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Background Data for Mission: House churches
Interested in what's happening with house churches? Here's what the Research Office at GBGM thinks in the July issue of Background Data for Mission. [ Download/View File ]

Conference Data Comparisons 2003-2004
Check out how Oregon-Idaho statistics stack up against other Conferences. [ Download/View File ]

What about Megachurches?
According to a groundbreaking research study just released by Leadership Network and Hartford Seminary's Hartford Institute for Religion Research, many of the most widely held beliefs about megachurches could not be farther from the truth.

Background Data for Mission: What Next?
What can we expect in the coming year and beyond?

Church leaders examine sources of congregational vitality
Congregations seeking to become more vital should focus less on correcting what’s wrong with their churches and more intently on developing their particular strengths.

Catastrophic Congregational Development
Congregational development is stretched to a new dimension by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

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