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FOUR MEGA-TRENDS Changing America’s Religious Landscape
[And keeping religion newswriters’ jobs interesting]
David A. Roozen Hartford Seminary Institute for Religion Research www.hirr.hartsem
Presented at the Religion Newswriters Association Annual Meeting Boston, MA, September, 2001
FOUR MEGA-TRENDS Changing America’s Religious Landscape
[And keeping religion newswriters’ jobs interesting]
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From ECUMENICAL to INTERFAITH From PROPHETIC to POLITICAL From WORD to SPIRIT From MISSION to WORSHIP
David A. Roozen Hartford Seminary Institute for Religion Research www.hirr.hartsem Presented at the Religion Newswriters Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, September, 2001
Ecumenical Worship and Social Outreach
45% 50% 40%
Percent of Congregations
38%
30% 20% 10% 0% Worship Social Outreach
Based on the Faith Communities Today national survey of 14,301 congregations. fact.hartsem.edu
Interfaith Worship and Social Outreach
50% 40%
Percent of Congregations
30% 20% 7% 10% 0% Worship Social Outreach 8%
Based on the Faith Communities Today national survey of 14,301 congregations. fact.hartsem.edu
Percent of Congregations Reporting Conflict
In the Five years Prior to the Survey
80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%
Some Level of Any Kind of Conflict Some Level of Conflict With Decision Making Serious Level of Any Kind of Conflict
75% 60%
25%
Based on the Faith Communities Today national survey of 14,301 congregations. fact.hartsem.edu
Percent High Vitality Congregations
By Presence or Absence of Conflict in Prior 5 Years
75% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%
No Reported Conflict Some Level of Any Kind Of Conflict Present
60%
Based on the Faith Communities Today national survey of 14,301 congregations. fact.hartsem.edu
Percent High Vitality Congregations
Within Expressive and Cognitive Protestant Denominations
80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Old Line Expressive Conservative Cognitive 63% 53% 71% 62%
Based on the Faith Communities Today national survey of 14,301 congregations. fact.hartsem.edu
Percent High Vitality Congregations
By Inspirational Level of Worship: All Congregations
100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%
89% 64%
24%
Inspirational Level of Worship Low Moderate High
Based on the Faith Communities Today national survey of 14,301 congregations. fact.hartsem.edu
Percent High Social Involvement Congregations
By Inspirational Level of Worship: Liberal Protestant
70% 60%
60% 45%
50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%
30%
Inspirational Level of Worship Low Moderate High
Based on the Faith Communities Today national survey of 14,301 congregations. fact.hartsem.edu