The Association of Religion Data Archives

web resource

Roger Finke. The Pennsylvania State University

Description

This web resource, provided by the Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA), is the best free website of religious demographic information.

Features

data; religion survey results; Community Profile Builder; QuickList feature; Ahead of the Trend feature; blogs; learning modules

Recommended Audience

Clergy and lay leaders

Cost

Free

Practical Applications

Access free information about your congregation's community, such as income of households, education level of people within a particular zip code, and so forth.
Strategically plan your outreach and ministry efforts by gathering data on this site about your surrounding community.

Updated: February 15, 2024

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Religion In America, Congregational Vitality, Data, Demographic Information, Demographics, Denominations, External Assessment, Religious News, Surveys, Beliefs, Religion In America, News, Number Of Churches, Number Of Congregations, Membership Data, Community Profile, Zip Code, Income, Income Data, Arda

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About the Contributor

Tim Shapiro

President

Tim Shapiro is the Indianapolis Center’s president. He began serving the Center in 2003 after 18 years in pastoral ministry. For 14 years, Tim served Westminster Presbyterian Church in Xenia, Ohio. Prior to his pastorate at Westminster, he was pastor of Bethlehem Presbyterian Church in Logansport, Indiana. He holds degrees from Purdue University and Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary.

Tim’s interest in how congregations learn to do new things is represented in his book How Your Congregation Learns. After his extensive work on the Center’s Sacred Space initiative, Tim co-authored the book Holy Places: Matching Sacred Space with Mission and Message. He has also authored several articles, including Applying Positive Deviance and The Congregation of Theological Coherence.

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