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How do you rate your overall experience at Good Shepherd?
Poor Only Fair Good Excellent
 
 

Good Shepherd's mission is founded on three "pillars" and fulfilled in three fundamental ways: through stimulating worship, programs that enable us to grow in our relationship with God, and varied opportunities to serve others.

Which of these three do you believe Good Shepherd does best?
 
Providing stimulating worship services
 
Supporting a broad range of programs that enable us to grow spiritually
 
Offering varied opportunities to serve others
 
 

Please rank Good Shepherd's three "pillars" by their importance to you by entering the number 1 next to the pillar that is the most important to you and so on.
Worship
Grow
Serve
 
 
Thinking now about your experiences at Good Shepherd, do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements that begin "Good Shepherd is..."
Disagree strongly Disagree somewhat Neither agree nor disagree Agree somewhat Agree strongly
Welcoming
Dedicated to caring about me
Supportive
Inspirational
Accepting
Caring
Committed to doing things well
Attentive
Engaging
Comfortable
 
 
Now, please rank the same statements according to their importance to you. Please remember, the statements begin "Good Shepherd is..."

Not at all important Not very important Somewhat important Very important
Dedicated to caring about me
Supportive
Engaging
Inspirational
Accepting
Caring
Committed to doing things well
Attentive
Welcoming
Comfortable
 
 


Now, let's think specifically about each of the three pillars: worship, grow and serve.

 
How would you rate your experience with each of the following components of our worship experience?

Poor Only Fair Good Excellent
Music
Welcoming and Greeting
Liturgy
Communion
Preaching
Coffee and Fellowship
 
 
Now, please rank the same components of our worship experience according to their importance to you.


Not at all important Not very important Somewhat important Very important
Music
Welcoming and Greeting
Liturgy
Communion
Preaching
Coffee and Fellowship
 
 
How would you rate your experience with each of the following programs aimed at allowing us to grow in our faith?

(If you have been involved or exposed to a program, but don't have an opinion, please choose "No opinion".
If you haven't been involved or exposed to a program, please choose "Not applicable".)

Poor Only Fair Good Excellent No opinion Not applicable
Small Groups
Church School
Logos
Women's Ministry
Men's Ministry
Adult Education, including Bible and book studies
Summer Camps
Upward Basketball
Confirmation
Middle & High School Ministries
Music Ministries
 
 
Now, please rank each of the following programs aimed at allowing us to grow in our faith according to their importance to you, whether you've been involved with the program or not.
Not at all important Not very important Somewhat important Very important
Small Groups
Church School
Logos
Women's Ministry
Men's Ministry
Adult Education, including Bible and book studies
Summer Camps
Upward Basketball
Confirmation
Middle & High School Ministries
Music Ministries
 
 
How would you rate your experience with each of the following opportunities to serve others through Good Shepherd?

(If you have been involved or exposed to a program, but don't have an opinion, please choose "No opinion".
If you haven't been involved or exposed to a program, please choose "Not applicable".)


Poor Only Fair Good Excellent No opinion Not applicable
Food Pantry
Prayer Chain/Prayer Ministries
Loaves & Fishes
Thanksgiving Dinner
Care Teams
Meals on Wheels
Interfaith Hospitality Network
Music Ministries
Worship Volunteers (Usher/Greeter/Communion Assistant, etc.)
 
 
Now, please rank each of the following opportunities to serve others through Good Shepherd according to their importance to you, whether you've been involved with the program or not.

Not at all important Not very important Somewhat important Very important
Food Pantry
Prayer Chain/Prayer Ministries
Loaves & Fishes
Thanksgiving Dinner
Care Teams
Meals on Wheels
Interfaith Hospitality Network
Music Ministries
Worship Volunteers (Usher/Greeter/Communion Assistant, etc.)
 
 

How do you rate your overall experience at Good Shepherd?
Poor Only Fair Good Excellent
 
 
 
Please use this space to provide any comments you'd like to offer about Good Shepherd. You don't need to confine your comments to issues addressed in this survey.
   
 
 


Now, for some final demographic questions.
You will be able to click through these questions more quickly than the previous questions.
 

At which campus do you worship?
 
Mostly at Central Campus
 
Mostly at West Campus
 
About the same at both campuses
 
 

At which Central Campus service do you worship most of the time?
 
Saturday 5 p.m.
 
Sunday 8:15 a.m.
 
Sunday 9:30 a.m.
 
Sunday 10:45 a.m.
 
 

How do you rate your experience at the ${piping_text} worship service at Central Campus?
Poor Only Fair Good Excellent
 
 
 
Which of the following statements best describes your reason for attending the worship service you do most of the time?
 
I like the style of worship and music.
 
The time of the service is convenient to me.
 
Both the style of worship and time of the service suit me well.
 
 

At which West Campus service do you worship most of the time?
 
9 a.m.
 
10:15 a.m.
 
6 p.m.
 
 

How do you rate your experience at the ${piping_text} worship service at West Campus?
Poor Only Fair Good Excellent
 
 
 
Which of the following statements best describes your reason for attending the worship service you do most of the time?
 
I like the style of worship and music.
 
The time of the service is convenient to me.
 
Both the style of worship and time of the service suit me well.
 
 

How frequently would you say you worship at Good Shepherd?
 
Weekly
 
1-2 times a month
 
4-5 times a year
 
Holidays
 
Rarely
 
I have not worshipped at Good Shepherd for more than a year.
 
 

How active would you say you are in growth and service activities outside of worship at Good Shepherd?
 
Not at all active
 
Not very active
 
Somewhat active
 
Very active
 
 

Which of the following statements -- A, B or C -- comes the closest to describing how you feel about your involvement at Good Shepherd?
 
A: I am as involved in Good Shepherd as I would like to be.
 
B: I would be more involved if it were easier to find information about programs that interest me.
 
C : I would be more involved if someone asked me to be.
 
Both B and C
 
 

How long have you been a member of Good Shepherd?
 
Less than a year
 
1-3 years
 
3-5 years
 
5-10 years
 
More than 10 years
 
Don't consider myself a member
 
 

Thinking about your faith life before coming to Good Shepherd...
 
I have always been an ELCA (or ALC/LCA) Lutheran.
 
I came from another denomination.
 
I considered myself a Christian, but didn't attend church.
 
I didn't consider myself a Christian.
 
 

To which denomination did you belong before coming to Good Shepherd?
 
 

What is your present family status?
Single Married Divorced/Separated Widow/Widower
 
 

Do you have children in your household who are...

Please select all responses that apply
 
Less than 5 years old
 
5 through 12 years old
 
13 through 18 years old
 
I/we don't have any children
 
This question is not applicable to me

 
 

What is your age?
 
15-18
 
19-24
 
25-34
 
35-44
 
45-54
 
55-64
 
65 and older
 
 

What is your gender?
 
Female
 
Male
 
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