Faith Communities Today and the 
Cooperative Congregational Studies Partnership 
announce a new electronic newsletter

Check out the Second Issue - Issue 2, volume 1 April, 2006

online web version   or   printer-friendly pdf version

Examine the first issue -- Issue 1, volume 1 July, 2005  
online web version   or   printer-friendly pdf version

We are committed to scouring the best of contemporary research for insight and information that can assist faith community change leaders to increase the vitality of their congregations. To that end we will use the valuable and growing body of information developed by judicatories, consultants and academic researchers that point to practices and perspectives that help communities grow spiritually, programmatically and numerically.

The Hartford Institute for Religion Research, Hartford Seminary and the multifaith Cooperative Congregational Studies Partnership focus on the exploration, development and application of the information good research generates. We want to use that research to address topics of concern to religious leaders of all faith traditions who are working at the local level, and to do so in ways that answer questions clergy ask about making a difference in their settings. 

The two emphases of this quarterly newsletter are:

• Providing clergy and lay leaders with perspectives, tools and resources to help advance the work of ministry.
• Fostering a dialogue between congregation leaders about how to increase the vitality and ministry effectiveness of our faith communities.

This newsletter is available quarterly in abbreviated form by email, on our website as an html document, and in a printable pdf newsletter format.   

In the coming months we will be developing a secure subscriber-only website with additional resources and research in addition to the newsletter. 

Consider subscribing to this valuable set of resources.  We will offer the first few issues free of charge but in the coming months will begin to require a subscription.

Subscription:  $24.00 a year or $18.00 a year if you belong to one of the sponsoring organizations. 

To request a quarterly subscription send an email to L&T@hartsem.edu  

To change the email address to which you are subscribed, send an email to L&T@hartsem.edu with CHANGE in the subject line and include your current subscription email address and the new subscription email address.

For questions regarding the newsletter, email David Roozen (author & editor) at roozen@hartsem.edu or Scott Thumma (co-editor) at sthumma@hartsem.edu