Church Survey - New Life Assembly

Developing Outreach and Discipleship Programs

Church Rater Survey

General Information

1. What church did you visit? – New Life Assembly of God

2. What city or town is this Church located? – Ford City

3. What date and service did you attend? – May 7^th – Sunday Morning

4. How would you rate this church? (1 being the lowest and 5 the highest) – 3 – it seemed disorganized

a. Please provide ratings based on your own experience. Yes, I realize this is subjective and your '1' might be someone else's '5'. That's ok. It's your rating and I really want your opinion.

Outside

5. Was the building easy to find? - yes

6. If you drove, was it hard to find parking?

7. How about the exterior or interior signage? What would you do differently?

Before the Service

8. Did anyone approach you and speak to you before the service got underway? ­– not that I recall

9. If so, how did you feel about that?

10. Can you share their name(s)?

11. Did you know them before your visit?

Purpose

12. As you observe the people "doing their church thing," what goes through your mind? – it seemed like a lot of people were in their zone. But that’s just what I saw

13. Are you able to understand why they do what they do? - sure

14. Do they seem sincere?

15. What do you think about the overall presentation of the service (the liturgy or the program)? – it seemed a little discombobulated - the senior pastor was out of town so maybe that was a factor

Bulletin

16. Is there anything in the church bulletin you find confusing or offensive? - I did not receive a bulletin

17. If this were you "business" how would you improve this communication piece?

Children's Ministry

18. Does this church look kid-friendly? Please explain. – yes, it seemed like a really good facility for kids to be in

19. Did you bring any children with you to the service? - no

20. If so, ask them about their experience. What did they tell you?

Music

21. How would you describe the music? – good

22. Did you enjoy any of it? - yes

23. Was it boring? - no

24. Write down the feelings you had while watching or participating. – I was able to freely enter into worship

Prayers

25. What did you think of the prayers? – simple prayers – that is not to mean anything negative or question their being genuine.

26. As you listened to the prayers, what did you learn about the people, either good or bad?

Speaker – the pastor was out of town

27. Did the speaker or pastor seem likeable?

28. Is she/he a person you'd enjoy having coffee with? If not, why not?

29. Did she/he seem engaged/sincere/condescending?

30. The Speaker Was... (Mark all that apply)

a. Enjoyable

b. Angry

c. Thought-provoking

d. Boring

e. Relevant

f. Gloomy

g. Energetic

h. Credible

i. Slow

j. Sad

k. Upbeat

l. Humorous

Message

31. What was the big idea of the message? – don’t let the lies of the world distract you

32. What action did the speaker want you to take as a response? – there was an altar call

33. Did the talk itself hold your attention? - yes

34. Did any part(s) of it particularly stand out to you in a positive or negative way?

35. What is one thing the speaker could do that would improve his/her presentation? – work on flow

After Service

36. Did anyone approach you and speak to you after the service ended? - no

37. If so, how did you feel about that?

38. Can you share their name(s)?

39. Did you know them before visiting?

Overall

40. How was your experience at the church overall? ­­– no terrible

41. Did you enjoy it? – not as much as PCO

42. Would there be any point in you going there again? – I probably would not

43. If this church expects to attract people like yourself, what do you suggest they improve that you haven't already mentioned? – a bulletin, some of the aspects of the serviced seemed traditional

Do you have any other comments you want to share?

Church Survey - PCO

Developing Outreach and Discipleship Programs

Church Rater Survey

General Information

1. What church did you visit? –Pittsburgh City Outreach

2. What city or town is this Church located? - Pittsburgh

3. What date and service did you attend? – March 5^th – Friday night service

4. How would you rate this church? (1 being the lowest and 5 the highest) ­– 4 – Different setting of worship – excellent speaker

a. Please provide ratings based on your own experience. Yes, I realize this is subjective and your '1' might be someone else's '5'. That's ok. It's your rating and I really want your opinion.

