The church, faith-based organisations and the three sectors

Partners, Not Providers: A Collaboration Typology for Congregations and Community

“…This study also reflects a nonrespondent bias and leadership bias; further research should include congregation and community members. While we focused on congregations as distinct organizations engaged in partnerships, other research might explore congregations as part of coalitions or in hybrid forms, as hybrid models are associated with tensions (Gärde, 2020). Finally, as the goal of this study was to build theory, we relied upon qualitative data obtained through interviews.…”

“…In the United States, religious congregations are one of the largest nonprofit subsectors (Grammich et al, 2012) and an important conduit for nonprofit volunteers and donors (Ammerman, 2005;Bartkowski & Regis, 2003;Luria et al, 2017;Schnable, 2016). Outside of the United States, especially in post-secular environments, religious congregations may have fewer members but continue to collaborate with other organizations and sectors (Gärde, 2020). The second reason is an ongoing question about the role of congregations in alleviating social problems.…”