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Growth Amidst Decline

Peter Brierley

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Description:Good News! While the number of people going to church since the turn of the century in Scotland has fallen, there are over 300 new churches as well as more than 500 churches where attendance has grown. In addition, Scotland has seen a huge number of children join the Church since 2002 (when it was last measured)- over 50,000 in fact. The impact of declining numbers is, however, significant and this book identifies the problems of decline as well as the highlights of growth. One of the key dilemmas of Scottish Churches, as in many other countries, is that church attendance is ageing, with an increasing proportion over the age of 50. Growth amidst decline explores other important facets of Scottish church life as well. It looks at the ethnicity of congregations, how long people have been attending their present church, how far they live from it, the ethos of the church, and how all this varies geographically across Scotland. Leadership is crucial to all churches, and the 2016 Scottish Church Census asked questions relating to Scottish leadership also. The book also includes a chapter on the age of Scottish Churches, and another on their community work, which is considerable. Growth Amidst Decline breaks the figures down by denomination, Council, church ethos, age and gender of those attending church both midweek and on Sunday. Mid-week attendance proved to be very important as it brought the total reach of the churches to 10% of the population. The Census results indicate that careful, strategic thinking and decisive action will be needed to tackle the issues arising from this major study.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Growth Amidst Decline. To get started finding Growth Amidst Decline, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 210

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Release: 2017

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Description: Good News! While the number of people going to church since the turn of the century in Scotland has fallen, there are over 300 new churches as well as more than 500 churches where attendance has grown. In addition, Scotland has seen a huge number of children join the Church since 2002 (when it was last measured)- over 50,000 in fact. The impact of declining numbers is, however, significant and this book identifies the problems of decline as well as the highlights of growth. One of the key dilemmas of Scottish Churches, as in many other countries, is that church attendance is ageing, with an increasing proportion over the age of 50. Growth amidst decline explores other important facets of Scottish church life as well. It looks at the ethnicity of congregations, how long people have been attending their present church, how far they live from it, the ethos of the church, and how all this varies geographically across Scotland. Leadership is crucial to all churches, and the 2016 Scottish Church Census asked questions relating to Scottish leadership also. The book also includes a chapter on the age of Scottish Churches, and another on their community work, which is considerable. Growth Amidst Decline breaks the figures down by denomination, Council, church ethos, age and gender of those attending church both midweek and on Sunday. Mid-week attendance proved to be very important as it brought the total reach of the churches to 10% of the population. The Census results indicate that careful, strategic thinking and decisive action will be needed to tackle the issues arising from this major study.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Growth Amidst Decline. To get started finding Growth Amidst Decline, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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