The following documents and reading material were reviewed by the Continuity Team in drafting recommendations to Session (presented in October 2017).
None Of The Above: Survey Finds San Francisco 2nd Most Religiously Unaffiliated Metro Area « CBS San Francisco
Major U.S. metropolitan areas differ in their religious profiles | Pew Research Center
‘Christian America’ dwindling, including white evangelicals, study shows
Dave Odom: Name your mission, develop strategies and then evaluate impact
The Churching of America, 1776-2005: Winners and Losers in Our Religious Economy by Roger Finke
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000TBA0YG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_udp_api_TgxUzb3T949AQ
Why dying churches die
The Case of a Small Church in an Oversized Building – Lewis Center for Church Leadership
https://www.churchleadership.com/leading-ideas/case-small-church-oversized-building/
3 WAYS to engage the millennial giver
Pastoral Pipeline: Will There Be Enough Ministers to Serve the Presbyterian Church?
http://pres-outlook.org/2017/09/pastoral-pipeline-will-enough-ministers-serve-presbyterian-church/
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-religious-consolidations-20171010-htmlstory.html