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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
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