2019 Desert Southwest Annual Conference Evaluation

Please answer as much as you feel comfortable answering. Every evaluation is read and we do our best to be responsive, learn from our mistakes, and strive for improvement each year.

Please also note that those who plan the Annual Conference include staff, volunteers, and your colleagues. Yes, we want honesty and we appreciate your grace for our human mistakes.

If you have serious complaints that would warrant particularly strong emotions, instead of writing them here, please call the office of Connectional Ministries directly at (602) 266-6956 ext. 261 or email pastor Beth at brambikur@dscumc.org, we are pleased to hear from you and promise to listen attentively to your concerns.

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* 1. Which of the following categories best describes your status at Annual Conference?

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* 2. Which District/Location is your church/ministry located in?

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* 3. What is the most important thing you will take back to your church from Annual Conference 2019?

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* 4. How will you continue to live into the conference vision: God calls us to be a Courageous Church: Loving like Jesus, Acting for Justice, United in Hope?

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* 5. How would you assess the accommodations at Annual Conference?

	Excellent	Satisfactory	Fair	Poor	N/A
Conference Site	Conference Site Excellent	Conference Site Satisfactory	Conference Site Fair	Conference Site Poor	Conference Site N/A
Hotel (Sleeping Room) Accommodations	Hotel (Sleeping Room) Accommodations Excellent	Hotel (Sleeping Room) Accommodations Satisfactory	Hotel (Sleeping Room) Accommodations Fair	Hotel (Sleeping Room) Accommodations Poor	Hotel (Sleeping Room) Accommodations N/A
Food	Food Excellent	Food Satisfactory	Food Fair	Food Poor	Food N/A
Audio & Visual (Lighting, Screens, Sound)	Audio & Visual (Lighting, Screens, Sound) Excellent	Audio & Visual (Lighting, Screens, Sound) Satisfactory	Audio & Visual (Lighting, Screens, Sound) Fair	Audio & Visual (Lighting, Screens, Sound) Poor	Audio & Visual (Lighting, Screens, Sound) N/A
Name Badges	Name Badges Excellent	Name Badges Satisfactory	Name Badges Fair	Name Badges Poor	Name Badges N/A
Main Hall	Main Hall Excellent	Main Hall Satisfactory	Main Hall Fair	Main Hall Poor	Main Hall N/A
Off-site worship location	Off-site worship location Excellent	Off-site worship location Satisfactory	Off-site worship location Fair	Off-site worship location Poor	Off-site worship location N/A
Accessibility	Accessibility Excellent	Accessibility Satisfactory	Accessibility Fair	Accessibility Poor	Accessibility N/A

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* 6. How would you assess the quality of the following Conference experiences?

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Registration	Registration Excellent	Registration Satisfactory	Registration Fair	Registration Poor	Registration N/A
The App	The App Excellent	The App Satisfactory	The App Fair	The App Poor	The App N/A
Tech Support for App	Tech Support for App Excellent	Tech Support for App Satisfactory	Tech Support for App Fair	Tech Support for App Poor	Tech Support for App N/A
Child Care	Child Care Excellent	Child Care Satisfactory	Child Care Fair	Child Care Poor	Child Care N/A
BoOM Orientation to Ministry Event	BoOM Orientation to Ministry Event Excellent	BoOM Orientation to Ministry Event Satisfactory	BoOM Orientation to Ministry Event Fair	BoOM Orientation to Ministry Event Poor	BoOM Orientation to Ministry Event N/A
Table Talks Orientation	Table Talks Orientation Excellent	Table Talks Orientation Satisfactory	Table Talks Orientation Fair	Table Talks Orientation Poor	Table Talks Orientation N/A
Monitor Training	Monitor Training Excellent	Monitor Training Satisfactory	Monitor Training Fair	Monitor Training Poor	Monitor Training N/A
Usher Training	Usher Training Excellent	Usher Training Satisfactory	Usher Training Fair	Usher Training Poor	Usher Training N/A
Creative Leaders Preparation	Creative Leaders Preparation Excellent	Creative Leaders Preparation Satisfactory	Creative Leaders Preparation Fair	Creative Leaders Preparation Poor	Creative Leaders Preparation N/A
Event Lunches	Event Lunches Excellent	Event Lunches Satisfactory	Event Lunches Fair	Event Lunches Poor	Event Lunches N/A
Mission Projects	Mission Projects Excellent	Mission Projects Satisfactory	Mission Projects Fair	Mission Projects Poor	Mission Projects N/A

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* 7. How would you assess the Spiritual Formation experiences of Conference?

