1. Elmwood Church of Christ Congregational Assessment
Saturday, April 01, 2017

2. 160 Total Responses Date Created: Friday, February 03, 2017
Complete Responses: 136

3. Q1: What is your gender?
Answered: Skipped: 2

4. Q1: What is your gender?
Answered: Skipped: 2

5. Q3: With which racial/ethnic background do you most identify?
Answered: Skipped: 2

6. Q3: With which racial/ethnic background do you most identify?
Answered: Skipped: 2

7. Q4: What best describes your marital status?
Answered: Skipped: 0

8. Q4: What best describes your marital status?
Answered: Skipped: 0

9. Q5: How many children in each age category are currently living in your household?  If none, leave blank.
Answered: Skipped: 99

10. Q5: How many children in each age category are currently living in your household?  If none, leave blank.
Answered: Skipped: 99

11. Q6: Which best describes your current household?
Answered: Skipped: 2

12. Q6: Which best describes your current household?
Answered: Skipped: 2

13. Q7: What is your highest level of formal education?
Answered: Skipped: 1

14. Q7: What is your highest level of formal education?
Answered: Skipped: 1

15. Q8: What is your employment status?
Answered: Skipped: 0

16. Q8: What is your employment status?
Answered: Skipped: 0

17. Q9: Is your spouse employed?
Answered: Skipped: 2

18. Q9: Is your spouse employed?
Answered: Skipped: 2

19. Q10: What is your household income range?
Answered: Skipped: 8

20. Q10: What is your household income range?
Answered: Skipped: 8

21. Q11: How many years have you lived in this area?
Answered: Skipped: 0

22. Q11: How many years have you lived in this area?
Answered: Skipped: 0

23. Q12: How far away is your current residence from Elmwood?
Answered: Skipped: 0

24. Q12: How far away is your current residence from Elmwood?
Answered: Skipped: 0

25. Q13: Were you raised in a Christian home (e. g
Q13: Were you raised in a Christian home (e.g., going to church regularly)
Answered: Skipped: 3

26. Q13: Were you raised in a Christian home (e. g
Q13: Were you raised in a Christian home (e.g., going to church regularly)
Answered: Skipped: 3

27. Q14: If so, how would you describe the church you attended growing up
Q14: If so, how would you describe the church you attended growing up? (If you were involved with more than one church when you were growing up, with which did you have the greatest identification?)
Answered: Skipped: 5

28. Q14: If so, how would you describe the church you attended growing up
Q14: If so, how would you describe the church you attended growing up? (If you were involved with more than one church when you were growing up, with which did you have the greatest identification?)
Answered: Skipped: 5

29. Q15: At what age did you become a Christian?
Answered: Skipped: 5

30. Q15: At what age did you become a Christian?
Answered: Skipped: 5

31. Q16: If you have been baptized, at what age did it occur?
Answered: Skipped: 5

32. Q16: If you have been baptized, at what age did it occur?
Answered: Skipped: 5

33. Q17: Did a member of Elmwood play a key role in leading you to Christ?
Answered: Skipped: 6

34. Q17: Did a member of Elmwood play a key role in leading you to Christ?
Answered: Skipped: 6

35. Q18: How often do you engage in the following spiritual exercises?
Answered: Skipped: 4

36. Q18: How often do you engage in the following spiritual exercises?
Answered: Skipped: 4

37. Q19: How often do you volunteer your time in social service (e. g
Q19: How often do you volunteer your time in social service (e.g., volunteering to serve people who are disadvantaged in some way?
Answered: Skipped: 5

38. Q19: How often do you volunteer your time in social service (e. g
Q19: How often do you volunteer your time in social service (e.g., volunteering to serve people who are disadvantaged in some way?
Answered: Skipped: 5

39. Q20: How often do you give testimony about your faith to others?
Answered: Skipped: 4

40. Q20: How often do you give testimony about your faith to others?
Answered: Skipped: 4

41. Q21: How often do you spend time in private worship?
Answered: Skipped: 6

42. Q21: How often do you spend time in private worship?
Answered: Skipped: 6

43. Q22: How often do you meet with a small group of Christians for prayer, study, and encouragement (other than a Sunday morning or Wednesday night Bible class)?
Answered: Skipped: 4

44. Q22: How often do you meet with a small group of Christians for prayer, study, and encouragement (other than a Sunday morning or Wednesday night Bible class)?
Answered: Skipped: 4

45. Q23: How often have you gone on short-term missions or service trips (domestic or abroad)?
Answered: Skipped: 5

46. Q23: How often have you gone on short-term missions or service trips (domestic or abroad)?
Answered: Skipped: 5

47. Q24: Which one of the following best expresses your view on the  origin of the Bible?
Answered: Skipped: 9

48. Q24: Which one of the following best expresses your view on the  origin of the Bible?
Answered: Skipped: 9

49. Q25: Which one of the following best expresses your view of the  nature of the Bible?
Answered: Skipped: 7

50. Q25: Which one of the following best expresses your view of the  nature of the Bible?
Answered: Skipped: 7

51. Q26: Which one of the following best expresses your view of the  authority of the Bible?
Answered: Skipped: 11

52. Q26: Which one of the following best expresses your view of the  authority of the Bible?
Answered: Skipped: 11

53. Q27: Please rate your level of agreement with the following statements
Answered: Skipped: 5

54. Q27: Please rate your level of agreement with the following statements
Answered: Skipped: 5

55. Q28: Which of the following pose a significant struggle for you presently? (You can identify multiple issues):
Answered: Skipped: 12

