“…Religious support measures offer particular utility to community psychology, where there is growing interest in religion as a resource for community interventions such as prevention, consultation, empowerment, and organizational development (e.g., . Moreover, the concept of mutually beneficial collaboration between religious leaders/congregations and psychologists is gaining increased attention (Court, 1997;Kloos, Horneffer, & Moore, 1995;Weaver, Koenig, & Larson, 1997). Although interest is growing, actual efforts have been scarce (Plante, 1999).…”