STATUS OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST Excerpts from Status of Missions: A Nationwide Survey of Churches of Christ – 2002

Percentage of 1996 Population Living in Cities of 100,000 or More From The Status of Missions: A Nationwide Survey of Churches of Christ - 2002

Missions Interest in Churches of Christ From The Status of Missions: A Nationwide Survey of Churches of Christ - 2002

Correlation of the Presence or Absence of Elders with High Mission Involvement From The Status of Missions: A Nationwide Survey of Churches of Christ - 2002

Correlation of the Presence or Absence of “Mission Elder” with High Mission Involvement From The Status of Missions: A Nationwide Survey of Churches of Christ - 2002

The Effect of Missions Sermons on High Missions Involvement From The Status of Missions: A Nationwide Survey of Churches of Christ - 2002

Mission Committee Size From The Status of Missions: A Nationwide Survey of Churches of Christ - 2002

Correlation of Missions Committee Effectiveness with High Missions Involvement From The Status of Missions: A Nationwide Survey of Churches of Christ - 2002

Correlation of Frequency of Committee Meetings with High Missions Involvement From The Status of Missions: A Nationwide Survey of Churches of Christ - 2002

Function Performed by Missions Committees Communicating with congregation Communicating with missionaries Educating the church in missions Preparing and managing the budget Praying in meetings for missionaries Selecting missionaries Screening mission candidates Creating church vision for the lost Overseeing mission work for elders Selecting the mission field Nurturing missionaries Preparing mission policies Planning field strategies From The Status of Missions: A Nationwide Survey of Churches of Christ - 2002

Mission Strategy & Effectiveness Percentage of Churches with Written Missions Goals From The Status of Missions: A Nationwide Survey of Churches of Christ - 2002

Mission Strategy & Effectiveness Correlation of Written Missions Policies with High Missions Involvement From The Status of Missions: A Nationwide Survey of Churches of Christ - 2002

Mission Strategy & Effectiveness Correlation of Written Missions Goals with High Missions Involvement From The Status of Missions: A Nationwide Survey of Churches of Christ - 2002

Mission Strategy & Effectiveness Correlation of Written Missions Goals with Effectiveness of Missions Policies From The Status of Missions: A Nationwide Survey of Churches of Christ - 2002

Missions Inspiration Churches that Include a Quarter on Missions in their Bible School Curriculum From The Status of Missions: A Nationwide Survey of Churches of Christ - 2002

Missions Inspiration Correlation of Annual Missions Weekends & Seminars with High Missions Involvement From The Status of Missions: A Nationwide Survey of Churches of Christ - 2002

Percentage of Churches Supporting Workers Outside the United States Missions Support Percentage of Churches Supporting Workers Outside the United States From The Status of Missions: A Nationwide Survey of Churches of Christ - 2002

Portion of 1998 Church Budgets Used for Missions Missions Support Portion of 1998 Church Budgets Used for Missions From The Status of Missions: A Nationwide Survey of Churches of Christ - 2002

Missions Support Percentage of Churches Providing Support to Domestic & Foreign Missionaries From The Status of Missions: A Nationwide Survey of Churches of Christ - 2002

Three Ways Missions ar Finance in the Local Church Missions Support Three Ways Missions ar Finance in the Local Church From The Status of Missions: A Nationwide Survey of Churches of Christ - 2002

Funds Budgeted by Churches for Missions (Excluding Special Offerings) Missions Support Funds Budgeted by Churches for Missions (Excluding Special Offerings) From The Status of Missions: A Nationwide Survey of Churches of Christ - 2002

Special Offerings Contribution by Churches in Missions Missions Support Special Offerings Contribution by Churches in Missions From The Status of Missions: A Nationwide Survey of Churches of Christ - 2002

Correlation of Missions Budget with High Missions Involvement Missions Support Correlation of Missions Budget with High Missions Involvement From The Status of Missions: A Nationwide Survey of Churches of Christ - 2002

% of Churches Fully or Partially Supporting National Preachers Missions Support % of Churches Fully or Partially Supporting National Preachers From The Status of Missions: A Nationwide Survey of Churches of Christ - 2002

Missionary Selection & Care Kinds of Candidates Screening Used by Churches From The Status of Missions: A Nationwide Survey of Churches of Christ - 2002