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2018 Congregational Survey Results

Presentation to Church | January 6, 2019

Why a Survey?

• For our church to thrive, it is important to reinforce who we are and

identify areas to improve

• Survey the entire congregation
• Listen to how people are feeling – what is going right and what could

be improved

• Who has been involved
• Leadership Council (Jane Barnes, Brenda Bateman, Carrie Alspaugh, Laura

Hearn, Curt Blazier, Hunt Davis, Chris Judy, Bryon Boulton, Patrick Dominguez)

• Survey team (Hunt Davis, Curt Blazier, Derick Brown, Mary Tomlinson, Bob

Wilburn, Lee Hilts)

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Seek Church-Wide Feedback

Church Attendance Over Time

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Plateaued since the Redeemer church plant

Redeemer Church Plant Down 17% Down 44%

Summary of Key Themes

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• 1. The Church is Engaged and Committed
• 2. Clear Vision, Need Clear Plan
• 3. Leadership
• 4. Build Up the Found
• 5. Church Planting

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The Theme me # #1: The Church is Engaged and

Committed

Significant Survey Participation

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395 total responses & 600+ comments

• 77% of current members

participated

• 36% of attenders participated
• 95% of participants attend church

regularly

• Mix of Life Stages

Participation Overview

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Congregants have been here for some time, and plan to stay

Serving Others

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Nearly two-thirds of participants serve on a Ministry Team Over half support a Mission Partner with time or finances

Engaged and Committed:

• Most common words to describe the church: Biblical, Welcoming,

Loving

• Would Recommend - 76% would highly recommend Apostles
• Community Groups - 70% are in - or want to be in - a community group
• Involvement - 75% are serving or leading a ministry team
• Sermon Impact - Top 4 words to describe current sermons
• Biblical
• Applicable
• Engaging
• Clear

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What we heard

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The Theme me # #2: Clear Vision

Need Clear Plan

Church Vision + Plan

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A clear vision statement, but plan needs more clarity

Vision and Plan:

• Strong knowledge of vision statement, follow-through plan needs to be

clearer

• Our areas of emphasis change regularly
• Accountability and communication around initiatives needs significant

improvement

• Need better communication of church vision
• Determine who we are, what we want to be about, focus our resources,

and stick steadfastly to this plan

• We tend to be externally focused, but need significant internal

attention

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What we heard

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The Theme me # #3: Leadership

Church Leadership

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83% trust Church leadership, 66% believe the right people are in the right roles

Leadership:

• Questioning if we have the right people in the right roles, with

the right organizational structure

• Consider if we have the right number of pastors / staff
• Develop a bench of lay leaders and future church leaders
• Importance of accountability
• Questions around who is on Leadership Council and what their

role is

• Potential for increased diversity in leadership, especially women

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What we heard

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The Theme me # #4: Build Up the Found

Community

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59% of church are in community groups, but we desire to be more connected

Teaching and Shepherding

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Over 50% participate regularly in Sunday School and 68% have had meaningful pastoral interaction in the last two years

Children and Students

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Children and students are being cared for, but room for improvement

Build Up the Found

• Desire for member nurture, care and discipleship
• Staff is stretched too thin
• Need to improve Men’s and Children’s ministry
• Variety of other areas that may need increased ministry focus:

Counseling, Singles, Young Adults, Divorced care, etc.

• Sermons are valuable with desire to go deeper and address current

issues; consider length of sermons

• Desire for greater sense of community
• Focus on community groups – structure, oversight, equipping

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What we heard

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The Theme me # #5: Church Planting

Survey Input on Church Priorities

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There are concerns about our priorities, and the plan for Church Planting

Church Planting

• Important to count the cost before moving forward
• Although church planting is a high priority, many are

concerned with the impact, timing, and the plan

• Need to carefully consider our church plant strategy
• Focus on spiritual formation and discipleship to prepare for

future plants and rebuild after the Redeemer Plant

• Jay Traylor is highly regarded among us, and feedback on

planting was only reflective of our church, not him

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What we heard

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Summa Summary a y and P nd Plan

Summary of Key Themes

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• 1. The Church is Engaged and Committed
• 2. Clear Vision, Need Clear Plan
• 3. Leadership
• 4. Build Up the Found
• 5. Church Planting

Next Steps

• Additional Question and Answer time today
• Leadership Council and Pastors will also visit all community groups
• LC and Staff meeting in retreats the next month to develop:
• Church vision and strategy
• Roles and responsibilities
• Quarterly priorities and weekly tasks
• Monthly Leadership Council review
• Open Doors:
• Contact LC or staff members to discuss specific feedback concerns
• Report back to the congregation in March

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How You Describe Our Church

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Leadership Council ex. Staff

Please contact them any time about anything

Carrie Alspaugh calspaugh@nc.rr.com Brenda Bateman brendabateman1@gmail.com Curt Blazier curtblazier@gmail.com Chris Judy chris.judy@tjtpa.com Bryon Boulton bryonboulton@mac.com Hunt Davis huntley.davis@gmail.com Laura Hearn laura.kornegay.hearn@gmail.com Jane Barnes jkpbarnes@gmail.com