	Excellent	Satisfactory	Fair	Poor	N/A
Chapel prayer stations	Chapel prayer stations Excellent	Chapel prayer stations Satisfactory	Chapel prayer stations Fair	Chapel prayer stations Poor	Chapel prayer stations N/A
Creativity Box	Creativity Box Excellent	Creativity Box Satisfactory	Creativity Box Fair	Creativity Box Poor	Creativity Box N/A
Spiritual Formation during Plenary Sessions	Spiritual Formation during Plenary Sessions Excellent	Spiritual Formation during Plenary Sessions Satisfactory	Spiritual Formation during Plenary Sessions Fair	Spiritual Formation during Plenary Sessions Poor	Spiritual Formation during Plenary Sessions N/A
Centering Moment during Plenary Sessions	Centering Moment during Plenary Sessions Excellent	Centering Moment during Plenary Sessions Satisfactory	Centering Moment during Plenary Sessions Fair	Centering Moment during Plenary Sessions Poor	Centering Moment during Plenary Sessions N/A

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* 8. How would you assess the quality of the Worship experiences of Conference?

	Excellent	Satisfactory	Fair	Poor	N/A
Thursday Morning - Opening Worship	Thursday Morning - Opening Worship Excellent	Thursday Morning - Opening Worship Satisfactory	Thursday Morning - Opening Worship Fair	Thursday Morning - Opening Worship Poor	Thursday Morning - Opening Worship N/A
Thursday Night - Service of Memorial	Thursday Night - Service of Memorial Excellent	Thursday Night - Service of Memorial Satisfactory	Thursday Night - Service of Memorial Fair	Thursday Night - Service of Memorial Poor	Thursday Night - Service of Memorial N/A
Saturday - Ordination Service	Saturday - Ordination Service Excellent	Saturday - Ordination Service Satisfactory	Saturday - Ordination Service Fair	Saturday - Ordination Service Poor	Saturday - Ordination Service N/A
Sunday - A Service of Sending Forth	Sunday - A Service of Sending Forth Excellent	Sunday - A Service of Sending Forth Satisfactory	Sunday - A Service of Sending Forth Fair	Sunday - A Service of Sending Forth Poor	Sunday - A Service of Sending Forth N/A

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* 9. Laity Session:

How useful was this this session to your discipleship development?

Share an insight you gained from this experience.

Did the speaker help you find new ways to pray on your own or in public?

What is the best way to continue the dialogue we began in this session? Email, conference news letter, additional training, occasional gatherings in person or electronically, or...?

What else would you like to share?

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* 10. How would you assess the quality of the following Conference experiences?

