Black power from the pew
Subtitle: laity connecting congregations and communities
By: Stephen C. Rasor and Christine Chapman.
Contributors: Chapman, Christine D., 1948-
Publisher: Pilgrim Press; Pilgrim Press, The
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Cleveland, Ohio
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780829817515
Subjects: African Americans -- Religion
Description: "Based on survey findings conducted throughout the U.S. on historically Black communities of faith, this resource examines four key building blocks of Black congregational vitality: spiritual connection, inside connection, outside connection, and identity connection. Religious organizations included in the study: African Methodist Episcopal, Church of God in Christ, Baptist, the United Church of Christ, the United Methodist Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and Islam."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Black spiritual power; title: Spiritual power connections; title: Power connections inside the congregation; title: Power connections outside the congregation; title: Identity power connections; title: Nurturing a powerful congregation.