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Even as religious affiliation declines in the United States, some faith groups across religious traditions continue to thrive. But what does it mean to thrive? How can congregations grow more vital as they provide meaning, community and identity to their members?<\/p>\n

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The USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture (CRCC) has conducted research and programs on thriving congregations.<\/p>\n

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This toolkit includes resources from CRCC\u2019s work. With it, we seek to guide faith leaders on their journey of reimagining how religion can be lived out communally.<\/p>\n

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About the Reimagining Church Initiative<\/strong><\/p>\n


\n<\/strong>With funding from The Lilly Endowment, CRCC launched a program on \u201cThriving Congregations\u201d in 2020. In California, the pandemic had shut down in-person attendance at worship services, even as congregations\u2019 work to provide material, emotional and spiritual support to their communities was as essential as ever. CRCC shifted its effort to provide online conversations about what it meant for congregations to thrive during this time. Once in-person gatherings resumed, CRCC held a public conference and launched a cohort of leaders interested in \u201cReimagining Church\u201d in a post-pandemic world.<\/p>\n

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Video content in this toolkit comes from these various events. Members of the cohort also contributed their suggested readings and reflections about \u201creimagining church.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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