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FBC Pastor Search Team Survey

The Pastor Search Team is dedicated to prayerfully and patiently discerning God’s choice as our next Senior Pastor, successfully presenting him to the church for affirmation, and effectively assimilating the pastor and his family into our church family. 
 
To help us better understand the needs of First Baptist Church, we would like to ask for your assistance.  Please prayerfully provide your input by completing this survey and offering your thoughts. If there are multiple members in your family, each person can access the survey independently from the same link. The pastor search team is also available at pastorsearch@charlottefbc.org 
 
We look forward to hearing from you!
 
- Pastor Search Team
1.Please identify your gender: 
2.Please identify your age range
3.On average, how long does it take you to get to church on Sunday mornings:
4.Identify your current involvement at FBC (choose all that apply):
5.What barriers exist to you becoming more engaged in the ministries of FBC (choose all that apply):
6.Why did you choose to attend FBC (choose all that apply):
7.How would you rank FBC’s effectiveness in each of the following categories: (Please only rate areas you are familiar with)
1 (Least)
2
3
4
5 (Greatest)
First Impression/Welcoming
Member care / Retention efforts
Preaching
Teaching (for 301 Groups, Life Groups, and Sunday School)
Music
Evangelism
Discipleship
Community Impact
Ministry programming for Children
Ministry programming for Youth
Ministry programming for Single Adults
Ministry programming for Married Adults
Ministry programming for Senior Adults
Other (please rate here and explain below)
8.What are the top 3 priorities that our pastor/church should focus on and become known for?
9.What personal qualities do you most value in a senior pastor (choose only 3):(Required.)
10.What leadership qualities do you most value in a senior pastor (choose 3):(Required.)
11.In your opinion, what area should receive most of our pastor's attention (choose only 2):(Required.)
12.What ideas do you have and how would you advise a pastor to build relationships with you and other church members?
13.What ideas do you have and how would you advise our next pastor to build relationships in the community (outside the church)?
14.What do you hope will be accomplished during our new Senior pastor's first 24 months (choose only 2):(Required.)
15.In what ways could FBC best reflect Christ in our community:
16.In 2032, FBC will celebrate the 200th anniversary of its founding.  In our history, we have had many blessings and ministry accomplishments.  What do you hope we will most celebrate about what has been accomplished in our next pastor's tenure:
17.In what ways can our church body best use this current season as a time of preparation and anticipation for whom God will bring as Senior Pastor:
18.Do you consider yourself to be a follower of Jesus Christ:
19.How long have you been a follower of Jesus Christ:
20.The Bible declares that salvation is made possible by the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.  It is available to all who repent of their sins and accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.  Please indicate your view of this doctrine below:
21.Please indicate your view of the following statement: A church is a local congregation of baptized believers, associated by a common faith, who seek to extend the gospel to the ends of the earth.
22.Please indicate your view of the following statement: The Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20) is given to all believers and calls each of us to be witnesses for Christ, not just those called to vocational Christian service:
23.Please indicate your view of the following statement: The Bible is divinely inspired and is God’s revelation of Himself to man.  Scripture has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter.
24.The Pastor Search Team has communicated via church-wide email, prayer meeting, business meetings, in-person meetings with the Fellowship of Deacons and with 301 Group leaders, video, and this survey.  The Pastor Search Team can also be reached via email at pastorsearch@charlottefbc.org.  In what other ways can your Pastor Search Team best communicate with you:
25.What other thoughts would you like to share with the Pastor Search Team to assist with the search process: