Surveying Your Community

"Surveying Your Community; A Handbook of Method for the Rural Church" is a comprehensive guide designed to assist rural religious leaders in understanding and analyzing their social environment. Written by Edmund de S. Brunner, a prominent figure in the field of rural sociology, this work provides a structured methodology for collecting and interpreting data essential for effective ministry. The text emphasizes the importance of facts and objective observation over guesswork when addressing the unique challenges faced by rural congregations.The book covers practical aspects of conducting a community survey, from mapping the local area and analyzing population trends to evaluating existing social and religious agencies. By bridging the gap between sociological research and ecclesiastical practice, Brunner offers a toolkit for churches to better serve their communities through evidence-based planning. This handbook serves as an invaluable resource for historians of the rural church movement and those interested in the evolution of pastoral administration and community-focused religious initiatives.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Pages: 120, Paperback, Tradd Street Press