th...
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The emergence of the megachurch in the United States represents a unique phenomenon which was shaped...
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Over the last half-century, four major movements have arisen in an effort to stem the tide of declin...
Dr. Towns surveys the movements and personalities that brought the Church Growth Movement into being...
The evangelical church in North America is facing a crisis in its failure to retain young people. R...
Since the late 1960s, roughly one-quarter of Roman Catholic priests in America have resigned, motiva...
The emergence of the megachurch in the United States represents a unique phenomenon which was shaped...
Why, when traditionally organized religious groups are seeing declining membership and participation...
Over the last half-century, four major movements have arisen in an effort to stem the tide of declin...
Whilst much research has established that religious congregations have a long history of initiating ...
The purpose of this mixed methods study was to determine if the church leadership paradigm contribut...
Religious economies theory, which views religious organizations as akin to single-unit firms competi...
This paper surveys evangelical and Catholic social movements in the United States over two centuries...
This paper presents an account of the theological ideas that led to the formation of apostolic netwo...
One of the more intriguing paradoxes that has developed in mainline Protestantism over the last 30 y...
This study investigates the spiritual subjectivities of pastors in the Mainstream White Middle Class...
Recent research on religion’s influence on civic life in the United States has focused predominantly...
Over the last half-century, four major movements have arisen in an effort to stem the tide of declin...
Dr. Towns surveys the movements and personalities that brought the Church Growth Movement into being...
The evangelical church in North America is facing a crisis in its failure to retain young people. R...
Since the late 1960s, roughly one-quarter of Roman Catholic priests in America have resigned, motiva...
The emergence of the megachurch in the United States represents a unique phenomenon which was shaped...