Spring Survey 2021

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* 1. How many years have you been a member of, or attended, Good Shepherd?

1 year or less

2 to 4 years

5 to 10 years

More than 10 years

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* 2. How far do you live from Good Shepherd?

A 5 minute drive or less

A 5 to 15 minute drive

More than a 15-minute drive

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* 3. Which describes your family composition?

No children

Dependent Children

Empty Nest

Adult children living at home

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* 4. If you answered “Dependent Children” to the previous question, what are the ages of your children? (Mark all that apply):

Infant/toddler

Preschool

Elementary school

Middle school or high school

College or older

N/A

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* 5. Do any of your children attend GSLS?

Yes

N/A

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* 6. How would you describe your current employment situation?

Employed full time

Employed part time

Not working outside of home

Retired

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* 7. Do you spend time in prayer on a regular basis?

Yes

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* 8. Do you enjoy readying scriptures?

Yes

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* 9. Do you financially support Good Shepherd?

Yes

No – Please tell us what prevents you from giving.

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* 10. If you answered “yes” to the previous question, at what level do you give?

Up to 2% of income

3 to 5% of income

6 to 9% of income

10% or more (also known as a tithe and the optimal goal)

N/A

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* 11. In the next three years, do you anticipate that your financial support of GSLC will:

Remain the same as currently

Increase beyond my family’s current giving

Reduce from my family’s current giving

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* 12. Do you regularly attend other church functions in addition to the Saturday or Sunday worship?

Yes

I would be interesting in attending activities in the future.

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* 13. Does the Church do an adequate job serving both the spiritual and other needs of:

	YES	NO
The Good Shepherd Community	The Good Shepherd Community YES	The Good Shepherd Community NO
The Novato Community	The Novato Community YES	The Novato Community NO

COMMENTS

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* 14. What are the strengths of our congregation? Rank as 1- Very Strong, 2- Strong, 3- Needs growth, 4- NA

	1- Very Strong	2- Strong	3- Needs growth	4- NA
Spiritual faith	Spiritual faith 1- Very Strong	Spiritual faith 2- Strong	Spiritual faith 3- Needs growth	Spiritual faith 4- NA
Community outreach	Community outreach 1- Very Strong	Community outreach 2- Strong	Community outreach 3- Needs growth	Community outreach 4- NA
The way our members minister to one another	The way our members minister to one another 1- Very Strong	The way our members minister to one another 2- Strong	The way our members minister to one another 3- Needs growth	The way our members minister to one another 4- NA
Music ministries	Music ministries 1- Very Strong	Music ministries 2- Strong	Music ministries 3- Needs growth	Music ministries 4- NA
Educational ministries	Educational ministries 1- Very Strong	Educational ministries 2- Strong	Educational ministries 3- Needs growth	Educational ministries 4- NA
Social Justice	Social Justice 1- Very Strong	Social Justice 2- Strong	Social Justice 3- Needs growth	Social Justice 4- NA
Global Outreach (Operation Christmas Child, Bread for the World etc.)	Global Outreach (Operation Christmas Child, Bread for the World etc.) 1- Very Strong	Global Outreach (Operation Christmas Child, Bread for the World etc.) 2- Strong	Global Outreach (Operation Christmas Child, Bread for the World etc.) 3- Needs growth	Global Outreach (Operation Christmas Child, Bread for the World etc.) 4- NA

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* 15. Please rank the areas that you think are the important for Good Shepherd to focus on in the next three years. Rank from 1-6 with 1 being most important.

	1 - Most Important	2	3	4	5	6
Spiritual growth	Spiritual growth 1 - Most Important	Spiritual growth 2	Spiritual growth 3	Spiritual growth 4	Spiritual growth 5	Spiritual growth 6
Community outreach	Community outreach 1 - Most Important	Community outreach 2	Community outreach 3	Community outreach 4	Community outreach 5	Community outreach 6
The way our members minister to one another	The way our members minister to one another 1 - Most Important	The way our members minister to one another 2	The way our members minister to one another 3	The way our members minister to one another 4	The way our members minister to one another 5	The way our members minister to one another 6
Music ministries	Music ministries 1 - Most Important	Music ministries 2	Music ministries 3	Music ministries 4	Music ministries 5	Music ministries 6
Educational ministries	Educational ministries 1 - Most Important	Educational ministries 2	Educational ministries 3	Educational ministries 4	Educational ministries 5	Educational ministries 6
Social Justice	Social Justice 1 - Most Important	Social Justice 2	Social Justice 3	Social Justice 4	Social Justice 5	Social Justice 6
Global Outreach (Operation Christmas Child, Bread for the World etc.)	Global Outreach (Operation Christmas Child, Bread for the World etc.) 1 - Most Important	Global Outreach (Operation Christmas Child, Bread for the World etc.) 2	Global Outreach (Operation Christmas Child, Bread for the World etc.) 3	Global Outreach (Operation Christmas Child, Bread for the World etc.) 4	Global Outreach (Operation Christmas Child, Bread for the World etc.) 5	Global Outreach (Operation Christmas Child, Bread for the World etc.) 6

