### id283953921 small congregations have higher engagement > As sociological studies have demonstrated, such circumstances, in which congregations are kept relatively small, generate a particularly high level of commitment among the congregation members, as the small size allows them to build social bonds with a significant percentage of their fellow worshippers, unlike in congregations numbering in the hundreds or thousands.98 Furthermore, one’s commitment to a group can be enhanced by repetitive participation in ritual activities, especially initiations. - [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01fvbb89mp3qknpsd4zyxat911) - [[Military Communities and Temple Patronage by David Walsh#id283953921 small congregations have higher engagement|View in Vault]]