The Synagogue Studies Institute provided synagogue data for this once-a-decade report on synagogues in America. https://www.usreligioncensus.org/ U.S. Religion Census data includes… The U.S. Religion Census offers unique insight into religious populations U.S. Religion Census Shows Both Stability and Change in Congregational LifeReligious congregational life is alive and well, according to results of the U.S. Religion Census …
On June 16, 2005 Pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback Church, the author of the bestselling “Purpose Driven Life” met with the S3K Leadership Network – Spiritual Leadership Working Group. Over the course of an hour and a half, Pastor Warren discussed the challenges and strategies of building a compelling spiritual community. His advice spoke directly …
On June 16, 2005 Pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback Church, the author of the bestselling “Purpose Driven Life” met with the S3K Leadership Network – Spiritual Leadership Working Group. Over the course of an hour and a half, Pastor Warren discussed the challenges and strategies of building a compelling spiritual community. His advice spoke directly …
On June 16, 2005 Pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback Church, the author of the bestselling “Purpose Driven Life” met with the S3K Leadership Network – Spiritual Leadership Working Group. Over the course of an hour and a half, Pastor Warren discussed the challenges and strategies of building a compelling spiritual community. His advice spoke directly …
On June 16, 2005 Pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback Church, the author of the bestselling “Purpose Driven Life” met with the S3K Leadership Network – Spiritual Leadership Working Group. Over the course of an hour and a half, Pastor Warren discussed the challenges and strategies of building a compelling spiritual community. His advice spoke directly …
On June 16, 2005 Pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback Church, the author of the bestselling “Purpose Driven Life” met with the S3K Leadership Network – Spiritual Leadership Working Group. Over the course of an hour and a half, Pastor Warren discussed the challenges and strategies of building a compelling spiritual community. His advice spoke directly …
On June 16, 2005 Pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback Church, the author of the bestselling “Purpose Driven Life” met with the S3K Leadership Network – Spiritual Leadership Working Group. Over the course of an hour and a half, Pastor Warren discussed the challenges and strategies of building a compelling spiritual community. His advice spoke directly …
On June 16, 2005 Pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback Church, the author of the bestselling “Purpose Driven Life” met with the S3K Leadership Network – Spiritual Leadership Working Group. Over the course of an hour and a half, Pastor Warren discussed the challenges and strategies of building a compelling spiritual community. His advice spoke directly …
This is an excellent blog post from Rabbi Michael Knopf about what synagogues might become.
Synagogue 3000/Next Dor welcomes you to the website of resources developed during its twenty-year run as a catalyst for excellence in synagogue life. Beginning with the establishment of Synagogue 2000 in 1994, co-founded by Dr. Ron Wolfson of the American Jewish University and Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, S2K/S3K created graduate-level curricula for congregational teams interested in synagogue transformation, “S3K Reports” – action research accounts of promising trends in synagogue life, and a variety of other materials. All these are collected here, available free of charge, for professionals and lay leaders alike. These resources are now under the conservatorship of the Synagogue Studies Institute, Inc.
Here are links to the S2K curriculum introduction and S3K Reports. We also recommend five books that directly emanated from S3K’s work over the years:
Rethinking Synagogues – Lawrence A. Hoffman
The Spirituality of Welcoming – Ron Wolfson
Sacred Strategies – Aron, Cohen, Hoffman, et. al.
Relational Judaism – Ron Wolfson
Synagogues Matter – Aaron Spiegel
Thank you for your interest in our resources and best wishes for your work in building sacred communities. And join the conversation on
Rabbi Aaron Spiegel
President