Download or read book Church Growth and Decline in Ohio Classic Reprint written by Presbyterian Church in the U. Boar Life and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-13 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Church Growth and Decline in Ohio W.O. Thompson, Chairman, President, Ohio State University President, Ohio Church Federation Columbus, Ohio J.O. Ashenhurst, Secretary, Committee on Rural Churches, United Presbyterian Church George F. Bareis, Chairman, Board of Trustees, Heidelberg College Edward Bvers, A.M., Sc. D. School of Education, Defiance College I. J. Cahill, Sec'y, Ohio Christian Missionary Society H. J. Christman, President, Central Theological Seminary W. G. Clippinger, President, Otterbein University Charles Wm. Dabney, President, University of Cincinnati G. Walter Fiske, Junior Dean, Oberlin Theological Seminary L. H. Goddard, Chief, Dept. Cooperation, Ohio Experiment Station A. B. Graham, Superintendent of Agricultural Extension, Ohio State Univ. George J. Henderson, Supt. Central District, American S.S. Union Walter H. Houston, Supt. Presbyterian Home Missions, Synod of Ohio C. W. Kurtz, Presiding Elder, United Brethren Church Frederick C. Landsittel, State Normal College, Ohio University Charles Marston, Pastor, Presbyterian Church, Millersburg, Ohio E. A. Miller, Oberlin College J. Knox Montgomery, President, Muskingum College S. K. Mosiman, President, Central Mennonite College J. O. Notestein, University of Wooster W. W. Mills, Chairman, Board of Trustees, Marietta College H. C. Price, Dean, College of Agriculture, Ohio State Univ. O. W. Powers, Home Mission Sec'y, Christian Church President, Ohio State Christian Association C. J. Rose, Secretary, Ohio Baptist Convention E. S. Rothrock, State Superintendent, Congregational Conference of Ohio B. R. Ryail, Secretary, Y. M. C. A. of Ohio, County Work Dept. A. C. Shuman, Pastor, Reformed Church, Tiffin, O. J. K. Shellenberger, Sec'y of the Brotherhood, Disciples of Christ Worthington B. Slutz, District Supt., Methodist Episcopal Church J. Warren Smith, Director, U.S. Weather Bureau George F. Smythe, Kenyon College George Stibitz, Central Seminary N. W. Stroup, District Supt., Methodist Episcopal Church Omer S. Thomas, Secretary of Miami Christian Conference Samuel Tyler, Chairman, Social Service Commission, Diocese of Southern Ohio Protestant Episcopal Church Selby H. Vance, Lane Seminary Paul L. Vogt, Professor of Sociology. Miami University Ralph J. White, Missionary Superintendent of Bast Ohio Synod Evangelical Lutheran Church G. P. Williams, Superintendent of Missions American Sunday School Union Warren H. Wilson, Supt., Presbyterian Department of Church and Country Life About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Ohio Rural Life Survey Church Growth and Decline in Ohio Classic Reprint written by Department of Church and Country Life and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-17 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Ohio Rural Life Survey "Church Growth and Decline in Ohio" Since farm life and village life show such marked differences in their economic and social conditions, a point which requires no argu ment, they show different tendencies in their religious conditions. The relation between the village and the surrounding country, and couse quently between village institutions and country people, is by no means uniform throughout the State. This relation is, in some instances, much closer than in others, so that whereas one village or one village church may be essentially a rural institution, another may be controlled by in uences quite alien to rural life. We have, therefore, divided the churches on a three-fold basis to bring out the contrasts involved. Certain terms will be used throughout the discussion. All churches which are located in towns or villages and which minister primarily to a town or village population, which have, that is to say, from 25% to 100% of their members living within corporation limits, we have designated town churches. All churches located in towns or villages which minister largely to a farming population, which have from 25% to 100% of their members living on farms, we have designated town country churches. The term country we have reserved for those churches which are located in the open country. Throughout this discussion one of the difficulties will be to distinguish between cause and effect. We will not attempt in all cases to do so. Very frequently a condition which is a result of church decline will itself become an important cause of further decline. It is hard to know where to draw the line. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

