Ben Poon Lord’s Grace Christian Church 2010
Methodology Respondents are anonymous Conducted 12/12/2010 after announcements 64 surveys returned out of ~100 service attendees
Executive Summary: Strengths Quality of teachers is high
Executive Summary: Weaknesses Most improvement needed: – Starting on time – Attendance Some improvement needed: – Practicality of topics – Variety of topics
Executive Summary: Motivation Respondents are most motivated to go to class by: – Interest in topic – Perception of teacher – Guess on the quality of Biblical instruction and application Respondents are only slightly motivated by: – Desire to understand God better – Amount of discussion/interaction with others Respondents are not motivated at all by: – Fun – Habit – Homework – Attendance of friends
Executive Summary: Attendance 66% attended Sunday School weekly or 3x/month 6% did not attend at all 100% of youth (middle and high school) attended either every week or 3x/month 20s & 30s attended more often than 40s & 50s
Survey Question 1 What age group are you in? – Middle school – High school – College – – – – 79+
Age Group
Survey Question 2 How often would you say you attended Sunday School in 2010? – Every week – 3x per month – 2x per month – 1x per month – Several times – Did not attend
Attendance
Attendance by Age
Survey Question 3 How much do you feel the Sunday School program needs to improve in each of the following? Rank 1 (no improvement needed) to 5 (much improvement needed) – Practicality of topics offered – Variety of topics offered – Quality of teachers – Attendance – Starting on time
Amount of Improvement Needed
Survey Question 4 What Sunday School class have you attended most this quarter? – Principles of Biblical Leadership – Basics NT Greek for Laymen – Studying OT Narratives: Ruth
Class Taken
Class Taken By Age
Survey Question 5 How would you rank that class in each of the following areas? Rank from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) – Quality of Biblical instruction/knowledge – Amount of life application – Preparedness of teacher – Amount of discussion – Amount of interaction with others – Amount of fun
Excellence: Principles of Biblical Leadership Sample size: 12
Excellence: Basic NT Greek for Laymen Sample size: 4
Excellence: Studying OT Narratives: Ruth Sample size: 14
Survey Questions 6 and 7 What did you enjoy most about that class? What did you enjoy least about that class?
What did you enjoy most about Principles of Biblical Leadership?
What did you enjoy least about Principles of Biblical Leadership?
What did you enjoy most about Basic NT Greek for Laymen?
What did you enjoy least about Basic NT Greek for Laymen?
What did you enjoy most about Studying OT Narratives: Ruth?
What did you enjoy least about Studying OT Narratives: Ruth?
Survey Question 8 How much did each of the following impact why you attended that class? Rank from 1 (low impact) to 5 (high impact) – Your interest in the topic – Your perception of the teacher – Your guess to quality of Biblical instruction and life application – If the class had homework – If you had friends attending – Habit – Desire to understand God better – Amount of discussion and interaction – Fun
Relative Impact on Choice: Principles of Biblical Leadership
Relative Impact on Choice: Basic NT Greek for Laymen
Relative Impact on Choice: Studying OT Narratives: Ruth
Relative Impact on Choice: All Classes
Survey Question 9 What comments do you have regarding Sunday School overall? What topics do you want to learn about? What encouragements do you have for those serving?
General Comments