SAVI Talks: Understanding Urban, Suburban, and Rural Contexts for Ministries

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Our December 5 SAVI Talks presentation, Understanding Urban, Suburban, and Rural Contexts for Ministries, shared a number of interesting findings. The recent election demonstrated just how different rural, urban, and suburban environments are when it comes to voting. And these are not tiny differences. They are more like 60/40, 70/30, or even 80/20. Most of the racial and ethnic diversity in Indiana is in cities. This has changed over the past several decades for Latinos. There are still very few Black people living in rural Indiana. How congregations think about issues like race, sexuality, gender identity, guns, climate change, animal rights and many other things are rooted in their social environment. With more and more Hoosiers living in suburban areas, it is important to consider the ways faith congregations are adjusting and the implications for the larger communities of which they are a part. Join us for this webinar that explores the intersections of religion, place, and changes in society. The demographic trends by community type have wide applicability in other contexts as well.

View the recorded webinar and PPT slides here!

Check out additional resources:

Understanding Urban, Suburban, and Rural Contexts for Ministries

Congregations & Polarization Project