Download or read book The Church and Country Life written by Paul L. Vogt and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-16 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Church and Country Life: Report of Conference Held by the Commission on Church and Country Life Under the Authority of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America, Columbus, Ohio, December 8-10, 1915 The surveys made during the last five or six years indicate that conditions may be no better in other states. However, there is ground to hope that through interdenominational cooperation something can be done for improvement. While betterment can be brought about only by slow advancement, it is a matter of great importance that, even though slow, such advancement shall be made. If the Commission in Cooperation with the people of Ohio and through correspondence with persons in other states can learn ways and means for the solution of the vital and fundamental problem of rural church decline, its service should prove one of the most important of those rendered by the Federal Council of Churches. The demonstration that it is feasible to make a state-wide survey is regarded as of some importance. If, as anticipated, the survey shall point out ways of betterment and the ecclesiastical forces of the state shall act successfully upon the suggestions to which it may lead, the survey work in Ohio and the program of the Committee on Church and Country Life will be justified by substantial results. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Church Growth Or Church Decline written by Flavil Ray Yeakley and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Church in Northern Ohio and in the Diocese of Cleveland written by George Francis Houck and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-17 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Church in Northern Ohio and in the Diocese of Cleveland: From 1749 to 1890 During this period of about twenty years a number of Catholic families came from Maryland and Pennsylvania and settled in Columbiana county, some as early as 1812, and others a few years later in Stark and Wayne counties. In 1814 the saintly Dominican Father, Rev. Edward Fen wick, was sent by Bishop Fla-get, of Bardstown, Ky., to look after the spiritual interests of the Catholics, sparsely settled in Southern and Central Ohio, with a view to provide them with regular pastoral attendance. In 1817 he paid his first pastoral visit to the few Catholic families settled in the north eastern part of the state - Columbiana and Stark counties. It is therefore from last mentioned year that Catholicity in Northern Ohio really dates its beginning. As this narrative is to be confined to the territory of Northern Ohio - the present Diocese of Cleveland - in record ing the establishment, growth and progress of the Church, it will deal with such facts relating thereto as far as the subject demands, and the narrow limits of a sketch will permit. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Bowling Alone Revised and Updated written by Robert D. Putnam and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2020-10-13 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated to include a new chapter about the influence of social media and the Internet—the 20th anniversary edition of Bowling Alone remains a seminal work of social analysis, and its examination of what happened to our sense of community remains more relevant than ever in today’s fractured America. Twenty years, ago, Robert D. Putnam made a seemingly simple observation: once we bowled in leagues, usually after work; but no longer. This seemingly small phenomenon symbolized a significant social change that became the basis of the acclaimed bestseller, Bowling Alone, which The Washington Post called “a very important book” and Putnam, “the de Tocqueville of our generation.” Bowling Alone surveyed in detail Americans’ changing behavior over the decades, showing how we had become increasingly disconnected from family, friends, neighbors, and social structures, whether it’s with the PTA, church, clubs, political parties, or bowling leagues. In the revised edition of his classic work, Putnam shows how our shrinking access to the “social capital” that is the reward of communal activity and community sharing still poses a serious threat to our civic and personal health, and how these consequences have a new resonance for our divided country today. He includes critical new material on the pervasive influence of social media and the internet, which has introduced previously unthinkable opportunities for social connection—as well as unprecedented levels of alienation and isolation. At the time of its publication, Putnam’s then-groundbreaking work showed how social bonds are the most powerful predictor of life satisfaction, and how the loss of social capital is felt in critical ways, acting as a strong predictor of crime rates and other measures of neighborhood quality of life, and affecting our health in other ways. While the ways in which we connect, or become disconnected, have changed over the decades, his central argument remains as powerful and urgent as ever: mending our frayed social capital is key to preserving the very fabric of our society.

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