Elmwood Church of Christ Congregational Assessment Saturday, April 01, 2017

160 Total Responses Date Created: Friday, February 03, 2017 Complete Responses: 136

Q1: What is your gender? Answered: 158 Skipped: 2

Q1: What is your gender? Answered: 158 Skipped: 2

Q3: With which racial/ethnic background do you most identify? Answered: 158 Skipped: 2

Q3: With which racial/ethnic background do you most identify? Answered: 158 Skipped: 2

Q4: What best describes your marital status? Answered: 160 Skipped: 0

Q4: What best describes your marital status? Answered: 160 Skipped: 0

Q5: How many children in each age category are currently living in your household?  If none, leave blank. Answered: 61 Skipped: 99

Q5: How many children in each age category are currently living in your household?  If none, leave blank. Answered: 61 Skipped: 99

Q6: Which best describes your current household? Answered: 158 Skipped: 2

Q6: Which best describes your current household? Answered: 158 Skipped: 2

Q7: What is your highest level of formal education? Answered: 159 Skipped: 1

Q7: What is your highest level of formal education? Answered: 159 Skipped: 1

Q8: What is your employment status? Answered: 160 Skipped: 0

Q8: What is your employment status? Answered: 160 Skipped: 0

Q9: Is your spouse employed? Answered: 158 Skipped: 2

Q9: Is your spouse employed? Answered: 158 Skipped: 2

Q10: What is your household income range? Answered: 152 Skipped: 8

Q10: What is your household income range? Answered: 152 Skipped: 8

Q11: How many years have you lived in this area? Answered: 160 Skipped: 0

Q11: How many years have you lived in this area? Answered: 160 Skipped: 0

Q12: How far away is your current residence from Elmwood? Answered: 160 Skipped: 0

Q12: How far away is your current residence from Elmwood? Answered: 160 Skipped: 0

Q13: Were you raised in a Christian home (e. g Q13: Were you raised in a Christian home (e.g., going to church regularly) Answered: 157 Skipped: 3

Q13: Were you raised in a Christian home (e. g Q13: Were you raised in a Christian home (e.g., going to church regularly) Answered: 157 Skipped: 3

Q14: If so, how would you describe the church you attended growing up Q14: If so, how would you describe the church you attended growing up? (If you were involved with more than one church when you were growing up, with which did you have the greatest identification?) Answered: 155 Skipped: 5

Q14: If so, how would you describe the church you attended growing up Q14: If so, how would you describe the church you attended growing up? (If you were involved with more than one church when you were growing up, with which did you have the greatest identification?) Answered: 155 Skipped: 5

Q15: At what age did you become a Christian? Answered: 155 Skipped: 5

Q15: At what age did you become a Christian? Answered: 155 Skipped: 5

Q16: If you have been baptized, at what age did it occur? Answered: 155 Skipped: 5

Q16: If you have been baptized, at what age did it occur? Answered: 155 Skipped: 5

Q17: Did a member of Elmwood play a key role in leading you to Christ? Answered: 154 Skipped: 6

Q17: Did a member of Elmwood play a key role in leading you to Christ? Answered: 154 Skipped: 6

Q18: How often do you engage in the following spiritual exercises? Answered: 156 Skipped: 4

Q18: How often do you engage in the following spiritual exercises? Answered: 156 Skipped: 4

Q19: How often do you volunteer your time in social service (e. g Q19: How often do you volunteer your time in social service (e.g., volunteering to serve people who are disadvantaged in some way? Answered: 155 Skipped: 5

Q19: How often do you volunteer your time in social service (e. g Q19: How often do you volunteer your time in social service (e.g., volunteering to serve people who are disadvantaged in some way? Answered: 155 Skipped: 5

Q20: How often do you give testimony about your faith to others? Answered: 156 Skipped: 4

Q20: How often do you give testimony about your faith to others? Answered: 156 Skipped: 4

Q21: How often do you spend time in private worship? Answered: 154 Skipped: 6

Q21: How often do you spend time in private worship? Answered: 154 Skipped: 6

Q22: How often do you meet with a small group of Christians for prayer, study, and encouragement (other than a Sunday morning or Wednesday night Bible class)? Answered: 156 Skipped: 4

Q22: How often do you meet with a small group of Christians for prayer, study, and encouragement (other than a Sunday morning or Wednesday night Bible class)? Answered: 156 Skipped: 4

Q23: How often have you gone on short-term missions or service trips (domestic or abroad)? Answered: 155 Skipped: 5

Q23: How often have you gone on short-term missions or service trips (domestic or abroad)? Answered: 155 Skipped: 5

Q24: Which one of the following best expresses your view on the  origin of the Bible? Answered: 151 Skipped: 9

Q24: Which one of the following best expresses your view on the  origin of the Bible? Answered: 151 Skipped: 9

Q25: Which one of the following best expresses your view of the  nature of the Bible? Answered: 153 Skipped: 7

Q25: Which one of the following best expresses your view of the  nature of the Bible? Answered: 153 Skipped: 7

Q26: Which one of the following best expresses your view of the  authority of the Bible? Answered: 149 Skipped: 11

