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The Lewis Center for Church Leadership of Wesley Theological Seminary has launched a national study of the religious workforce in the United States. Funded with generous support from the Lilly Endowment, Inc., the Religious Workforce Project will study congregations to provide the most in-depth understanding of how they carry out their missions. The project will also compile the most comprehensive database on congregational economics and staffing.
News Release LEWIS CENTER APPOINTS SENIOR RESEARCHER TO LEAD NATIONAL STUDY OF RELIGIOUS WORKFORCE WASHINGTON, DC — The Lewis Center for Church Leadership of Wesley Theological Seminary has appointed Tim Snyder as senior researcher to lead its Religious Workforce Project study. Trained as a theologian and scholar of American religion, Snyder’s research and teaching has focused on contemporary religious practice.…
News Release LEWIS CENTER LAUNCHES MAJOR STUDY OF THE NATION’S RELIGIOUS WORKFORCE WASHINGTON, DC — The Lewis Center for Church Leadership of Wesley Theological Seminary has launched an initiative to study the makeup of the religious workforce across Christian traditions in the U.S. Research will focus on the changing staffing patterns of congregations and shifts in the employment of ordained…
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