Congregational Survey

Tell us about your experiences at First Church in the following areas:

(a) Worship Life

	Rarely	Sometimes	Frequently
I find the worship services meaningful and inspiring in my daily life.
Our music program enriches worship
I like the style and content of our prayers
Our worship services meet the needs of children
Our worship services meet the needs of younger adults
Our worship services meet the needs of older adults
I like occasional changes in the style of our Worship Services

Any other comments about your responses regarding worship services?

(b) Pastoral Care (Visiting, Listening, Giving Support, etc.)

	Rarely	Sometimes	Frequently
The people in this congregation care for and support each other.
We try to make new people a part of the church family.
We work to attract new members

If you started attending here recently, how were you made to feel welcome?

Any other comments regarding pastoral care within the congregation? (e.g., How could this ministry be improved?)

(c) Christian Education and Youth Ministries.

Our Christian Education Program (Sunday School, Bible Study, other programs) meets the needs of:

	Not at all	Somewhat	Very much so
children
teens
young adults
adults
seniors

If adult Christian Education events were held at a time other than Wednesday evening, would you be able and/or more likely to attend? (if so, when?)

What types of programming and educational material would you like the church to offer children?

Any other comments regarding Christian Education and Youth Ministries?

(d) Mission (evangelism, community action and world concerns)

	Not at all	Somewhat	Very much so
Our church ministers to the local community.
Our church contributes to national ministry
Our church contributes to worldwide ministry

What types of activities would you be interested in attending or helping organize at the church? (e.g., community dinner; spring cleaning day; history and archives; drop in center; pancake Tuesday)

What types of activities would you be interested in attending or helping organize in the wider community? (e.g., Foodbank volunteer shifts, Capital City Cleanup)

What is the most important strength of this church?

What is the biggest change you would like to see happen in the church?

How do aspects of the church building enhance or detract from your experience here?

What are the pastoral skills especially needed in the ministry and program of your church? (Rank each item in priority relative to the other items. Attempt to create 3 relatively equal priority groupings.)

	Highest Priority	Medium Priority	Low Priority
Administration (Managing the affairs of the congregations and other organizations)
Christian Education (Writing or selecting curricula for educational ministry, and planning activities for groups of all ages)
Community Leadership (In areas like drug problems, schools,community organizations)
Spiritual Counseling (On a regular basis)
Crisis Visiting (Serving people at times of illness, death, trauma, family crisis, job loss)
Denominational Service and Ecumenical/Inter-faith Engagement
Equipping Church Members for integrating Christian faith with life
Evangelism (Relating the gospel to people outside the church and helping the congregation to do the same)
Home Visiting (On a regular basis)
Leadership Development (Planning for and sharing in the training of leaders for the church's program)
Leading Worship and Preaching (Planning and conducting worship services)
Mission Outreach (Evangelism and social justice in the community, the country, and the world)
Personal and Spiritual Development (Providing resources and guidance for people's devotional life, and for prayer groups, retreats and other small group experiences)
Program Development (Establishing goals, and organizing programs in church and community)
Stewardship (Faithful use of our time, gifts and money in response to the generosity of God in Christ)

Do you have any closing comments you wish to make about the kind of minister you want?

How long have you been coming to church at First Presbyterian Church Edmonton?

Why did you first come to FPC, and why did you return?

What is your age category?

teenyoung adultadultsenior

Congregational Survey

I. Questions About Ourselves and Our Congregation

II. The Kind of Minister We Need

III. More about you