Spiritual Growth and Christian Education - Central's Vision & Planning
Survey Questions
This month's survey consists of the sixteen questions below.
1. Please select the demographic category that best describes you:
1. Please select the demographic category that best describes you:
visitor (0 to 3 months since my first visit)
visitor (3+ or more months since my first visit)
member (0 to 6 months)
member (6+ to 12 months)
member (1+ to 2 years)
member (2+ to 5 years)
member (5+ to 10 years)
member (10+ to 20 years)
member (20+ to 30 years)
member (30+ years)
2. Please share your feelings about Central’s education program for children, from infancy through grade 5. This includes the 2-3 year old class, the Pre-K and K class and Celebration Station (Grades 1-5).
Central’s program for children is strong and vital.
2. Please share your feelings about Central’s education program for children, from infancy through grade 5. This includes the 2-3 year old class, the Pre-K and K class and Celebration Station (Grades 1-5). Central’s program for children is strong and vital.
strongly agree
agree
disagree
strongly disagree
3. Central’s program for children could use improvement in this area:
3. Central’s program for children could use improvement in this area:
4. Additional comments regarding Central’s education program for children:
4. Additional comments regarding Central’s education program for children:
5. Please select the two most important ways to supplement our children’s program at Central:
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*** Pick the most important two (2). ***
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5. Please select the two most important ways to supplement our children’s program at Central: --------------------------------------------------- *** Pick the most important two (2). *** ---------------------------------------------------
annual Harvest Party for neighborhood children
Vacation Bible School
program for 3rd-5th graders
children’s choir
Other (please specify)
6. Please select three aspects of Central’s youth program (Grades 6-12) which you feel are most valuable:
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*** Pick the most valuable three (3). ***
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6. Please select three aspects of Central’s youth program (Grades 6-12) which you feel are most valuable: --------------------------------------------------- *** Pick the most valuable three (3). *** ---------------------------------------------------
Sunday School class for Middle School and High School
Sunday evening youth program
recreational basketball league
field trips—e.g., the Dunes trip, the ski trip
service projects—e.g., the Hunger Hike, the 30-Hour Famine
adult small group leadership for youth
youth participating as liturgists at Traditional worship or in Scripture reading, music leadership or skits at Celebration
Other (please specify)
7. Additional comments regarding Central’s youth programs:
7. Additional comments regarding Central’s youth programs:
8. In the past year I have taken advantage of these adult growth and education opportunities at Central. (Please select all in which you have participated.)
8. In the past year I have taken advantage of these adult growth and education opportunities at Central. (Please select all in which you have participated.)
adult Sunday School classes
annual spiritual growth retreat
Lenten evening study
Women of the Word (WOW) Bible study
weekday morning Bible study with pastor
“Reform & Popcorn” evening movie and theological discussion
participating in a mission trip
Anamchara prayer/spirituality group
“Just Neighbors” evening class
New member Class—evening or Sunday morning
Other (please specify)
9. Please select the statement that most reflects your thoughts or feelings about Central’s adult program:
9. Please select the statement that most reflects your thoughts or feelings about Central’s adult program:
Central has an excellent program for adult learning.
Central has a strong program of Christian education for adults, but many people do not take advantage of it.
Central’s Christian education program does not have enough variety to engage most of the congregation.
Central’s program has serious gaps in linking faith to life.
10. Additional comments regarding Central’s adult programs:
10. Additional comments regarding Central’s adult programs:
11. My own interest in growing spiritually is:
11. My own interest in growing spiritually is:
very high
moderate
occasional
dormant
12. Additional comments regarding my interest in growing spiritually:
12. Additional comments regarding my interest in growing spiritually:
13. An effective congregational program of Christian education links together the vertical dimension (our relationship to God) and horizontal dimension (our relationships to other human beings).
Please select the statement that most applies to Central:
13. An effective congregational program of Christian education links together the vertical dimension (our relationship to God) and horizontal dimension (our relationships to other human beings). Please select the statement that most applies to Central:
Central does a fine job of linking our beliefs about God with our relationships to our people and our society.
Central does a pretty good job of linking our relationship to God to our relationships with other people.
Central doesn’t make a good connection between our relationship to God and our relationships with others.
Central fails to make the connection between our relationship to God and our relationships with other people.
14. Additional comments regarding this linkage:
14. Additional comments regarding this linkage:
15. Serving others also helps us to grow spiritually and educationally. Please select the five opportunities for serving others that Central currently provides that you believe are most valuable for faith formation:
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*** Pick the most valuable five (5). ***
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15. Serving others also helps us to grow spiritually and educationally. Please select the five opportunities for serving others that Central currently provides that you believe are most valuable for faith formation: ------------------------------------------------ *** Pick the most valuable five (5). *** ------------------------------------------------
helping put on the Sunday morning breakfast
supporting the youths’ “30 Hour Famine”
serving a meal at Trinity Methodist Church
supporting Hunger Hikers or Homeward Bound walkers
knitting caps & scarves for children
taking part in Family Promise
visiting shut-ins
visiting the hospitalized
serving in Emergency Aid]
Christmas Jubilee
Back-to-School Jubilee
Community Thanksgiving Dinner
Habitat for Humanity
LUM (Lafayette Urban Ministry)
Right Start Preschool
Fall Harvest Party
VBS
volunteering as a teacher or other leader for youth programs
Other (please specify)
16. Any additional comments you would like to make about growing spiritually or Central’s education program:
16. Any additional comments you would like to make about growing spiritually or Central’s education program:
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