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No two congregations are alike: each has its own culture and history, folk heroes and resident saints, myths, stories, and promises. Every time we enter a new congregation, we must become familiar with its culture and ways of being church, just as in a foreign country.
In Praise of Congregations explores the evolving discipline of congregational studies, drawing on the insights of sociology, anthropology, and psychology as well as theology, spirituality, and ecclesiology. Clergy, lay leaders, and churchgoers of all denominations will wind it a useful resource as they endeavor to understand, inspire and lead the local church in a changing world.
