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Visioning Preparation Survey - Zion Lutheran Church, Saskatoon, SK

As a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Saskatoon, SK, your input is needed to help plan for the future of the congregation. Thank you for taking the time to answer the following questions. It may take about 20 minutes to complete.
1.Please, check which age group you belong to:
2.Please, indicate your gender
3.What is your employment status?
4.I know the Mission Statement of the church
5.What are people saying about your church that is positive? 
6.Name five (5) things you like most about your church?
7.What are you seeing happen that get church members excited?
8.Name the top five (5) strengths of your church
9.Name the top five (5) weaknesses of your church?
10.How would you rate the financial health of the congregation?
11.How would you rate the overall health of the congregation?
12.How would you rate the unity of the congregation?
13.Please, rate how well the congregation works with other churches in the community
14.How would you rate how the congregation is bouncing back from a difficult time including the COVID-19 pandemic and recent leadership challenges?
15.What internal opportunities is your congregation not be taking advantage of?
16.What opportunities are out there (external) that your church should be taking advantage of?
17.What exciting things do you see God doing that your church or the parish is not joining in on? Name as many as possible.
18.What are some of the internal threats to the congregation?
19.What are some (external) challenges threatening your church?
20.Name five (5) main obstacles to your church being effective
21.Name three (3) things you would do to help the congregation fulfill its mission
22.Dreaming about your church 7 to 10 years from now, how do you envision the ministry? Please, be as descriptive and detailed as you can.
23.What are some practical steps or the things that would need to be done (short, medium, and long-term) for the church or the parish to achieve the vision you stated above?
24.What are the resources that would be required to achieve each of the steps you listed above?