Reports in Chronological Order

Reports in Chronological Order

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2007
	September	ELCA Membership from 1988 to 2006
		2006 ELCA Youth Gathering Evaluation Summary of Youth Responses to Evaluation #2 April/May 2007
	July	New Developments in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
	April	2006 ELCA Youth Gathering Evaluation: Summary of Primary Leader Questionnaire Responses

2006
	September	35th Anniversary of Ordination of Women Rostered Leader Survey 2005
	March	Synod Hunger Leaders Survey
	March	ELCA Schools and Early Childhood Education Centers Survey 2005-2006
	February	Summary Report for Lutheran Partners Focus Groups
	January	Number of Years in Current Call for ELCA Clergy (1-15-2006)
2005
	December	Worship Languages of the ELCA
	October	Regional Differences in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America With Overall Comparisons to the Southern Baptists
	September	Women of the ELCA's Sixth Triennial Gathering 2005 Attendee Evaluation
	June	35th Anniversary of Ordination of Women Rostered Leader Survey 2005
	April	Estimated Number of ELCA Multiple Point Congregations by Synod

	March	Lutheran Partners Survey Report Questionnaire frequencies: Clergy Rostered Lay
		Ecumenical Formation Survey
		Region 8 Consultation on Ministry Needs in Small Membership Congregations
	January	Frequency of Communion for ELCA Congregations (chart)
		Age at First Communion for ELCA Congregations (chart)
2004
	October	How Large is Your Congregation Compared with All ELCA Congregations?
		PowerPoint Presentation for the October Lutheran Communicator's Conference in Scottsdale, AZ To download a copy of the PowerPoint presentation without audio files, right-click this link and select the option to save the presentation on your computer.
	September	Youth Ministry Resources
		Youth Ministry Resources Questionnaire Results
	August	Slide Presentation to the 2004 ELCA Communicators' Consultation To download a copy of the PowerPoint presentation without audio files, right-click this link and select the option to save the presentation on your computer.
	January	Map: Lutheran Vespers: Donor and Station Locations
		Pastors of African American Congregations - September 2003
		Largest ELCA Congregations in Each State Using Average Worship Attendance
		Largest ELCA Congregations in Each State Using Baptized Membership
		2003 ELCA Youth Gathering Evaluation of Youth and Adult Participants
		Appendix A: ELCA Congregations Attendance at the 2000 Youth Gathering
		Appendix B: ELCA Congregations Attendance at the 2003 Youth Gathering
		Appendix C: Youth Gathering Focus Group Questions and Responses
		Appendix D: Frequencies of Youth Participants
		Appendix E: Frequencies of Adult Participants
2003
	December	Executive Summary of First Call Theological Education Surveys
	November	Follow-up First Call Theological Education Survey
		Report for Companion Synods Program Synod Questionnaire 2003
	October	Results for Companion Synods Program Synod Questionnaire 2003 - Word Document
	June	Executive Summary of First Call Theological Education Survey
	May	The Context for Mission and Ministry in the ELCA
2002
	December	First Call Theological Education Survey
	November	A Resource for Persons Considering Forming a Multiple Point Parish
	August	An Analysis of the Church Attendance in the General Population
		ELCA Publications Survey Report
	April	Financing Structures of Cooperation: Mission Support in the ELCA
2001
	October	Denominational Identity in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America -A Comparison with the ECUSA, UCC, Southern Baptists, Nazarenes and the UUA
		Women's Leadership Roundtable Evaluation Appendix
	July	Religious Commitment in the ELCA
	May	Report on Initiatives for a New Century
	February
		2000 ELCA Youth Gathering
		Executive Summary
		Evaluation of Youth Participants Youth Participant Questionnaire Frequencies
		Evaluation of Adult Participants Adult Participant Questionnaire Frequencies
		Reflections on Themes from G2K Case Studies
	January	Local Congregational Social Ministry Activity in the ELCA Appendix 1: Full Sample for Survey 1 and Survey 2 Appendix 2: Sample Congregations that Completed Both Questionnaires
2000
	December	Faith Communities Today (Cooperative Congregational Studies Project)
	November	Worship Attendance in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America FAith Communities Today
	October	An Evaluation of the 1991 Evangelism Strategy
		Lutheran Laity Movement "Faith in Action" (A report on the magazine)
	July	Ministry Needs and Resources in the 21st Century
	February	Region 2 Ministry Forum (A report on church membership and beliefs)
	January	Demographic Services Evaluation
1999
	December	World Hunger Appeal Evaluation
	October	Evaluation of the Department for Human Resource's Performance Management System
	August	Specialized Pastoral Care and Clinical Education Research Report and Appendix
		Observations from the Director for SPCCE
	June	Number of Years in Current Call for ELCA Pastors (graph)
	May	The Congregational Practices Index
	February	Lutheran - Moravian Proposal Report
		Candidates Assigned in February 1998
1998
	December	Giving Trends in the ELCA
	November	Mission Partners in 1997
	April	Analysis of On Leave From Call (Report III)
1997
	October	Demographic Composition of Synod and Churchwide Leadership in the ELCA
	March	Congregational Diversity, Community Setting and Church Growth in the ELCA: Congregational Characteristics and Practices in Context
	July	Analysis of First Calls to Ordained Ministry (Report II)
1996
	November	Analysis of the Length of Time Spent Waiting for First Call (Report I)
	August	Multi-Point Parish Information (Adobe Acrobat not needed)
	February	Lutheran-Reformed Proposal Study Results (Report)
		Lutheran-Reformed Proposal Study Results (Appendix)
1991
	December	Lutherans Say . . .4 Controversial Social Issues and the ELCA
	March	Lutherans Say . . .3 The Quality of Life, Religious Traditionalism and Concerns for the Decade
1990
	August	Compensation in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
	July	Lutherans Say . . . 2 Faith, the Church and the World: How ELCA Members See the Connections
		Lutherans Say . . . 2 Financial Support of the Church: Member Attitudes and Behavior
1988
	December	Religious Socialization
	November	Lutherans Say #1 - Narrative Report