Contents
5 Executive Summary
7 Note on Methodism in North Carolina
By Laceye Warner and Kenneth Spencer
12 Definitions
13 How the Research was Designed & Conducted
Earlier Research From the Urban to Rural Study Limitations
15 Research Findings
Profile of Congregations Components of the Halo Effect
29 The Public Value of Sacred Places : Implications for Judicatories , Government , and Philanthropy
32 Appendices
Methodology Participating Congregations
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