Q26: Which one of the following best expresses your view of the  authority of the Bible? Answered: 149 Skipped: 11

Q27: Please rate your level of agreement with the following statements Answered: 155 Skipped: 5

Q27: Please rate your level of agreement with the following statements Answered: 155 Skipped: 5

Q28: Which of the following pose a significant struggle for you presently? (You can identify multiple issues): Answered: 148 Skipped: 12

Q28: Which of the following pose a significant struggle for you presently? (You can identify multiple issues): Answered: 148 Skipped: 12

Q29: How long have you been a member of this church? Answered: 153 Skipped: 7

Q29: How long have you been a member of this church? Answered: 153 Skipped: 7

Q30: What were the major factors that originally attracted you to this church? Please pick  up to three options Answered: 154 Skipped: 6

Q30: What were the major factors that originally attracted you to this church? Please pick  up to three options Answered: 154 Skipped: 6

Q31: What are the major factors that keep you at this church Q31: What are the major factors that  keep you at this church? Please pick  up to three options Answered: 154 Skipped: 6

Q31: What are the major factors that keep you at this church Q31: What are the major factors that  keep you at this church? Please pick  up to three options Answered: 154 Skipped: 6

Q32: Since attending this church, my faith has: Answered: 151 Skipped: 9

Q32: Since attending this church, my faith has: Answered: 151 Skipped: 9

Q33: How would you characterize your involvement with this church? Answered: 153 Skipped: 7

Q33: How would you characterize your involvement with this church? Answered: 153 Skipped: 7

Q34: In the past year, how often have you attended a Sunday worship assembly at this church? Answered: 149 Skipped: 11

Q34: In the past year, how often have you attended a Sunday worship assembly at this church? Answered: 149 Skipped: 11

Q35: How many church ministries, committees, and groups do you actively participate in (not counting basic activities like church attendance and Bible classes)? Answered: 152 Skipped: 8

Q35: How many church ministries, committees, and groups do you actively participate in (not counting basic activities like church attendance and Bible classes)? Answered: 152 Skipped: 8

Q36: Has your involvement in the congregation increased, decreased, or remained about the same in the last few years? Answered: 153 Skipped: 7

Q36: Has your involvement in the congregation increased, decreased, or remained about the same in the last few years? Answered: 153 Skipped: 7

Q37: If your involvement has increased, why? (Check all that apply): Answered: 46 Skipped: 114

Q37: If your involvement has increased, why? (Check all that apply): Answered: 46 Skipped: 114

Q38: If your involvement has decreased, why? (check all that apply): Answered: 31 Skipped: 129

Q38: If your involvement has decreased, why? (check all that apply): Answered: 31 Skipped: 129

Q39: Approximately how much does your household contribute to our church per year? Answered: 148 Skipped: 12

Q39: Approximately how much does your household contribute to our church per year? Answered: 148 Skipped: 12

Q40: How would you characterize your financial support of this church? Answered: 147 Skipped: 13

Q40: How would you characterize your financial support of this church? Answered: 147 Skipped: 13

Q41: How many people have you invited to visit or join the church in the past year? Answered: 149 Skipped: 11

Q41: How many people have you invited to visit or join the church in the past year? Answered: 149 Skipped: 11

Q42: Based on your experience of this church, how likely is it that you will invite friends, family members, co-workers or neighbors to our church in the coming year? Answered: 151 Skipped: 9

Q42: Based on your experience of this church, how likely is it that you will invite friends, family members, co-workers or neighbors to our church in the coming year? Answered: 151 Skipped: 9

Q43: How many of your closest friends attend our church? Answered: 154 Skipped: 6

Q43: How many of your closest friends attend our church? Answered: 154 Skipped: 6

Q44: From what source(s) do you get the majority of your information about our church?  Please choose  up to three options. Answered: 152 Skipped: 8

Q44: From what source(s) do you get the majority of your information about our church?  Please choose  up to three options. Answered: 152 Skipped: 8

Q45: All congregations have an identity, or a sense of who they are Q45: All congregations have an identity, or a sense of who they are. Please rate your agreement or disagreement with the following statements about this congregation's overall identity and vision. Answered: 152 Skipped: 8

Q45: All congregations have an identity, or a sense of who they are Q45: All congregations have an identity, or a sense of who they are. Please rate your agreement or disagreement with the following statements about this congregation's overall identity and vision. Answered: 152 Skipped: 8

Q46: To carry out its responsibilities, every church must deal with certain organizational issues (such as making decisions, sharing information, and developing resources). To what extent do you agree or disagree that the statements below describe our congregation? Answered: 150 Skipped: 10

Q46: To carry out its responsibilities, every church must deal with certain organizational issues (such as making decisions, sharing information, and developing resources). To what extent do you agree or disagree that the statements below describe our congregation? Answered: 150 Skipped: 10

Q47: Is our church more influenced by tradition or relevance? Answered: 144 Skipped: 16

Q47: Is our church more influenced by tradition or relevance? Answered: 144 Skipped: 16

Q48: Are we similar or different to residents living in the vicinity of our building? Answered: 141 Skipped: 19

