Please complete these survey questions to help the Church Relations Team at Oklahoma Christian University learn about how churches grow. To help assist churches improve in taking the gospel message to those who need it, please answer the questions thoughtfully. This survey should take about five minutes. Of course, all responses will be kept confidential. No person will be identified by name. Thank you very much.

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* 1. My religious affiliation is:

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* 2. I typically attend church services

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* 3. The number attending where I go to church is

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* 4. The general area of the United States where I attend church is

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* 5. The church I attend is primarily

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* 6. I hold the church affiliation I do primarily because

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* 7. In my church I am a

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* 8. My age is

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* 9. My gender is

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* 10. My marital status is

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* 11. I usually invite someone to attend a church service

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* 12. I invite someone to a church-related event other than a church service

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* 13. In a typical month, I spend the following amount of time volunteering in activities the church plans such as benevolence, grading, office work, teaching a class, prison ministry, caring for facilities, inner-city work, preparing for worship, etc.

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* 14. In a typical month, I spend the following amount of time volunteering in non-evangelistic activities on my own such as visiting the sick, preparing meals, transporting people, caring for a yard, etc.

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* 15. In a typical month, I spend the following amount of time volunteering in evangelistic activities on my own such as inviting people to church, religious conversations, teaching in private Bible studies, etc.

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* 16. How many people have you played a major role in converting to Christ in the last year?

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* 17. Mark each of the items below to indicate how much it explains why you are not more engaged in reaching out through invitations, conversations, serving others, and Bible studies.

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Lack of time
Social pressures are against speaking about religious beliefs with others
My church leaders do not show interest in this type if work
I fear the person might be offended
I fear the person might reject me
I do not regard those outside the Lord's church as in need of my help
My church has no plan for using members in outreach
Other aspects of church work have a higher priority for me
I do not have contacts outside the church with whom to visit
Our church services would not be appealing to an outsider
I am not sure a visitor would be treated well at my church
I do not feel that I have the skills to do this work

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* 18. Mark each of the items below to indicate what would motivate you to be more engaged in inviting people to church, conversing about Jesus, serving others, or conducting a Bible class.

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A series of sermons about the need for evangelism and approaches to take
Encouragement from church leaders to participate
A carefully designed program of outreach in which I am trained to play a part
Meetings with others who are going to be involved
Appreciation being expressed to those who are engaged in outreach activities
Stronger encouragement for church members to fulfill the mission of the church to reach the lost
Being shown examples of those who are engaged in the kind of evangelism I might do
Having more opportunities to connect with outsiders

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* 19. Mark each of the items below to indicate your present level of engagement in the church.

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I am passionate about being a Christian.
Being a Christian energizes me.
Being a Christian shapes how I live daily.
I always give maximum effort to being a Christian.
I am looking for more ways to serve others.
I find myself thinking about spiritual things outside of church services and Bible class.
I spend free time doing things for God.
Thank you very much for participating in this survey.

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