1. Your Personal Views and Beliefs

In this section of the assessment, we are interested in your views and beliefs in a variety of areas. You will find statements about how you see things in your church community and statements about your spiritual beliefs. Some items deal with the work of your Pastor and other items seek your views about education.

In each case, YOUR impressions, feelings, and opinions are important for church planning. In some cases, you may feel that your opinions are not well informed. Please go ahead and give your impression as it is now, even though you realize it could change by talking with others. Use the “Don’t Know” response only in those rare cases where you have no impression at all.

For those statements that begin, “Our Pastor...,” think of the head of staff. A summary of these items will be given only to your Pastor to use in planning future growth and development.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO RESPOND TO EVERY QUESTION. For each question below, click on the response that is most accurate:

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* 1. My spiritual experiences often impact the way I look at life.

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* 2. Our Pastor presides over worship with care, engaging the people in a meaningful way.

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* 3. There is a disturbing amount of conflict in our congregation.

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* 4. Our members understand that they have a spiritual responsibility for life-long learning and formation.

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* 5. My spirituality is really the basis of my whole approach to life.

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* 6. It seems to me that we are just going through the motions of church activity. There isn’t much excitement about it among our members.

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* 7. Problems between groups in this church are usually resolved through mutual effort.

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* 8. Our members welcome changes in worship.

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* 9. I experience the presence of God in my life.

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* 10. The whole spirit in our congregation makes people want to get as involved as possible.

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