Wufoo

FLD CHURCH SURVEY/QUESTIONNAIRE

FALL 2007

A. Church Identification
Name of Church:
Location: City
B. Positions: Please fill in the name of the chairperson/leader of each of the following ministries/postions for 2008. If unknown, please list the current person. This information will help the district staff better serve these leaders by providing help such as workshops, list serves, resources, coaching, etc. For each position please list: Name, Address, City, Zipcode, Phone number and E-mail address.
Church Board Chairperson
Missions
Youth
Worship
Women's Ministry
Men's Ministry
Children's Ministry
Senior's Ministry
Note:

It would be helpful if you could update us if the above information changes throughout the year.
C. Numbers: Actual or Best Estimate - Give your best "estimate" if not sure for the year October, 2006 - September 2007. Please label each number to indicate either actual (a.) or estimate (e.).
1. What is your average weekend worship service attendance? Please include all ages.
2. What was your average attendance five years ago?
3. How old is your church?
4. What is your present annual church budget total?
5. What is your spending total for missions and local outreach?
6. How many people have made first-time commitments to Christ through the ministries of your church in the past year?
7. How many of those who have made such commitments have become fully assimilated members of your church?
8. What is your church's conversion growth rate (CGR) goal for this year? (CGR is calculated by dividing the number of first-time commitments by your church's current attendance. For example, 10 first-time commitments divided by attendance of 100 is a 10% CGR.)
9. What percent of adults, who attend church, actively participate in a small group?
D. Fill-in-the-blank questions
10. How many paid staff members does your church employ in each catagory, pastoral and support. Please include part-time staff; for example, 2.5. Pastoral:
Support:
11. Please list those staff members' names who are credentialed with the EFCA.
12. What is your fiscal year?
13. Which of the following elements are included in your definition of a fully assimilated member (as interpreted in question 7)?

Please check all that apply.
Attends worship twice monthly Baptized Other Member of small group Gives tithe Member class
Explain other.
14. a. Please list the date of your most recent church health assessment.
14. b. Which assessment did you use? National Church Development Survey (NCD) EFCA Church Health Profile (10 Leading Indicators Survey) Other, please enter below
15. a. In the past five years, how has your church been involved in church planting? Check all that apply. Sent a core group to start a new church Sponsored a new church with help from other churches Mutiplication through video venue or mult-site Started or facilitated an ethnic church using our facilities Other, please enter below
15. b. In the next two years, how will your church be involved in church planting? Check all that apply. We plan to: Send a core group to start a new church Sponsor a new church with help from other churches Multiplication through video venue or mult-site Start or facilitate an ethnic church using our facilities Other, please explain below
16. Please check and/or fill in any national training/resourcing events that you have attended this past year. EFCA National Conference Willow Creek Purpose-Driven Moody Pastors' Conference Multi-Site Piper Conference Other, please enter below
Please enter the most beneficial conference to you.
17. What are the top three issues presently facing your church? First,
Second,
Third,
18. What are the most effective ways in which the FLD staff can serve you or your church? First,
Second,
Third,
19. Which of the following district services have you or your church benefited from in the past year? Please check all that apply.
Credentialing Placement Conflict Intervention Team 400 Ministerial Healthy Church Network CECL Youth Network Spring Conference Office Staff Fall Conference Town and Country Retreat District Youth Conference Church Planting (CP) Boot Camp NCD Survey
How many in the last five years?
Youth Pastors' Wives Retreat CP Assessment Center EFCA Church Health Profile
How many in the last five years?
Enter below any other services which you have received from the FLD?
We welcome any comments or suggestions on the effectiveness (or lack of) in any of the above.
20. If your leadership team has been visited by a FLD staff for a district presentation,
a. how was the interaction helpful?
b. how could it have been improved?
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Wufoo

FLD CHURCH SURVEY/QUESTIONNAIRE

A. Church Identification

Note:

C. Numbers: Actual or Best Estimate - Give your best "estimate" if not sure for the year October, 2006 - September 2007. Please label each number to indicate either actual (a.) or estimate (e.).

D. Fill-in-the-blank questions

13. Which of the following elements are included in your definition of a fully assimilated member (as interpreted in question 7)?

19. Which of the following district services have you or your church benefited from in the past year? Please check all that apply.

20. If your leadership team has been visited by a FLD staff for a district presentation,