Presbyterian Mission Agency research Archives

Congregational Vitality: The November 2017 Presbyterian Panel

Posted July 19th, 2018

The November 2017 panel is part of an ongoing research project assessing the vitality of existing worshiping communities within the PC(USA), and is part of a collaboration with the office… Read more »

1001 New Worshiping Communities Leaders Report, February 2017

Posted February 16th, 2017

New worshiping communities are bringing people to Christ by successfully reaching out to the unchurched (those who have never been religious), to the dechurched (those who used to be religious… Read more »

Final Report: 1001 Worshiping Community Leader Survey

Posted December 16th, 2016

The main objective of this study is to determine the level of success of the new worshiping communities – are they thriving, what is working for them, and what do… Read more »

1001 New Worshiping Communities Presbyterian Panel Report

Posted December 16th, 2016

The objectives of this panel were to (1) identify how aware today’s Presbyterians are of the 1001 NWC initiative, (2) assess how engaged they are in the initiative, and (3)… Read more »

Comparative Statistics 2013

Posted July 15th, 2015

The Comparative Statistics report is published annually and summarizes data on membership, finances and ministers provided by each congregation to the Office of the General Assembly via the Session Annual… Read more »

Worshiping Community Leaders Survey

Posted April 23rd, 2015

Across the PC(USA), new and varied forms of church are being raised up by leaders seeking to ignite discipleship and transformation. These new worshiping communities have the potential to help the PC(USA) shift from an inward-focused, membership-maintenance model of church to a more outward-focused, creative, and disciple-making model.

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Congregational Vitality: The November 2017 Presbyterian Panel

1001 New Worshiping Communities Leaders Report, February 2017

Final Report: 1001 Worshiping Community Leader Survey

1001 New Worshiping Communities Presbyterian Panel Report

Comparative Statistics 2013

Worshiping Community Leaders Survey

Presbyterians Today – Go Figure – What seminary can do for you

Presbyterians Today – Go Figure – Interfaith—troubling discrepancies

Presbyterians Today – Go Figure – Forming faith through camps

Presbyterians Today – Go Figure – Racial-ethnic diversity in congregations