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* 16. How effective of a job does Good Shepherd do in reaching out to or affirming the following groups? Rate as 1 – Very effective, 2- Somewhat effective, 3 – Not effective

	1 - Very effective	2 - Somewhat effective	3 - Not effective
Single Parents	Single Parents 1 - Very effective	Single Parents 2 - Somewhat effective	Single Parents 3 - Not effective
The local ethnic communities	The local ethnic communities 1 - Very effective	The local ethnic communities 2 - Somewhat effective	The local ethnic communities 3 - Not effective
Low Income individuals or families	Low Income individuals or families 1 - Very effective	Low Income individuals or families 2 - Somewhat effective	Low Income individuals or families 3 - Not effective
LBGTQ	LBGTQ 1 - Very effective	LBGTQ 2 - Somewhat effective	LBGTQ 3 - Not effective
Unchurched members in the community	Unchurched members in the community 1 - Very effective	Unchurched members in the community 2 - Somewhat effective	Unchurched members in the community 3 - Not effective
Families with young children	Families with young children 1 - Very effective	Families with young children 2 - Somewhat effective	Families with young children 3 - Not effective

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* 17. How important do you feel it is for Good Shepherd to outreach to the following groups? 1- High Priority, 2- Moderate priority, 3- Low priority

	1 - High Priority	2 - Moderate priority	3 -Not effective
Single Parents	Single Parents 1 - High Priority	Single Parents 2 - Moderate priority	Single Parents 3 -Not effective
The growing local ethnic community	The growing local ethnic community 1 - High Priority	The growing local ethnic community 2 - Moderate priority	The growing local ethnic community 3 -Not effective
Low Income individuals or families	Low Income individuals or families 1 - High Priority	Low Income individuals or families 2 - Moderate priority	Low Income individuals or families 3 -Not effective
LGBTQ	LGBTQ 1 - High Priority	LGBTQ 2 - Moderate priority	LGBTQ 3 -Not effective
Unchurched members in the community	Unchurched members in the community 1 - High Priority	Unchurched members in the community 2 - Moderate priority	Unchurched members in the community 3 -Not effective
Families with young children	Families with young children 1 - High Priority	Families with young children 2 - Moderate priority	Families with young children 3 -Not effective

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* 18. 17 Do you think we do a good job welcoming and involving new people?

Yes

COMMENTS:

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* 19. How would you describe participation in the work of our congregation?

Our volunteer base is broad and deep enough.

The same few do most of the work in our congregation.

I would like an opportunity to participate more.

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* 20. Prior to the pandemic, how often did you attend worship services in person per month?

Weekly

3 times

2 times

1 time

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* 21. Which service did you typically attend?

Sunday morning

Saturday evening

It varies

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* 22. How often did you listen to the online services during the past year?

Weekly

3 times a month

2 times a month

1 time a month

Other (please specify)

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* 23. Do you feel safe returning to indoor services at this time?

Yes

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* 24. We are planning to continue with the online services when we are able to have in person worship services. Do you plan to attend worship services in person or online?

In person

Online

Combination

Tell us more about what you like about the type of service/services you have attended.

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* 25. What activities would help support your personal needs or increase your faith journey at this time in your life? Check all that apply.

Bible study

Small groups

Grief support

Sunday school

12 Step Program

Home visitation

Parenting groups

Adult forums

Other (please specify)

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* 26. From what type of worship service do you get the most?

Traditional liturgical service

A blend of contemporary/traditional services – same service

A mix of contemporary and traditional services – different services

Modern, upbeat praise band service

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* 27. How important is having a regularly scheduled healing service?

Very important

Somewhat important

Not important

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* 28. If you would like a regularly scheduled healing service, how often should we have such a service ?

Annually

Semi-Annually

Quarterly

Thank you for participating in this survey. If you want to talk to someone about your responses, please contact a member of the Visioning Committee: Leigh Nicolaisen, Tom Gannon, Travis Gill, Jan Gostlin, or Sue Nissim