Congregation Surveys
Churches large and small have one thing in common: They want to effectively minister to the needs of those in the pews. But what are their needs? How can you be sure that you've heard from the majority and not just those speaking the loudest or most frequently? How do you know you're addressing the right issues?
You want solid answers, and you need them today. But your budget is limited.
Cool Strategies can help. We've recently located a revolutionary, cost-effective process for surveying congregants on any issue imaginable, from identifying needs, to evaluating service levels, to determining top priorities from your congregation's perspective.
This simple, but effective survey instrument is highly customizable. We'll work with you to identify eight major categories of concern or question, and then craft 30 statements your congregants (and even visitors) will use to convey their interests and concerns. It is even possible to add open-ended questions to the study, allowing you to hear comments straight from their lips.
The tool is completely web-based and electronically delivered! No paperwork. No building a database to capture responses. No data entry support is needed. Responses are automatically captured as your congregants reply, ensuring high reliability. Even the web address for the instrument and the invitation to respond is delivered via e-mail to as many people as you choose. They will appreciate a process that is straightforward, flexible, quick, and paperless.
On the back end, Cool Strategies provides charts summarizing responses. Our reporting process compares data from different groups (including even your own staff), giving you the visibility you need to clarify unique interests in different segments. From there, we will help you identify key observations from the data and suggest some communication and ministry ideas and strategies based on their responses.
Feel free to contact us for more information! (Pricing is based on the number of invitations that are distributed, and is very competitive versus traditional surveying methods.) Isn't it time you took a fresh pulse of those in the pews?
