No Congregation Is an Island: How Faith Communities Navigate Opportunities and Challenges Together - Hardcover

by Jennifer M. McClure Haraway (Author)

If you're a minister who is stressed, overwhelmed, and perhaps bewildered by recent changes in your congregation and community, this book can help. It offers insights from 50 congregational ministers and leaders across 19 religious groups, tips for building relationships with other congregations, and study questions to apply to your context.

Author Biography

Jennifer M. McClure Haraway is a sociologist of religion who studies local congregations. She is an associate professor of religion and sociology at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. She also develops congregational resources with the Association of Religion Data Archives and serves as the congregational research strategist at Samford's Center for Congregational Resources. Find her on Twitter at @jenniferm2clure and on Google Scholar.