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Building on recent interest to assess and encourage a relational culture within the Church of England and drawing on the Signs of Growth survey conducted within the Diocese of Southwark, this study examines the association between congregational bonding social capital and both perceived faith development and perceived church growth among 7,924 weekly churchgoers between the ages of 20 and 69 who had been established in their church for at least three years. The data confirmed that a relational culture goes hand-in-hand with personal faith development and with potential for church growth.
Francis et al. (Mon,) studied this question.