• Leaving and Believing: A Longitudinal Study of the Faith of Church Leavers. in The Australian Journal of Mission Studies. Vol 5 N0. 1 June 2011. p53-59.
• Churchless Faith: Trajectories of Faith Beyond the Church: From Evangelical, Pentecostal and Charismatic Churches to Post-church Groups. in International Review of Mission. Vol. XCII N0. 365; April 2003. p217-226.
• Post-Church Groups and their Place as Emergent Forms of Church, in International Journal for the Study of The Christian Church. Vol 6, N0 1. 2006. p65-74.
• Should I Stay or Should I go? Why people leave church. in Canvas, Issue 4 1997
• A churchless Faith: Why some Christians Abandon Church to find God. in FaithWorks, Sept-Oct 2002. p4-8. (This article by Craig Bird draws heavily on Alan's research and insights.)

Articles Available on Net:

• Friends Exploring the Frontiers of Faith in Reality, Issue N0 53
• The Future of the Church in New Zealand in Reality, Issue N0 43. Feb-Mar 2001. p9-13
• In search of Turangawaewae in Reality, Issue N0 34, Aug-Sept 1999. p28-32
• A Churchless Faith in Reality, Issue NO 33, Jun-Jul 1999. p9-16.
• Ten Myths About Church Leavers in Reality, Issue N0 32, Apr-May 1999. p21-24

• Churchless Faith Five Years On - Spirited Exchanges UK - London (May 2006)

Thesis

• A Churchless Faith - Ph.D. Thesis; (1998) Sociology Department, Canterbury University available here