Course Syllabus

Instructor: Antony Alumkal

Office Phone: 303-765-3131

Email: aalumkal@iliff.edu

 

Click below for the syllabus in Word file:

AlumkalIST2006CongregationsHybridWinter2016.doc

 

Contacting Me

Email (not Canvas) is usually the best way to contact me during the week. If you have lengthy issues to discuss, we can set up a time for a phone conversation. If you will be in Denver, it is also possible to arrange for a face-to-face meeting.

 

Course Synopsis

An introduction to the social scientific literature on congre­gations. Students will learn basic methodology for analyzing congregations and their surrounding communities. A review of the empirical literature on congregations will cover issue such as congregational cultures, leadership styles, adaptation to community change, racial/ethnic diversity, fund-raising, and membership growth and decline.  

 

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