All Publications
Publications from the National Congregations Study range from general overviews to writings about specific topics. They are aimed at academic, clergy, and lay audiences. If copyright restrictions prevent your download of an article for which Mark Chaves is one of the authors, please contact us with your request and we will send a copy to you. Also, if you have used NCS data to write something, or if you know of something that has been written using NCS data, please let us know so we can add it to the list of study writings.
Dearly Departed: How Often Do Congregations Close?
Anderson, Shawna L., Jessica Hamar Martinez, Catherine Hoegeman, Gary Adler and Mark Chaves. 2008. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 47(2):321–28.
Filling Pews and Voting Booths: The Role of Politicization in Congregational Growth
Audette, Andre P. and Christopher L. Weaver. 2016. Political Research Quarterly 69(2):245–57.
Protestant Megachurch Growth: The Role of the Congregant-Focused and Public-Focused Social Services
Belt, Michael. 2021. Master’s Thesis. Department of Sociology, Pennsylvania State University.
The Impact of Congregational Characteristics on Conflict-Related Exit
Chou, Hui-Tzu Grace. 2008. Sociology of Religion 69(1):93–108.
Congregational Size and Attitudes towards Racial Inequality among Church Attendees in America
Cobb, Ryon J., Kevin D. Dougherty, Jerry Z. Park and Samuel L. Perry. 2015. Religions 6(3):781–93.
Mega, Medium, and Mini: Size and the Socioeconomic Status Composition of American Protestant Churches
Eagle, David E. 2012. Research in the Sociology of Work 23:281–307.
Supersized Christianity: The Origins and Consequences of Protestant Megachurches in America
Eagle, David E. 2015. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Sociology, Duke University, Durham, NC.
The Negative Relationship between Size and the Probability of Weekly Attendance in Churches in the United States
Eagle, David E. 2016. Socius 2:1-10.
Size, Conflict, and Opportunities for Interaction: Congregational Effects on Members' Anticipated Support and Negative Interaction
Ellison, Christopher, Neal Krause, Bryan Shepherd and Mark Chaves. 2009. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 48(1):1–15.
Raising the Roof: The Pastoral-to-Program Size Transition
Mann, Alice. 2001. Herndon, Virginia: Alban Institute.
Trust in God and Trust in Man: The Ambivalent Role of Religion in Shaping Dimensions of Social Trust
Welch, Michael R., David Sikkink, Eric Sartain and Carolyn Bond. 2004. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 43(3):317–43.
An Empirical Test of Church and Denominational Growth Models, 1990-2001
Wang, Xiaoyan. 2008. Ph.D. Dissertation, Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.