56. Q28: Which of the following pose a significant struggle for you presently? (You can identify multiple issues):
Answered: Skipped: 12

57. Q29: How long have you been a member of this church?
Answered: Skipped: 7

58. Q29: How long have you been a member of this church?
Answered: Skipped: 7

59. Q30: What were the major factors that originally attracted you to this church? Please pick  up to three options
Answered: Skipped: 6

60. Q30: What were the major factors that originally attracted you to this church? Please pick  up to three options
Answered: Skipped: 6

61. Q31: What are the major factors that keep you at this church
Q31: What are the major factors that  keep you at this church? Please pick  up to three options
Answered: Skipped: 6

62. Q31: What are the major factors that keep you at this church
Q31: What are the major factors that  keep you at this church? Please pick  up to three options
Answered: Skipped: 6

63. Q32: Since attending this church, my faith has:
Answered: Skipped: 9

64. Q32: Since attending this church, my faith has:
Answered: Skipped: 9

65. Q33: How would you characterize your involvement with this church?
Answered: Skipped: 7

66. Q33: How would you characterize your involvement with this church?
Answered: Skipped: 7

67. Q34: In the past year, how often have you attended a Sunday worship assembly at this church?
Answered: Skipped: 11

68. Q34: In the past year, how often have you attended a Sunday worship assembly at this church?
Answered: Skipped: 11

69. Q35: How many church ministries, committees, and groups do you actively participate in (not counting basic activities like church attendance and Bible classes)?
Answered: Skipped: 8

70. Q35: How many church ministries, committees, and groups do you actively participate in (not counting basic activities like church attendance and Bible classes)?
Answered: Skipped: 8

71. Q36: Has your involvement in the congregation increased, decreased, or remained about the same in the last few years?
Answered: Skipped: 7

72. Q36: Has your involvement in the congregation increased, decreased, or remained about the same in the last few years?
Answered: Skipped: 7

73. Q37: If your involvement has increased, why? (Check all that apply):
Answered: Skipped: 114

74. Q37: If your involvement has increased, why? (Check all that apply):
Answered: Skipped: 114

75. Q38: If your involvement has decreased, why? (check all that apply):
Answered: Skipped: 129

76. Q38: If your involvement has decreased, why? (check all that apply):
Answered: Skipped: 129

77. Q39: Approximately how much does your household contribute to our church per year?
Answered: Skipped: 12

78. Q39: Approximately how much does your household contribute to our church per year?
Answered: Skipped: 12

79. Q40: How would you characterize your financial support of this church?
Answered: Skipped: 13

80. Q40: How would you characterize your financial support of this church?
Answered: Skipped: 13

81. Q41: How many people have you invited to visit or join the church in the past year?
Answered: Skipped: 11

82. Q41: How many people have you invited to visit or join the church in the past year?
Answered: Skipped: 11

83. Q42: Based on your experience of this church, how likely is it that you will invite friends, family members, co-workers or neighbors to our church in the coming year?
Answered: Skipped: 9

84. Q42: Based on your experience of this church, how likely is it that you will invite friends, family members, co-workers or neighbors to our church in the coming year?
Answered: Skipped: 9

85. Q43: How many of your closest friends attend our church?
Answered: Skipped: 6

86. Q43: How many of your closest friends attend our church?
Answered: Skipped: 6

87. Q44: From what source(s) do you get the majority of your information about our church?  Please choose  up to three options.
Answered: Skipped: 8

88. Q44: From what source(s) do you get the majority of your information about our church?  Please choose  up to three options.
Answered: Skipped: 8

89. Q45: All congregations have an identity, or a sense of who they are
Q45: All congregations have an identity, or a sense of who they are. Please rate your agreement or disagreement with the following statements about this congregation's overall identity and vision.
Answered: Skipped: 8

90. Q45: All congregations have an identity, or a sense of who they are
Q45: All congregations have an identity, or a sense of who they are. Please rate your agreement or disagreement with the following statements about this congregation's overall identity and vision.
Answered: Skipped: 8

91. Q46: To carry out its responsibilities, every church must deal with certain organizational issues (such as making decisions, sharing information, and developing resources). To what extent do you agree or disagree that the statements below describe our congregation?
Answered: Skipped: 10

92. Q46: To carry out its responsibilities, every church must deal with certain organizational issues (such as making decisions, sharing information, and developing resources). To what extent do you agree or disagree that the statements below describe our congregation?
Answered: Skipped: 10

93. Q47: Is our church more influenced by tradition or relevance?
Answered: Skipped: 16

94. Q47: Is our church more influenced by tradition or relevance?
Answered: Skipped: 16

95. Q48: Are we similar or different to residents living in the vicinity of our building?
Answered: Skipped: 19

96. Q48: Are we similar or different to residents living in the vicinity of our building?
Answered: Skipped: 19

97. Q49: How involved is our church in our local community?
Answered: Skipped: 17

98. Q49: How involved is our church in our local community?
Answered: Skipped: 17

99. Q50: Is our church focused on insiders or outsiders?
Answered: Skipped: 17

100. Q50: Is our church focused on insiders or outsiders?
Answered: Skipped: 17

101. Q51: Does our church feel like family or acquaintances?
Answered: Skipped: 15

102. Q51: Does our church feel like family or acquaintances?
Answered: Skipped: 15

103. Q52: Our church's approach to social issues is:
Answered: Skipped: 19

104. Q52: Our church's approach to social issues is:
Answered: Skipped: 19

105. Q53: Where is our congregation in relation to our heritage?
Answered: Skipped: 17

106. Q53: Where is our congregation in relation to our heritage?
Answered: Skipped: 17

107. Q54: Does our church seek partnerships with other churches?
Answered: Skipped: 17

108. Q54: Does our church seek partnerships with other churches?
Answered: Skipped: 17

109. Q55: How satisfied are you with the level of each of the following aspects of our congregation's public worship services over the past year?
Answered: Skipped: 13

110. Q55: How satisfied are you with the level of each of the following aspects of our congregation's public worship services over the past year?
Answered: Skipped: 13

111. Q56: Listed below are a number of activities in which a church is likely to engage. Please rate each activity on the scale to help us understand what we do well and what needs work.
Answered: Skipped: 11

112. Q56: Listed below are a number of activities in which a church is likely to engage. Please rate each activity on the scale to help us understand what we do well and what needs work.
Answered: Skipped: 11

113. Q57: Listed below are different ways to understand the primary roles of a minister. Please rate your personal preference level for each of the following qualities and characteristics. (Think about the relative importance of these roles as you answer. Rating everything as "Essential" does not help us clarify the kind of minister you prefer.  A range of responses is what we need most)
Answered: Skipped: 21

114. Q57: Listed below are different ways to understand the primary roles of a minister. Please rate your personal preference level for each of the following qualities and characteristics. (Think about the relative importance of these roles as you answer. Rating everything as "Essential" does not help us clarify the kind of minister you prefer.  A range of responses is what we need most)
Answered: Skipped: 21

115. Q58: Listed below are qualities that make a good sermon
Q58: Listed below are qualities that make a good sermon.  As you think about our new minister, what is your level of personal preference for the preaching characteristics below. (Again, think about the relative importance of these characteristics. Rating everything as "essential" does not help us clarify the kind of preaching you prefer. A range of responses is what we most need.)
Answered: Skipped: 22

116. Q58: Listed below are qualities that make a good sermon
Q58: Listed below are qualities that make a good sermon.  As you think about our new minister, what is your level of personal preference for the preaching characteristics below. (Again, think about the relative importance of these characteristics. Rating everything as "essential" does not help us clarify the kind of preaching you prefer. A range of responses is what we most need.)
Answered: Skipped: 22

117. Q59: Does an effective minister emphasize theory or practice?
Answered: Skipped: 24

118. Q59: Does an effective minister emphasize theory or practice?
Answered: Skipped: 24

119. Q60: Does an effective minister challenge or comfort?
Answered: Skipped: 24

120. Q60: Does an effective minister challenge or comfort?
Answered: Skipped: 24

121. Q61: Is an effective minister creative or conventional?
Answered: Skipped: 23

122. Q61: Is an effective minister creative or conventional?
Answered: Skipped: 23

123. Q62: Is an effective minister decisive or collaborative?
Answered: Skipped: 23

124. Q62: Is an effective minister decisive or collaborative?
Answered: Skipped: 23

125. Q63: What relationship style does an effective minister demonstrate?
Answered: Skipped: 26

126. Q63: What relationship style does an effective minister demonstrate?
Answered: Skipped: 26

127. Q64: Does an effective minister value mission or harmony?
Answered: Skipped: 23

128. Q64: Does an effective minister value mission or harmony?
Answered: Skipped: 23

129. Q65: Is an effective minister introverted or extroverted?
Answered: Skipped: 24

130. Q65: Is an effective minister introverted or extroverted?
Answered: Skipped: 24

131. Q66: Does an effective minister prioritize personal or public life?
Answered: Skipped: 23

132. Q66: Does an effective minister prioritize personal or public life?
Answered: Skipped: 23

133. Q67: The following list of items represents a range of qualities in a pulpit minister. No one individual will have all of these qualities. What is your level of personal preference for the minister characteristics listed below? (Once again, think about the relative importance of these characteristics. Rating everything as "Essential" does not help us clarify the skills you are most hoping to find in our new minister.  A range of responses is what we most need.)
Answered: Skipped: 22

134. Q67: The following list of items represents a range of qualities in a pulpit minister. No one individual will have all of these qualities. What is your level of personal preference for the minister characteristics listed below? (Once again, think about the relative importance of these characteristics. Rating everything as "Essential" does not help us clarify the skills you are most hoping to find in our new minister.  A range of responses is what we most need.)
Answered: Skipped: 22