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Explanation of Venue	Explanation of Venue Excellent	Explanation of Venue Satisfactory	Explanation of Venue Fair	Explanation of Venue Poor	Explanation of Venue N/A
Thursday Morning Plenary Session	Thursday Morning Plenary Session Excellent	Thursday Morning Plenary Session Satisfactory	Thursday Morning Plenary Session Fair	Thursday Morning Plenary Session Poor	Thursday Morning Plenary Session N/A
Thursday Laity Session	Thursday Laity Session Excellent	Thursday Laity Session Satisfactory	Thursday Laity Session Fair	Thursday Laity Session Poor	Thursday Laity Session N/A
Thursday Clergy Session	Thursday Clergy Session Excellent	Thursday Clergy Session Satisfactory	Thursday Clergy Session Fair	Thursday Clergy Session Poor	Thursday Clergy Session N/A
Thursday Afternoon Plenary Session	Thursday Afternoon Plenary Session Excellent	Thursday Afternoon Plenary Session Satisfactory	Thursday Afternoon Plenary Session Fair	Thursday Afternoon Plenary Session Poor	Thursday Afternoon Plenary Session N/A
Thursday Table Talks: Practice in Listening	Thursday Table Talks: Practice in Listening Excellent	Thursday Table Talks: Practice in Listening Satisfactory	Thursday Table Talks: Practice in Listening Fair	Thursday Table Talks: Practice in Listening Poor	Thursday Table Talks: Practice in Listening N/A
Thursday Table Talks: Values	Thursday Table Talks: Values Excellent	Thursday Table Talks: Values Satisfactory	Thursday Table Talks: Values Fair	Thursday Table Talks: Values Poor	Thursday Table Talks: Values N/A
Friday Table Talks: Listening and Values	Friday Table Talks: Listening and Values Excellent	Friday Table Talks: Listening and Values Satisfactory	Friday Table Talks: Listening and Values Fair	Friday Table Talks: Listening and Values Poor	Friday Table Talks: Listening and Values N/A
Friday Holy Huddle #2: Just Imagine If	Friday Holy Huddle #2: Just Imagine If Excellent	Friday Holy Huddle #2: Just Imagine If Satisfactory	Friday Holy Huddle #2: Just Imagine If Fair	Friday Holy Huddle #2: Just Imagine If Poor	Friday Holy Huddle #2: Just Imagine If N/A
Election Process	Election Process Excellent	Election Process Satisfactory	Election Process Fair	Election Process Poor	Election Process N/A
Friday Honoring Retirees	Friday Honoring Retirees Excellent	Friday Honoring Retirees Satisfactory	Friday Honoring Retirees Fair	Friday Honoring Retirees Poor	Friday Honoring Retirees N/A
Friday Reflections by Alyssa Edmondson	Friday Reflections by Alyssa Edmondson Excellent	Friday Reflections by Alyssa Edmondson Satisfactory	Friday Reflections by Alyssa Edmondson Fair	Friday Reflections by Alyssa Edmondson Poor	Friday Reflections by Alyssa Edmondson N/A
DSC Way Forward Teams	DSC Way Forward Teams Excellent	DSC Way Forward Teams Satisfactory	DSC Way Forward Teams Fair	DSC Way Forward Teams Poor	DSC Way Forward Teams N/A
Cabinet Report	Cabinet Report Excellent	Cabinet Report Satisfactory	Cabinet Report Fair	Cabinet Report Poor	Cabinet Report N/A
Saturday Holy Huddle #3: ...Out of ... Our Comfort Zone	Saturday Holy Huddle #3: ...Out of ... Our Comfort Zone Excellent	Saturday Holy Huddle #3: ...Out of ... Our Comfort Zone Satisfactory	Saturday Holy Huddle #3: ...Out of ... Our Comfort Zone Fair	Saturday Holy Huddle #3: ...Out of ... Our Comfort Zone Poor	Saturday Holy Huddle #3: ...Out of ... Our Comfort Zone N/A
Digital Ministry Fair on the App	Digital Ministry Fair on the App Excellent	Digital Ministry Fair on the App Satisfactory	Digital Ministry Fair on the App Fair	Digital Ministry Fair on the App Poor	Digital Ministry Fair on the App N/A
Cabinet Report	Cabinet Report Excellent	Cabinet Report Satisfactory	Cabinet Report Fair	Cabinet Report Poor	Cabinet Report N/A
Bishop's Awards	Bishop's Awards Excellent	Bishop's Awards Satisfactory	Bishop's Awards Fair	Bishop's Awards Poor	Bishop's Awards N/A
Sunday Table Talks: Imagine If...	Sunday Table Talks: Imagine If... Excellent	Sunday Table Talks: Imagine If... Satisfactory	Sunday Table Talks: Imagine If... Fair	Sunday Table Talks: Imagine If... Poor	Sunday Table Talks: Imagine If... N/A
Claremont School of Theology	Claremont School of Theology Excellent	Claremont School of Theology Satisfactory	Claremont School of Theology Fair	Claremont School of Theology Poor	Claremont School of Theology N/A
Courageous Church Award	Courageous Church Award Excellent	Courageous Church Award Satisfactory	Courageous Church Award Fair	Courageous Church Award Poor	Courageous Church Award N/A

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* 11. As a whole, how did you feel Legislation for Resolutions and Rule Changes was handled/facilitated?

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* 12. The best thing about Annual Conference was:

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* 13. I would gain more from Annual Conference if:

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* 14. The following is something good or meaningful I will take home to my local church from Annual Conference:

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* 15. Additional Comments. (If you desire to be contacted, please also include your contact info here.)

Thank you for your feedback. May God bless you as you empower your church to vital ministry.

2019 Desert Southwest Annual Conference Evaluation

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* 1. Which of the following categories best describes your status at Annual Conference?

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* 2. Which District/Location is your church/ministry located in?

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* 3. What is the most important thing you will take back to your church from Annual Conference 2019?

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* 4. How will you continue to live into the conference vision: God calls us to be a Courageous Church: Loving like Jesus, Acting for Justice, United in Hope?

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* 5. How would you assess the accommodations at Annual Conference?

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* 6. How would you assess the quality of the following Conference experiences?

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* 7. How would you assess the Spiritual Formation experiences of Conference?

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* 8. How would you assess the quality of the Worship experiences of Conference?

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* 9. Laity Session:

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* 10. How would you assess the quality of the following Conference experiences?

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* 11. As a whole, how did you feel Legislation for Resolutions and Rule Changes was handled/facilitated?

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* 12. The best thing about Annual Conference was:

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* 13. I would gain more from Annual Conference if:

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* 14. The following is something good or meaningful I will take home to my local church from Annual Conference:

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* 15. Additional Comments. (If you desire to be contacted, please also include your contact info here.)

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* 16. How would you like to participate in the called special session of Annual Conference in September?

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* 17. How would you like to participate in Annual Conference 2020?