Outside

5. Was the building easy to find? - yes – it is kind of in a secluded area, but there is a large sign for it

6. If you drove, was it hard to find parking? - no

7. How about the exterior or interior signage? What would you do differently? – there was not too much that could be changed because of the location

Before the Service

8. Did anyone approach you and speak to you before the service got underway? – yes, several people

9. If so, how did you feel about that? – they were all extremely friendly

10. Can you share their name(s)? – Keith, Kathy

11. Did you know them before your visit? – I knew Kathy

Purpose

12. As you observe the people "doing their church thing," what goes through your mind? – mostly I noticed people who were there to experience God

13. Are you able to understand why they do what they do? - yes

14. Do they seem sincere? - yes

15. What do you think about the overall presentation of the service (the liturgy or the program)? – Pretty good…although it did start later than scheduled

Bulletin – there was no bulletin as far as I remember

16. Is there anything in the church bulletin you find confusing or offensive?

17. If this were you "business" how would you improve this communication piece?

Children's Ministry

18. Does this church look kid-friendly? Please explain. – from what I saw it did

19. Did you bring any children with you to the service? - no

20. If so, ask them about their experience. What did they tell you?

Music

21. How would you describe the music? – gospel-like

22. Did you enjoy any of it? - yes

23. Was it boring? - no

24. Write down the feelings you had while watching or participating. - I was really able to enter into worship

Prayers

25. What did you think of the prayers? – honest and genuine

26. As you listened to the prayers, what did you learn about the people, either good or bad? - all their hearts seemed genuine

Speaker

27. Did the speaker or pastor seem likeable? – guest speaker - yes

28. Is she/he a person you'd enjoy having coffee with? If not, why not? ­– yes – he seemed like someone I would love to talk to

29. Did she/he seem engaged/sincere/condescending? - very engaging and sincere

30. The Speaker Was... (Mark all that apply)

a. Enjoyable - check

b. Angry

c. Thought-provoking - check

d. Boring

e. Relevant - check

f. Gloomy

g. Energetic - check

h. Credible - check

i. Slow

j. Sad

k. Upbeat - check

l. Humorous

Message

31. What was the big idea of the message? – to take on the image of Christ

32. What action did the speaker want you to take as a response?

33. Did the talk itself hold your attention? - yes

34. Did any part(s) of it particularly stand out to you in a positive or negative way? ­– some of his sayings became a little repetitive

35. What is one thing the speaker could do that would improve his/her presentation? - I don’t think there is anything I could recommend

After Service

36. Did anyone approach you and speak to you after the service ended? - no

37. If so, how did you feel about that?

38. Can you share their name(s)?

39. Did you know them before visiting?

Overall

40. How was your experience at the church overall? – very positive

41. Did you enjoy it? - yes

42. Would there be any point in you going there again? - yes

43. If this church expects to attract people like yourself, what do you suggest they improve that you haven't already mentioned? – I think a bulletin would be very beneficial – other than that I’m not sure what else they do

44. Do you have any other comments you want to share?

Unchurched Interview 2

My second interview of an unchurched person was with Stacey Garza. Her phone number is 717-965-6504.

I'll start off by saying that Stacey seemed a little stand offish the entire interview. While she is actually looking for a church to attend, she still seemed a little shy or uncomfortable with talking about church and things of the nature.

So, at the moment Stacey is looking for a church. She used to attend a church, but for some reason now is not. She seemed unsure about major topics in the church, and said she was just looking.

She believes that some of the proponents for why people do not attend church is because of people being uneducated, they do no believe, and there is not a lot of time. I think those are some interesting reasons. As far as being uneducated, I guess she meant about being uneducated in the Bible. I can see where that might cause someone to not come to church...they are afraid that they do not know enough about the Bible or just feel that they would feel inferior. For unbelief, I definitely understand that...of course people would not come to church is they had no belief in it and what it stood for. And then there is time again...I guess this could be a major factor for people who work more than five days a week and just want to rest sometimes. I understand that could be an issue.

A few of the things that Stacey is looking for in a church is one that is very laid back. She does not like anything that feels traditional or forceful. This is definitely a common theme today...people want to go to a church that is laid back and takes them in as they are...kind of how Jesus actually does! Another area that Stacey is looking for in a church is a good kids program as she has 3 kids of her own and would like them to be a part of a program that will teach them well.

Stacey did not have any advice to give to church leaders.