David A. Roozen
Articles and Writings

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Meeting Evangelicals Halfway: Preaching spiritual practice could be the path to oldline renewal
The Zion's Herald, March 2005

Oldline Protestantism: Pockets of Vitality Within a Continuing Stream of Decline

10,001 Congregations:  H. Paul Douglass, Strictness and Electric Guitars
The 2001 H. Paul Douglass lecture presented at the annual meeting of the Religious Research Association.

Four Mega-Trends Changing America's Religious Landscape
A presentation at the Religion Newswriters Association Annual Conference, September 22, 2001

Denominations Grow as Individuals Join Congregations
From the 1993 book, Church and Denominational Growth.

Denominational Growth and Decline
Written with C. Kirk Hadaway from the 1993 book, Church and Denominational Growth.

New Church Development and Denominational Growth (1950 - 1998):  Symptom or Cause?
Written with C. Kirk Hadaway from the 1993 book, Church and Denominational Growth.

The Growth and Decline of Congregations
Written with C. Kirk Hadaway from the 1993 book, Church and Denominational Growth.

Individuals and Church Choice
Written with C. Kirk Hadaway from the 1993 book, Church and Denominational Growth.

From Church Tradition to Consumer Choice: 
The Gallup Surveys of the Unchurched American
Written with Penny Long Marler from the 1993 book, Church and Denominational Growth.

A Study of Doctor of Ministry Programs
This 1987 study was conducted under the auspices of Auburn Theological Seminary and Hartford Seminary's Center for Social and Religious Research (HIRR).

Empty Nest, Empty Pew:  The Boomers Continue Through the Family Cycle

The Political Frame
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