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Local Church Needs Assessment

 

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1. Church information:

Church information:   Church Name:
City:

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2. Response information:

Response information:   Church Response	Minister Response
Please provide the name(s) of the individuals or groups that worked to complete this assessment:

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3. What process did you follow to complete the Local Church Needs Assessment, i.e., surveyed the congregation, collected Church Council responses, etc.?

What process did you follow to complete the Local Church Needs Assessment, i.e., surveyed the congregation, collected Church Council responses, etc.?

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4. Please select all those items that best describe your congregation's racial/ ethnic make up.

Please select all those items that best describe your congregation's racial/ ethnic make up.   African American Hispanic	Filipino Caucasian	Japanese Korean
Other (please specify)

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5. Geographical setting:

Geographical setting:   Urban Suburban

Small town Rural

6. In which Association do you belong?

In which Association do you belong?   CMA Eastern Fox Valley

Prairie Western

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7. Worship Attendance:

Worship Attendance:   50 or less 50 to 100 100 to 200

200 to 400 400 to 600 600 to 1,000

over 1,000 over 1,500 over 2,000

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8. Tenure of Pastor (senior):

Tenure of Pastor (senior):   Less than 1 year 1 to 3 years 3 to 5 years

5 to 10 years Over 10 years Over 15 years

Over 20 years

9. Number of other Pastoral Staff:

Number of other Pastoral Staff:

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10. How many non-pastoral church staff do you have on payroll?

How many non-pastoral church staff do you have on payroll?   # of full time staff
# of part-time staff

11. Other distinguishing characteristics of your congregation:

Other distinguishing characteristics of your congregation:   Open and Affirming	Bi-lingual	Multiracial and multicultral
Other (please specify)

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12. Theology/ faith stance of the church:

Theology/ faith stance of the church:   We tend to be theologically conservative. We tend to be theologically moderate to conservative. We tend to be theologically moderate. We tend to be theologically moderate to liberal. We tend to be theologically liberal. We tend to be quite diverse theologically.

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13. Current stage of church development:

Current stage of church development:   We are growing. We are stagnant. We are in decline. We are in a period of discernment about the future to which God is call us.

14. Please include any additional information you'd like to share about your congregation here:

Please include any additional information you'd like to share about your congregation here: