Ministry Magazine Development Survey

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* 2. What is your age?

17 or younger

18-20

21-29

30-39

40-49

50-59

60 or older

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* 3. In what country do you live?

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* 4. Please describe your race/ethnicity.

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* 5. What is the highest level of school that you have completed?

Primary school

Some high school, but no diploma

High school diploma (or GED)

Some college, but no degree

2-year college degree

4-year college degree

Graduate-level degree

Post-graduate/doctoral degree

None of the above

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* 6. What is your current ministry setting?

I pastor more than one church

I pastor a single church

I serve in a multi-staff setting

I pastor a church in addition to my regular job (bi-vocational)

I am an unpaid local church leader

I serve in denominational administration

I teach in an educational institution

I am a full-time evangelist

I work for a supporting/unaffiliated ministry

I'm retired

I'm unemployed

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* 7. What denomination do you currently serve?

Anglican

Baptist

Catholic

Church of Christ

Lutheran

Methodist

Non-Denominational

Pentecostal

Seventh-day Adventist

Other (please specify)

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* 8. How often do you read Ministry Magazine?

Regularly

Occasionally

Very little

Never

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* 9. When Ministry arrives your mailbox, do you:

Read it cover to cover

Scan for interesting articles

Casually flip through it

Don't even open it

I don't receive Ministry by mail

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* 10. How does Ministry Magazine contribute to your ministry?

Best practices I can apply in my context

Sermon content

Personal inspiration

It doesn't

Other (please specify)

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* 11. How are we doing with the three charter goals of Ministry?

	Excellent	Good	Ok	Not great	Terrible
Deepen the spiritual life of the pastor	Deepen the spiritual life of the pastor Excellent	Deepen the spiritual life of the pastor Good	Deepen the spiritual life of the pastor Ok	Deepen the spiritual life of the pastor Not great	Deepen the spiritual life of the pastor Terrible
Develop intellectual strength	Develop intellectual strength Excellent	Develop intellectual strength Good	Develop intellectual strength Ok	Develop intellectual strength Not great	Develop intellectual strength Terrible
Increase pastoral and evangelistic effectiveness	Increase pastoral and evangelistic effectiveness Excellent	Increase pastoral and evangelistic effectiveness Good	Increase pastoral and evangelistic effectiveness Ok	Increase pastoral and evangelistic effectiveness Not great	Increase pastoral and evangelistic effectiveness Terrible

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* 12. Ministry Magazine articles are...

Too Short

Just Right

Too Long

Clear

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* 13. Ministry Magazine articles are...

Scholarly

Just Right

Elementary

Clear

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* 14. Ministry Magazine articles are...

Practical

Just Right

Academic

Clear

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* 15. Ministry Magazine articles are...

Irrelevant

Relevant

Clear

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* 16. Ministry Magazine articles are...

Engaging

Boring

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* 17. How would you describe the reading experience of the printed journal:

I like the straightforward appearance of a peer-reviewed journal

I'd enjoy a richer reading experience with more visual content

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* 18. Ministry is an international journal. Do you feel that your culture is well represented?

Always

Sometimes

Never

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* 19. If my subsidized subscription was cancelled...

I would continue to subscribe at my own expense

I probably wouldn't resubscribe if I had to pay for it myself

I don't receive a subsidized subscription

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* 20. I am a current subscriber of the digital version and...

I regularly read it

I sometimes read it

I don't find the digital version helpful

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* 21. Digital issues on the website are...

Difficult to access due to the required subscriber login.

Easy to access, I just authenticate and go.

I don't read Ministry articles online.

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* 22. Do you use the Ministry archive database for research?

I use it regularly

I use it occasionally

I seldom use it

I never use it

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* 23. I wouldn't miss the print edition if Ministry offered a better digital experience.

Yes, print is dead.

No, I prefer the printed journal.

Don't make me choose--I want both!

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* 24. Do you find MinistryMagazine.com

Well organized

Difficult to find what I need

Clear

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* 25. Would you benefit from...

Ministry articles in audio format

Podcast interviews with authors and thought leaders

Video content that supplements key articles

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* 26. How do you usually consume audio content?

When it is embedded in a webpage

When it is delivered to my device through a podcasting platform

When I find it in my social media feeds

I don't usually consume audio content

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* 27. Is there anything else you'd like to add?

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* 28. Add your email address to be included in the drawing for one of ten $50 Amazon gift cards. [If you live outside of Amazon service areas, we'll arrange for equal compensation.]

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* 1. What is your gender?

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* 2. What is your age?

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* 3. In what country do you live?

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* 4. Please describe your race/ethnicity.

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* 5. What is the highest level of school that you have completed?

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* 6. What is your current ministry setting?

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* 7. What denomination do you currently serve?

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* 8. How often do you read Ministry Magazine?

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* 9. When Ministry arrives your mailbox, do you:

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* 10. How does Ministry Magazine contribute to your ministry?

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* 11. How are we doing with the three charter goals of Ministry?

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* 12. Ministry Magazine articles are...

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* 13. Ministry Magazine articles are...

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* 14. Ministry Magazine articles are...

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* 15. Ministry Magazine articles are...

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* 16. Ministry Magazine articles are...

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* 17. How would you describe the reading experience of the printed journal:

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* 18. Ministry is an international journal. Do you feel that your culture is well represented?

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* 19. If my subsidized subscription was cancelled...

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* 20. I am a current subscriber of the digital version and...

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* 21. Digital issues on the website are...

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* 22. Do you use the Ministry archive database for research?

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* 23. I wouldn't miss the print edition if Ministry offered a better digital experience.

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* 24. Do you find MinistryMagazine.com

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* 25. Would you benefit from...

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* 26. How do you usually consume audio content?

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* 27. Is there anything else you'd like to add?

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* 28. Add your email address to be included in the drawing for one of ten $50 Amazon gift cards. [If you live outside of Amazon service areas, we'll arrange for equal compensation.]