Building a Relational Culture and Empirical Theology: Exploring the Impact of Congregational Bonding Social Capital on Perceived Faith Development and Perceived Church Growth
Building on recent interest to assess and encourage a relational culture within the Church of England and drawing on the Signs of Growth survey conducted within the Diocese of Southwark, this study examines the association between congregational bonding social capital and both perceived faith develo...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2023
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Rural theology
Year: 2023, Volume: 21, Issue: 2, Pages: 84-94 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality KBF British Isles KDE Anglican Church RB Church office; congregation ZB Sociology |
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Social Capital
B Empirical Theology B Faith Development B Church Growth B congregation survey |
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| Summary: | Building on recent interest to assess and encourage a relational culture within the Church of England and drawing on the Signs of Growth survey conducted within the Diocese of Southwark, this study examines the association between congregational bonding social capital and both perceived faith development and perceived church growth among 7,924 weekly churchgoers between the ages of 20 and 69 who had been established in their church for at least three years. The data confirmed that a relational culture goes hand-in-hand with personal faith development and with potential for church growth. |
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| ISSN: | 2042-1273 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Rural theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14704994.2023.2255805 |