1. UUFH Minister Search 2012-2013 Congregational Survey Results May 15, 2012

2. Agenda Who participated? Worship services Personal theologies of congregants Growing our congregation Priorities for our new minister Discussion

3. Who Participated? n= 183 – 149 members; 11 friends; 23 no answer 82.5% attend regularly – 57.4 3x month – 25.1% attend 1 – 2x/month 61% volunteer 3 hours or more

7. Fellowship after Service Intellectual Stimulation Mystical, Spiritual Experience Personal Reflection Meditation Support for Social Action

8. Sunday Worship Service

9. Personal Theologies of Congregants We are a diverse congregation with a variety of beliefs and attitudes 53%Humanist-centered rituals and traditions are important to me 53%The spirit of life/universal energy/the spirit which some call God is an important part of my worship experience 27%A personal relationship with God is an important part of my spiritual life 80%My spiritual life is grounded in a sense of the fullness and connectedness of all things Common ground

10. Not sure, didn’t capture definition Theist and Deist Combined Theists and Deists combined Number of Congregants (not %) Agnostic Buddhist Atheist Theist Humanist Deist Neo-Pagan

12. 74% Highly or Somewhat Central Affiliation with UU and/or UUFH 26% at risk

13. Growing our Congregation

14. Our New Minister: Most Important Responsibilities Forced ranking of top 3 priorities 85.3%Stimulating and challenging services 59%Fostering a sense of fellowship and community 34%Caring for and counseling individuals 29.6 %Creating a sense of awe and wonder in Sunday services 20.4%Assuring efficient and effective administration 19.1%Providing visible leadership in the community 17.3%Educator, engaged with DRE

16. Minster’s Priorities

17. Highest Priority: Spiritual Leader

20. Results support continuation of the current ratio of 3 minister: 1 SPC service per month

21. Thoughts? Reactions? Questions?