Part 1: Demographic Information

305 Responses

Part 2: About our Church

 

“Where could our church use the most improvement?”

183 Responses

Healthy Community (67)

• Inclusive to all
• More continuity and fellowship between all four of the services each weekend.
• Outreach
• Continue to do what we do
• There needs to be as many ways as possible to connect into the community besides worship services, Bible study classes, and Wednesday night.  
• Work to make Friday night church and Sunday morning church connected through relationships.

Worship (21)

• Pull back on three Sunday services- it strains staff
• More variation with the music and worship service
• More contemporary elements in worship

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (19)

• More racial diversity
• We could be clearer on our views and be more of a leader with our association with the CBF
• My conservatism is not accepted

Lay Leadership (17)

• More people getting invested, volunteering and taking ownership of ministries
• Including a broader cross-section of individuals in leadership positions
• Mission involvement by more people and personal / family stewardship
• Involve more members in the operation of the church

Social Justice (16)

• Balancing social justice and worship.
• We do a good bit of activism and social justice but I can’t help but feel we could push it further.
• I appreciate our social justice work, but would like to feel we weren’t trying to take up every cause
• Keep being a prophetic voice in the community.  
• While I want to support much of what CBF does, I’m not OK with their hypocrisy in their hiring policy as it relates to LGBTQ equality.

Intergenerational Connections (15)

• Continue creative means to intermingle all our age groups and interests
• Cross generational engagement
• Reduce generational silos and continue to encourage/grow engagement within the community
• Intergenerational involvement. I feel like we are very social justice minded as a church yet we are very segregated when it comes to our congregational interactions.

Facilities (14)

• Availability of parking
• Elevator
• No room to grow
• New ways to use space in daily ministry alongside the community
• Financial giving to support aging building infrastructure

Other (14)

• Processes like these could be faster
• Pastoral care coverage and coordination
• Fiscal responsibility

Part 3:  About our Future Pastor

“Is there anything else you think we should know?”

110 Total responses

• Identity reflects Baptist heritage with challenges
• Intergenerational congregation valued, but brings challenges
• Diversity is a strength and a challenge to manage (boundaries)
• Worship is very significant
• Healthy community is an asset and an ongoing challenge
• Lay leadership valued by the congregation
• We appreciate our church staff members