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Personal profile
Research interests
Marten van der Meulen works a sociologist of religion and ecclesiologist. His research usually focuses on christian communities. He studied churches in new suburbs, migrant churches, village churches and many other types of churches.
His research expertise includes, but is not limited to:
- Ecclesiology
- Missional communities
- Protestant churches in the Netherlands
- Evangelicalism and Pentecostalism
- Migrant churches
- Civil society and social capital
- Secularisation
- Methodology
Education/Academic qualification
PhD
External positions
Strategisch onderzoeker, Protestantse Kerk in Nederland
15 Jan 2018 → …
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Projects
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TgKz: Toekomstgericht Kerk Zijn
van der Meulen, M. (PI) & van den Toren, B. (PI)
1/01/23 → 31/12/29
Project: Clusters of interdisciplinary research
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The two crises of the church
van der Meulen, M. & van den Berge - Bakker, J., Jun 2024, In: Ecclesial Futures. 5, 1, p. 5 - 19Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Religie en sociale klasse in Nederland: Inzichten uit de nieuwe SCP klassenindeling
Translated title of the contribution :Religion and social class in the Netherlands: Insights from the new SCP classification Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Church from the future: A start of a diagnosis for the research project “Church from the future”
van der Meulen, M., 2025. 14 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › Academic
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De start van een leven in hoop
van der Meulen, M., Jan 2025, In: Woord en dienst. 74, 1, p. 18-19Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Popular
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Een andere ordening van religie en geloof: Reflecties op God in Nederland 1966-2024
van der Meulen, M., 2025, In: Religie & Samenleving. 20, 3, p. 69-75 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open AccessFile10 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Nieuw Kerkelijk Peil
van der Meulen, M. (Creator), DataverseNL, 28 May 2024
DOI: 10.34894/BXIWTK
Dataset
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Leadership characteristics and church vitality, a multilevel dataset
van der Meulen, M. (Creator) & Foppen, A. (Creator), DataverseNL, 2 Jul 2025
DOI: 10.34894/DWC1YF
Dataset
Activities
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Discerning new paths to God. Directions for a missional ecclesiology
van der Meulen, M. (Speaker)
9 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk (lezing op uitnodiging)
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Discerning the Kingdom of God in partnership
van der Meulen, M. (Speaker)
10 Sept 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk (lezing)
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How to be church in the light of God's future
van der Meulen, M. (Speaker)
9 Jun 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk (lezing)
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De stand van zaken in kerkelijk Nederland: Drie trends, twee crises
van der Meulen, M. (Speaker)
27 Feb 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk (lezing op uitnodiging)
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International Consultation Church from the Future
van der Meulen, M. (Organiser)
7 Dec 2025 → 10 Dec 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
Press/Media
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De grootste inzamelingsactie voor kerken in Nederland hengelt nu ook naar geld van jongeren en ongelovigen
22/01/26
1 item of Media coverage
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Hier weten ze nog waar Pasen écht om draait: Wat is het geheim van de alsmaar groeiende DoorBrekers?
9/04/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media