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FOUR MEGA-TRENDSChanging America’s Religious Landscape
[And keeping religion newswriters’ jobs interesting]
David A. Roozen Hartford Seminary Institute for Religion Research
www.hirr.hartsem
Presented at the Religion Newswriters Association Annual MeetingBoston, MA, September, 2001
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FOUR MEGA-TRENDSChanging America’s Religious Landscape
[And keeping religion newswriters’ jobs interesting]
David A. Roozen Hartford Seminary Institute for Religion Research www.hirr.hartsem Presented at the Religion Newswriters Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, September, 2001
• From ECUMENICAL to INTERFAITH• From PROPHETIC to POLITICAL• From WORD to SPIRIT• From MISSION to WORSHIP
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Worship Social Outreach
Ecumenical Worship and Social Outreach
Based on the Faith Communities Today national survey of 14,301 congregations. fact.hartsem.edu
Percent ofCongregations
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Worship Social Outreach
Interfaith Worship and Social Outreach
Based on the Faith Communities Today national survey of 14,301 congregations. fact.hartsem.edu
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Percent of Congregations Reporting Conflict In the Five years Prior to the Survey
Based on the Faith Communities Today national survey of 14,301 congregations. fact.hartsem.edu
Some Level ofAny Kind of Conflict
Some Level of ConflictWith Decision Making
Serious Level ofAny Kind of Conflict
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Percent High Vitality CongregationsBy Presence or Absence of Conflict in Prior 5 Years
Based on the Faith Communities Today national survey of 14,301 congregations. fact.hartsem.edu
Some Level of Any KindOf Conflict Present
No Reported Conflict
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Old Line Conservative
Expressive Cognitive
Percent High Vitality CongregationsWithin Expressive and Cognitive Protestant Denominations
Based on the Faith Communities Today national survey of 14,301 congregations. fact.hartsem.edu
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Inspirational Level of Worship
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Percent High Vitality Congregations By Inspirational Level of Worship: All Congregations
Based on the Faith Communities Today national survey of 14,301 congregations. fact.hartsem.edu
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Percent High Social Involvement Congregations By Inspirational Level of Worship: Liberal Protestant
Based on the Faith Communities Today national survey of 14,301 congregations. fact.hartsem.edu