Underway right now is the first comprehensive census of churches in this country since early last century. The Mission Koru Report expects to reveal a surprising growth in the number of churches and an emerging diversity in both denominations and ethnicity. Associate Professor Peter Lineham, one of the researchers behind the census, discusses history, methodology and changing paradigms with Justin Gregory, who asks him whether the census will reveal more about New Zealander than just our church-going habits.
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