Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. 1 What Do Congregations Do? 1
5. 2 Members, Money, and Leaders 16
6. 3 Social Services 44
7. 4 Civic Engagement and Politics 94
8. 5 Worship 127
9. 6 The Arts 166
10. 7 Culture in Congregations, Congregations in Culture 181
11. 8 Beyond Congregations 202
12. Appendix A: National Congregations Study Methodology 213
13. Appendix B. Selected Summary Statistics from the National Congregations Study 222
14. Notes 237
15. References 263
16. Index 289