A survey for those who oversee the youth ministry in the local churches of the North Georgia Conference. Please ask your youth ministry leader to fill this out or whomever is on staff as the youth ministry director. Thank you for helping us get a better understanding of the needs of our congregations in ministering to the youth of the community.

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* 1. What is the district of the church where you serve?

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* 2. What is your age?

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* 3. What is your gender?

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* 4. What is your current marital status?

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* 5. Which best describes your current position in youth ministry?

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* 6. What is the average number in weekly congregational worship at your church?

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* 7. How many weekly youth programs do you have in a normal week? (For example: Sunday school and an evening youth gathering on Sunday plus a weekly Wednesday Bible study would count as three weekly programs.)

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* 8. What is the current number of youth (6th through 12th graders) who attend something at your church (including programs or events outside the youth ministry, such as worship) at least twice a month, regularly?

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* 9. What is the average number of youth (6th through 12th graders) who attend your largest youth ministry program?

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* 10. How many retreats (including mission trips or other week-long trips) does your youth ministry plan each year?

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* 11. Which describes your church location most accurately?

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* 12. How long have you served in this position at your current church?

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* 13. How long have you been doing youth ministry?

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* 14. Which areas of ministry to you oversee?

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* 15. What is your total salary package? (Base salary before taxes plus any benefits)

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* 16. What is your annual base salary? (Before any benefits, continuing ed, reimbursements, etc.)

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* 17. What benefits do you have as part of your annual overall package? (Select all that apply.)

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* 18. How many paid vacation days do you have each year?

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* 19. How many Sundays are you allowed to miss each year? (This does not count Sundays you are away on retreat.)

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* 20. What hours are you expected to work each week?

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* 21. What is the highest level of education you have completed?

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* 22. Do you have a degree and/or certification in youth ministry?

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* 23. Counting your current church, at how many churches have you served as the person responsible for youth ministry?

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* 24. How many other paid youth staff are on your church's payroll?

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* 25. How satisfied are you with the compensation package in your current position? (Zero is not satisfied and ten is very satisfied.)

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* 26. Do you feel like you are well resourced at your current church? (Zero is very poor resources and ten is very well resourced.)

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* 27. Do you believe you are called to be in youth ministry as a career?

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* 28. Do you experience good support from your senior pastor and your congregation in youth ministry? (Zero is no support and ten is very well supported.)

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* 29. Do you attend a youth ministry support/network/peer group, and if not, why not?

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* 30. How can the Conference help you and your church minister to the youth in your community better?

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