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The article discusses the challenges of the church congregations in addressing the spiritual hunger of people in the U.S. It stresses the need for congregations to establish ways in reuniting the people's cry for help, and to aid in the difficult tasks of the church in keeping daily church works transparent to God and dedicated to people's spiritual growth. It mentions the great role played by local congregations in the country by directing minority issues and recognizing the gay communities.

The author shares about the factors on how the church responds to the people's spiritual search. The author suggests that the church should support people's ministries by encouraging lay people to reflect how participation in the congregation affects their spiritual growth. She also emphasized the importance of ministry which springs from the corporate spirituality of the congregation.

The article discusses the author's experience of the rector Steve Hayward in the Congregational Spirituality Project at Saint Peter's Church in Poolesville, Maryland. She encountered Steve at St. Peter in the Congregational Spirituality Project on the church service. She reported that the project is always began with the gifts of the churches, in which something is given to the members. In addition, she reported that even an Episcopalian goes to St. Peter, because of the English-style communal church.

The article presents the author's experience of starting the Congregational Spirituality research project aimed for helping people spiritually. Spirituality defines an individual's restlessness and sense of connection with God. She gathered advisors for the project and selected five very different churches. The first year's work was to surface the churches' gifts and to learn about their corporate spirituality. In each congregation, she interviewed five parishioners identified as sages by church leaders. In year two, the advisors designed and carried out discernment meetings.

Considers the ways by which church leaders can lead their congregation in spiritual work. Factors that cause the split between the spiritual search of individuals and the daily lives of congregations; Ways by which racial diversity and social change have affected the teachings of spirituality in churches.