Q48: Are we similar or different to residents living in the vicinity of our building? Answered: 141 Skipped: 19

Q49: How involved is our church in our local community? Answered: 143 Skipped: 17

Q49: How involved is our church in our local community? Answered: 143 Skipped: 17

Q50: Is our church focused on insiders or outsiders? Answered: 143 Skipped: 17

Q50: Is our church focused on insiders or outsiders? Answered: 143 Skipped: 17

Q51: Does our church feel like family or acquaintances? Answered: 145 Skipped: 15

Q51: Does our church feel like family or acquaintances? Answered: 145 Skipped: 15

Q52: Our church's approach to social issues is: Answered: 141 Skipped: 19

Q52: Our church's approach to social issues is: Answered: 141 Skipped: 19

Q53: Where is our congregation in relation to our heritage? Answered: 143 Skipped: 17

Q53: Where is our congregation in relation to our heritage? Answered: 143 Skipped: 17

Q54: Does our church seek partnerships with other churches? Answered: 143 Skipped: 17

Q54: Does our church seek partnerships with other churches? Answered: 143 Skipped: 17

Q55: How satisfied are you with the level of each of the following aspects of our congregation's public worship services over the past year? Answered: 147 Skipped: 13

Q55: How satisfied are you with the level of each of the following aspects of our congregation's public worship services over the past year? Answered: 147 Skipped: 13

Q56: Listed below are a number of activities in which a church is likely to engage. Please rate each activity on the scale to help us understand what we do well and what needs work. Answered: 149 Skipped: 11

Q56: Listed below are a number of activities in which a church is likely to engage. Please rate each activity on the scale to help us understand what we do well and what needs work. Answered: 149 Skipped: 11

Q57: Listed below are different ways to understand the primary roles of a minister. Please rate your personal preference level for each of the following qualities and characteristics. (Think about the relative importance of these roles as you answer. Rating everything as "Essential" does not help us clarify the kind of minister you prefer.  A range of responses is what we need most) Answered: 139 Skipped: 21

Q57: Listed below are different ways to understand the primary roles of a minister. Please rate your personal preference level for each of the following qualities and characteristics. (Think about the relative importance of these roles as you answer. Rating everything as "Essential" does not help us clarify the kind of minister you prefer.  A range of responses is what we need most) Answered: 139 Skipped: 21

Q58: Listed below are qualities that make a good sermon Q58: Listed below are qualities that make a good sermon.  As you think about our new minister, what is your level of personal preference for the preaching characteristics below. (Again, think about the relative importance of these characteristics. Rating everything as "essential" does not help us clarify the kind of preaching you prefer. A range of responses is what we most need.) Answered: 138 Skipped: 22

Q58: Listed below are qualities that make a good sermon Q58: Listed below are qualities that make a good sermon.  As you think about our new minister, what is your level of personal preference for the preaching characteristics below. (Again, think about the relative importance of these characteristics. Rating everything as "essential" does not help us clarify the kind of preaching you prefer. A range of responses is what we most need.) Answered: 138 Skipped: 22

Q59: Does an effective minister emphasize theory or practice? Answered: 136 Skipped: 24

Q59: Does an effective minister emphasize theory or practice? Answered: 136 Skipped: 24

Q60: Does an effective minister challenge or comfort? Answered: 136 Skipped: 24

Q60: Does an effective minister challenge or comfort? Answered: 136 Skipped: 24

Q61: Is an effective minister creative or conventional? Answered: 137 Skipped: 23

Q61: Is an effective minister creative or conventional? Answered: 137 Skipped: 23

Q62: Is an effective minister decisive or collaborative? Answered: 137 Skipped: 23

Q62: Is an effective minister decisive or collaborative? Answered: 137 Skipped: 23

Q63: What relationship style does an effective minister demonstrate? Answered: 134 Skipped: 26

Q63: What relationship style does an effective minister demonstrate? Answered: 134 Skipped: 26

Q64: Does an effective minister value mission or harmony? Answered: 137 Skipped: 23

Q64: Does an effective minister value mission or harmony? Answered: 137 Skipped: 23

Q65: Is an effective minister introverted or extroverted? Answered: 136 Skipped: 24

Q65: Is an effective minister introverted or extroverted? Answered: 136 Skipped: 24

Q66: Does an effective minister prioritize personal or public life? Answered: 137 Skipped: 23

Q66: Does an effective minister prioritize personal or public life? Answered: 137 Skipped: 23

Q67: The following list of items represents a range of qualities in a pulpit minister. No one individual will have all of these qualities. What is your level of personal preference for the minister characteristics listed below? (Once again, think about the relative importance of these characteristics. Rating everything as "Essential" does not help us clarify the skills you are most hoping to find in our new minister.  A range of responses is what we most need.) Answered: 138 Skipped: 22

Q67: The following list of items represents a range of qualities in a pulpit minister. No one individual will have all of these qualities. What is your level of personal preference for the minister characteristics listed below? (Once again, think about the relative importance of these characteristics. Rating everything as "Essential" does not help us clarify the skills you are most hoping to find in our new minister.  A range of responses is what we most need.) Answered: 138 Skipped: 22