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The Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania

Note:  The Shaped By Faith Team thanks you for participating in this survey.  No responses will be shared with any individual identifying information.  Clergy and fellow parishioners will not have access to any individual survey answers.
Your name, parish and city are being collected to ensure there is no duplication of surveys and the surveys being filled out are being done so, by actual parishioners of the faith community. This will help to generate quality, usable data for tabulation and analysis for the team.
Summary reports by Parish will be generated for group analysis. Your responses are important for shaping the road ahead in the Diocese of Central Pennsylvania. Thank You!

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* 1. Last Name, First Name: (ex. Smith Sally)

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* 2. Parish Name and City: (Ex. St. John's, Lancaster)

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* 3. Worships: This Church encourages sacred worship of God in a variety of ways, the liturgy is well planned and executed. Vibrant, reverent, impactful. The sermons are thoughtful, relevant and well delivered. Music is engaging. Flow is managed well.

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* 4. Knows Itself: This Church articulates and lives intentionally into its sense of values, mission (purpose), vision. This Mission is widely known and can be repeated by most members of the congregation. Decisions that are made, are done in light of this published, well-known and intentional mission.

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* 5. Invites, Greets, Orients, Incorporates: This Church invites, displays hospitality and works toward inclusion of persons into congregational life, developing and nurturing relationships. There is a system in place for inviting, welcoming, orienting and incorporating new members into the life of the church.

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* 6. Disciples: This Church takes seriously the formation of disciples, grounded in the Baptismal Covenant with emphasis on spiritual formation, biblical education, and prayer. There are classes for intentional discipleship, bible-study, prayer groups or small group ministry for all ages and these classes/opportunities are utilized by a significant percentage of the congregation for spiritual growth.

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* 7. Lives as Stewards: This Church promotes good stewardship of parishioner’s time, spiritual gifts and money. Issues about money and Christian service are discussed freely and openly. Balances maintenance and care of its physical property with its sense of mission/purpose.

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* 8. Empowers: This Church fosters a culture of empowering ministry utilizing gifts, passions and talents for service coupled with accountability for those exercising leadership. Work and ministry responsibilities are shared among a significant percentage of congregational leaders. Ideas are generated and decisions are made collaboratively.

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* 9. Cares: This Church responds with pastoral sensitivity when individuals experience illness, personal crisis, death and when other challenging life circumstances arise.  Appropriate long-term follow-up visits are provided for long term issues.

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* 10. Reaches Out: This Church focuses significant ministry outward to the community and beyond. Ministry activity outside of the church is connected to and responsive to the community’s needs. The church budget reflects this value.

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* 11. Fosters Learning Culture for Church Leaders: This Church has a supportive culture for lay and clergy leaders to take risks, encourage change when needed, and learn from experience. Leaders are trained and mentor others. Lay leaders foster healthy relationships with rector/clergy.

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* 12. Communicates: This Church generates effective communications inside the church and outside to the community.

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* 13. Manages Conflict: This Church manages conflicting situations with practices/processes that foster reconciliation. Works through conflict relationally and not around conflict or reactive to conflict. Conflict situations are managed with practices/processes that foster and reflect a theology of reconciliation and mutual respect.

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* 14. Understands ‘One Church’ concept: This Church demonstrates a connection to the Diocese and to the wider church. Is committed to common mission beyond the parish walls. Parish leadership keeps congregants aware of what is happening at the diocesan level and the opportunities for fellowship, education, etc. offered by the diocese.

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* 15. Is Adaptable: In This Church change is well-thought out, planned and generally well accepted. There is an appetite for new ideas, practices, and ministries.

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* 16. Focuses on Strengths: This Church knows what it does well and concentrates on this. Praise for strengths is more present in the community than complaint about weaknesses.

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* 17. Your Personal Observations of this Church.

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* 18. List what you consider to be 6 of this Church’s greatest strengths.

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* 19. List what you consider to be 6 of this Church’s greatest challenges.

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* 20. What do I want to say about this Church, that perhaps no one else might be observing?

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* 21. Other Comments, questions, or concerns about this Church?

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