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The Mainstream Protestant "Decline": The Presbyterian Pattern (Presbyterian Presence: The Twentieth Century Experience) [Paperback]

Milton J. Coalter (Editor), John M. Mulder (Editor), Louis B. Weeks (Editor)
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December 1, 1990 0664251501 978-0664251505 1st

The meaning of the declining membership in mainline Protestant denominations has been hotly contested since the 1960s. Drawing on statistical analysis of membership trends, congregational surveys, individual interviews, research on disaffiliation, and case studies of congregations and presbyteries, this volume examines patterns and causes of congregational growth and decline in the Presbyterian church.

Through its examination of American Presbyterianism, the Presbyterian Presence series illuminates patterns of change in mainstream Protestantism and American religious and cultural life in the twentieth century.


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This volume in the "Presbyterian Presence" series provides background information on membership trends since colonial America and then studies results from congregational surveys and individual interviews, as well as information from case studies and research on denominational defection. Repeatedly, the editors find unintended and even paradoxical results from human actions: they therefore call for deeper appreciation for the unity of the church. Recommended for clergy, sociologists of religion, and for laypersons concerned with church growth, membership retention, and clergy hiring.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Milton J. Coalter is Library Directorand William B. and Mildred L. Nivison Professor at Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond, Virgina. He is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).

John M. Mulder was formerly President and Professor of Historical Theology at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He is the author of several books on Presbyterian history.

Louis B. Weeks is President Emeritus of Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond, Virginia. He formerly served as a stated supply pastor and as a missionary in the Presbyterian Church in Congo (then Zaire). He has written broadly about church history, ethics, development, administration, the Bible, pastoral care, and ministry. His books include To Be a Presbyterian, The Presbyterian Presence: Bible Words That Shape a Faith, and Making Ethical Decisions.

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  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press; 1st edition (December 1, 1990)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0664251501
  • ISBN-13: 978-0664251505
  • Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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This is a pretty dry read, but I picked it up after becoming sincerely interested in the almost uniformly downward trajectory of mainline protestant churches in America.

Honestly, the lifeless, clinical, even carnal assessment of their own condition, at least as presented from the Presbyterian vantage point in this particular book, is very telling. I don't think the Holy Spirit was even mentioned.
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First Sentence:
From their earliest days in the New World, Presbyterians have been enchanted with numbers, especially those related to church membership and parishioner participation. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
church planning questionnaire, average church size, first nominating committee, nonmember participants, mental members, congregational identity, new church development, presbytery minutes, denominational switching, congregational change, membership trends, membership patterns, membership decline, church extension, anniversary booklet, membership loss, session minutes, congregational response, denominational loyalty, membership growth, church participation, school participants, conservative denominations
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United States, First Church, World War, Mecklenburg Presbytery, The Mainstream Protestant, Mendocino Presbyterian, South Church, General Assembly, Old School, New School, Bryn Mawr Park, New Voluntarism, Peter Hsu, Civil War, Santa Barbara Presbytery, The Mecklenburg Presbyterian, Eric Underwood, Larry Redford, Mark Kimmerly, New York City, Bruce Douglas, Lord's Acre Plan, San Francisco, Social Christianity, Westminster Church
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