Dean Phelps, Author at Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

A Fellowship of Smaller Congregations

The ALEX database of congregational statistics allows us to explore congregational data with a depth and breadth that was not possible with the printed Yearbook and Directory. Rather than consider a […]

Difference Between Streaming and Attendance

A common question during the ALEX annual reporting period was: How do I count the church’s streaming as attendance? It can be confounding because online viewing of worship and in-person […]

Disciples on the Map

When considering the locations of Disciples congregations, the Disciples “fertile crescent” might first come to mind. The crescent begins in West Virginia and Kentucky, where the movement was founded, and […]

Listed, Reported, and Connected Congregations

When the ALEX Yearbook reporting period closed on March 31, 2024, the Congregation Directory listed 2,887 congregations. This directory details the congregations affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) […]

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