Resources

This book looks at the historical change of the church over the past four eras and equips readers with the knowledge needed to use the...

This book analyzes the ingredients for growth, providing congregations with the tools to build a foundation on biblical preaching, holy living,...

This website contains abundant information culled from the Pew Forum’s work on the U.S. Religious Landscape. Based on interviews with...

This website, by author and professor in the Department of Religion at Boston University, Stephen Prothero, features clips of appearances from...

This organization provides scholarly research and resources about a variety of topics related to religion, from trends in American religion to...

This website, a collaboration of The African American Pulpit and American Baptist College of Nashville and funded by the Lilly Endowment, is...

This resource examines why and how worship in the African American tradition is formative as a learning experience for worshipers.

This web resource by Susan Beaumont, a former Area Minister in the American Baptist Churches and now a leading consultant specializing in the...

This resource looks at the contemporary state of religion in America, noting changes and cultural realities before finally describing the signs...

This article argues that the decline of the African American church arises from the assumptions of the kind of evangelism employed during the...