Institutional influences on growth in Southern Baptist congregations

Review of Religious Research

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 117-131

  Dougherty, Kevin D ^a  

^a CALVIN COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 34247652239     PISSN: 0034673X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3512228     Document Type: Article

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