Summary -- "Adventist Congregations Today" focuses on local church realities, with comparisons to the FACT study (linked below). It asked questions about member attitudes toward things such as worship styles, music, preaching, and other things that affect church members. It studied church growth in connection with evangelism, worship, church goals and budget, congregational dynamics and more. Member involvement, spirituality, community impact, priorities, leadership and many other things affected by our spiritual lives were examined. It involved 5,596 people at 94 randomly-selected Adventist churches and is the most complete and up-to-date body of knowledge about Adventist congregational life published to date.   [read more >] (PDF)

Multi-Denominational Research Project
    Summary -- Faith Communities Today (FACT) is the largest survey of religious congregations ever conducted in the United States. It is the most inclusive, with Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox, Jewish, Islamic and other religious groups representing 95 percent of all worshippers in America. This study was conducted at the same time as the 2000 Census and provides an unprecedented look at religious life at the local level as we enter the 21st century.   [read more >]

http://www.creativeministry.org/research/FACT/

Valuegenesis 2 Project
    Summary -- The project aims at making a positive difference in the lives of youth in the family, church, and school. It will do this by identifying those things one can do to develop and maintain effective ministry and nurture in these venues. This, in turn, will strengthen the faith of our children, teenagers, and adults.   [read more >]

http://www.lasierra.edu/centers/hcyfm

Pastoral Opinion Polls reports
    Summary -- check out the Pastoral Opinion Polls on Center for Creative Ministry's website, and other research while you're at it.   [read more >]

http://www.creativeministry.org/research/