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Bishop Elizabeth Eaton Northeastern Ohio Synod

Bishop Elizabeth Eaton Northeastern Ohio Synod. Introduction Acts 17 Slide Presentation. Self-Identification of United States Adult Population by Religious Tradition in 1990 and 2008. What is your religion, if any?. 1990. 2008.

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Bishop Elizabeth Eaton Northeastern Ohio Synod

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  1. Bishop Elizabeth EatonNortheastern Ohio Synod • Introduction • Acts 17 • Slide Presentation

  2. Self-Identification of United States Adult Population by Religious Tradition in 1990 and 2008 What is your religion, if any? 1990 2008 Source: Barry A. Kosmin and Ariela Keysar, American Religious Identification Survey, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, March, 2009. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, ELCA, Fall 2009.

  3. Identification with Different Religious Groups by Age Source: General Social Survey, National Opinion Research Center, Cumulative File. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, November, 2009.

  4. Membership Trends in Selected Denominations from 1940 to 2007 Source: Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches, NCCC. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, February, 2009.

  5. Membership Trends in Selected Denominations for 2000 to 2007 Source: Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches, NCCC. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, February, 2009.

  6. Attendance at Religious Services for the Adult Population in 1972, 1990, and 2008 Source: General Social Survey, National Opinion Research Center, Cumulative File. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, November, 2009.

  7. Estimated Percent of Worshipers by Group in the United States Source: C. Kirk Hadaway and Penny Long Marler, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, September, 2005. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, ELCA, Summer 2009.

  8. ELCA Baptized Membership as a Percent of the United States Population by Decade Since 1940 Source: Annual Congregational Reports, ELCA. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, February, 2009.

  9. ELCA Worship Attendance from 1987 to 2008 Source: Annual Congregational Reports, ELCA. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, February, 2009.

  10. Average Size of a Congregation in the ELCA Based on Worship Attendance for 1990, 2000, 2008, 2013 (estimate) Source: Annual Congregational Reports, ELCA. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, November, 2009.

  11. Number of Congregations in the ELCA by Size Based on Worship Attendance in 2000 and 2009 Source: Annual Congregational Reports, ELCA. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, November, 2009.

  12. Percent of Congregations in the ELCA by Change in Worship Attendance from 2000 to 2008 Source: Annual Congregational Reports, ELCA. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, November, 2009.

  13. Percent of Congregations in the ELCA with Deficits from 1998 to 2009 Source: Annual Congregational Reports, ELCA. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, November, 2009.

  14. Annual Giving per Worship Attendee from 1997 to 2009 Source: Annual Congregational Reports, ELCA. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, November, 2009.

  15. ELCA Congregations by Change in Worship Attendance (x) and Change in Total Giving (y) from 1996 to 2000 and 2003 to 2007 1996 to 2000 2003 to 2007 Source: Annual Congregational Reports, ELCA. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, November, 2009.

  16. Identification with a Religious Group by the Importance of Religion in Their Lives Source: U.S. Religious Landscape Survey, Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, 2007. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, November, 2009.

  17. Identification with a Religious Group by View of the Exclusiveness of Their Religion Source: U.S. Religious Landscape Survey, Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, 2007. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, November, 2009.

  18. Identification with a Religious Group by Where to Turn for Guidance with Questions of Right and Wrong Source: U.S. Religious Landscape Survey, Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, 2007. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, November, 2009.

  19. Identification with a Religious Group by Following a Religion and/or Consideration of Self as a Spiritual Persons (GSS) Source: General Social Survey, National Opinion Research Center, Cumulative File. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, November, 2009.

  20. Identification with a Religious Group by Belief in God Source: General Social Survey, National Opinion Research Center, Cumulative File. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, November, 2009.

  21. Identification with a Religious Group by Belief in Heaven or Hell Source: General Social Survey, National Opinion Research Center, Cumulative File. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, November, 2009.

  22. Moderator: Pastor Ron Zoesch • Panelists Steve Hisey SALM: New Horizons, Homerville Synod Transformation Team Trainer Kathy Hoinski Education Leader: Euclid, Euclid Synod Transformation Team Trainer Charles Eduardos Pastor: Our Savior, Rocky River Synod Coach Coordinator

  23. Have a mission table in your congregation with a conversation around these three questions … • Who are we? • What does God call us to do? • Who is our neighbor?

  24. A new transformation team training opportunity will be starting in February 2011. If you are interested please contact Pastor Ron Zoesch, ASAP! Phone: 330-929-9022 E-mail: rzoesch@neos-elca.org

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