61.   Those congregations are but a cog in a huge, nationwide Lutheran Braille Bible-making machine.

62.   Under Baptist rules, each congregation is self-governing and decides who should be its pastor.

63.   When congregations are small and poor, they could, say, pool resources or share a pastor.

64.   Abu Nahidian, director of the Manassas Mosque in Virginia, said his congregation has been the target of insults and hate messages left on the office answering machine.

65.   A year later, the congregations are stronger and eager to minister to their home communities again.

66.   But less than a fourth reported their congregations were directly involved in advocacy on most public policy issues.

67.   Goodhew said the congregation was one part of a vast international community in mourning.

68.   He wondered how many other congregations were like this one.

69.   So while the pastor is changing, so is the congregation.

70.   The Rev. Blair Moffett, co-pastor at the Stamford church, said the congregation would be relieved the dispute involving Osborne was over.