Presbytery of North Central Iowa Congregational Survey 1. My congregation’s average weekly attendance is:(Required) Less than 20 21-40 41-75 75-120 more than 120 2. My age is:(Required) Age 15-24 Age 25-40 Age 41-55 Age 56-70 Age 71+ 3. My gender is:(Required) Male Female Prefer not to answer 4. The church to which I belong is healthy.(Required) Healthy and vibrant Good but could be better Stuck in a rut Unhealthy 5. The church to which I belong has a clear purpose.(Required) Clear purpose and we live into it I think so – but can’t articulate it We strive to keep the lights on Not sure we have a purpose 6. Our church has pastoral leadership.(Required) Full-time Part-time Regular Pulpit Supply No pastor 7. Our church membership is:(Required) Growing with regular baptisms and new members Steady with new members balancing death and attrition Good but declining by a few every year Critically low 8. Our church will run out of people before we run out of money.(Required) Yes No 9. Our church is a positive influence in the community.(Required) Yes No Unsure 10. I have considered including the church in my estate planning or will.(Required) Yes No 11. Our church members offerings always meet or exceed the budget.(Required) Yes No 12. We spend some of our savings / endowment / foundation each year to meet the budget.(Required) Yes No 13. I’m afraid my church won’t be open in 10 years.(Required) Yes No 14. The energy level of the church to which I belong is:(Required) High - Our church members are energetic about reaching out to the community. OK – We take care of ourselves and occasionally try new things. Low - Members don’t have the energy to start anything new. 15. Here’s something worth noting and celebrating about our church:16. I would feel ashamed if my church closed on my watch.(Required) Yes, it means I/we failed. I would be sad, but not ashamed. No, every organization has a natural life cycle. 17. I am willing, personally, to do something drastic to make sure the gospel is proclaimed in my context.(Required) Yes No Maybe 18. I’m open to adjusting worship times to something other than every Sunday morning.(Required) Every other week Evening worship 1st & 3rd Sundays of the month All of the above None of the above Other 19. How open are you, personally, to merging with another local church of a different denomination?(Required) Excited to try it! I’ll give it a try. No, thanks. 20. If your church was to merge with another church, how open are you, personally to worshiping in the partner church building instead of your current church building?(Required) Very open Cautiously optimistic Probably not Not open at all 21. My feelings about change in my church:(Required) I’m excited to try anything to be church in a new way. I don’t mind changing, but I don’t know how. I’d rather see the church stay the same. I’m not comfortable with change. There’s nothing wrong with the church; there’s no need to change. 22. I read the Bible regularly.(Required) Daily Weekly I listen to the scriptures in church. I rarely read the Bible. 23. My spiritual life would benefit from:24. It’s important for our church to work with other Presbyterian churches in the area.(Required) Yes No Not sure/undecided 25. My involvement in the Presbytery is:(Required) I serve on Presbytery committee. I have memories of the Presbytery but don’t currently serve. I know we’re part of the Presbytery, but I don’t know why. What’s a Presbytery? 26. I feel paying Presbytery Per Capita as part of my offering helps the joint ministry of the larger church.(Required)(2024 per capita is about a dollar a week - $50.00/year) Yes No 27. Our Presbytery has helped our local ministry in these ways:28. Our Presbytery has hurt our local ministry in these ways:29. Our Presbytery would be improved by:30. I’d be willing to sell our building and offer our endowment / foundation so that our Presbytery can start a new ministry.(Required) Yes No Maybe This field is hidden when viewing the form31. Lakeshore Center at Okoboji (formerly the Presbyterian Camp at Okoboji) is a ministry worth supporting by the churches of Prospect Hill.(Required) Financially supporting the camp is of utmost importance. Supporting the camp is a good thing to do, as long as it is financially expedient. We should help promote the work of the camp as best as we can, but should limit financial support. The camp should be treated like any other ministry in the Presbytery. This field is hidden when viewing the form32. One of my family members or I have used/attended Lakeshore Center camps or activities:(Required) in the last year in the last 3 years in the last 6 years more than 6 years ago never 31. I would like to share the name/location of my church. It is: Δ
