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The DSpace digital repository system captures, stores, indexes, preserves, and distributes digital research material.2024-03-14T14:51:01ZMessy Church in Australia - Mapping the Landscape
http://library.ncls.org.au/handle/123456789/693
Title: Messy Church in Australia - Mapping the Landscape
Authors: Sam Sterland
Abstract: This report contains information about churches in Australia which have used the Messy Church format. It draws on data from both the 2016 National Church Life Survey, and a number of data sources provided for analysis to NCLS Research by the Australian Messy Church Network.2021-01-01T00:00:00ZVoting patterns of church attenders
http://library.ncls.org.au/handle/123456789/204
Title: Voting patterns of church attenders
Authors: Miriam Pepper; Steve Bevis; Rachel Fitzpatrick; Ruth Powell; Nicole Hancock; Angelyn Singh
Abstract: This fact sheet examines Australian church attenders’ voting patterns in federal elections.Is there a clear voting pattern for Australian church attenders in federal elections?. Reporting on voter intentions for federal elections is a staple of Australian media news cycles and a constant source of interest to governments, businesses and civil society alike. While the patterns differ somewhat by denomination and demographic factors, especially age, Australian church attenders are predominantly conservative in their voting preferences. There has been a shift away from the Coalition towards minor parties/independents over 20 years.2019-01-01T00:00:00ZAustralian clergy responses to domestic violence: Results from the 2016 Australian National Church Life Survey
http://library.ncls.org.au/handle/123456789/483
Title: Australian clergy responses to domestic violence: Results from the 2016 Australian National Church Life Survey
Authors: Ruth Powell; Miriam Pepper
Abstract: Academic style research papers presented at academic conferences2019-01-01T00:00:00ZModels of church vitality: A literature review
http://library.ncls.org.au/handle/123456789/132
Title: Models of church vitality: A literature review
Authors: Ruth Powell; Miriam Pepper; Nicole Ward; Sam Sterland; Kathy Jacka
Abstract: Church health and vitality and what drives it has attracted attention from church leaders, consultants and congregational studies scholars alike. With a primary focus on empirical social scientific research, and particular attention to the work of NCLS Research, this literature review outlines and synthesises different approaches to conceptualise and measure church vitality. The shift from a singular focus on growth in church attendance to more complex, multifaceted presentations of vitality is charted. Some 15 features of church vitality are identified across the literature: “community”, “outward focus”, “leadership”, “spirituality”, “worship”, “discipleship”, “prayer”, “vision”, “caring for the young”, “giving”, “open and flexible innovation”, “healing”, “diversity”, “beauty” and attendance (“numerical growth”, “young adult retention” and “newcomers”). Analysis of data from the four countries (Australia, New Zealand, the UK and the USA) that participated in the 2001 International Church Life Survey and utilised the NCLS Research framework for church vitality suggests two underlying vitality constructs, “Collective Confidence” and “Individual Commitment”, that are expressed in more specific aspects of vitality. Parallels with the broader organisational studies literature are given, yielding insights that may be useful in the quest for vital churches2019-01-01T00:00:00Z