Church of the Brethren congregations are being invited to respond to a
survey that will be arriving in mailboxes soon. The survey is a broad
curriculum survey being conducted by the Protestant Church-owned
Publishers Association (PCPA), of which Brethren Press is a member.
The survey seeks to explore an underlying issue in congregations
today--that is, how to work effectively at growing disciples in today’s
culture. The publishers are interested in learning what new strategies
and programs local churches are using today to disciple their members of
all ages, and what resources they are looking for to support these
programs.
The survey sample will include every congregation within the Church
of the Brethren, since the Brethren are smaller than the other
participating denominations. Others are providing random samplings of
1,265 congregations.
PCPA is an association of about three dozen publishing houses that
vary greatly in size and theology. About 15 of the member publishing
houses are participating in the survey, for a combined survey group of
about 19,000 congregations. The curriculum survey is being carried out
by LifeWay Research, affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention.
Respondents will be able to fill out the survey on paper or online.
-- Wendy McFadden is publisher of Brethren Press and Church of the Brethren communications.
Source:1/25/2012 Newsline
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