The organization of religious congregations
Tackling the issues
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23139792 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Margaret Harris (0000-0002-0123-2255, London School of Economics and Political Science, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 261-274 |
| Publication date | 1995-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Nonprofit Management and Leadership (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1048-6682 • E-ISSN: 1542-7854 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/nml.4130050305 |
| OpenAlex | W2027162340 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 37 |
This article considers responses to the practical problems of organization that arise in religious congregations. Accumulated research findings on the organizational features and issues of congregations are synthesized and discussed under three themes: purposes and goals, the role of clergy, and growth and change. Theoretical frameworks that have been used to analyze congregations are reviewed, and it is suggested that further useful insights can be obtained by conceptualizing congregations as nonprofits and by building on knowledge about their organization and management. At the same time, the author argues, there are distinctive features of congregation organization that demand the development of more specialist theory.
Epistemology · Knowledge management · Political science · Public relations · Religious organization · Sociology · Computer Science · Law · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
Authority and power in the free church tradition
Formal Organizations
The Theory Of Social And Economic Organization
Social Movements in an Organizational Society
The Nonprofit sector
The Sacred in a Secular Age
Voluntary Nonprofit Enterprise Management
Sociology of Religion
Religious Organization
American Denominational Organization
Organising Public and Voluntary Agencies
The American Rabbinate
Organizational Punishment
A Sociological Yearbook of Religion in Britain, 4
Weber's Categories of Authority and Voluntary Associations
Organizational Change
The Changing Parish
American Denominational Organization
The Jews
Some Issues in Clergy Authority
The Church as a Social Institution
Churches Are Generally Ignored in Contemporary Voluntary Action Research
A Sociological View of Authority in Religious Organizations
Congregation
Parish Autonomy
Clergy, Ministers, and Priests
Determinants of Organizational Control in Local Churches
Participation in Local Churches
Toward a Theory of Religious Organizations
Working in the UK Voluntary Sector
The Organization Structure of Churches
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 2007 (12) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |