How Long Have You Worshipped at...
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ST. JOHN’S RECTOR SEARCH RESULTS
Quick Information
● 191 ADULT RESPONDENTS, 18 YOUTH ● FEMALE 67% MALE 33% ● OF THE ADULT RESPONDERS: ○ 18-29 3% ○ 30-45 16.3% ○ 45- 60 23.7% ○ OVER 60 57%
● 38% HAVE CHILDREN IN THE HOME ● 78% ARE MARRIED
How Long Have You Worshipped at SJEC?
How Often Do You Attend Services?
Attitude Towards the Current Worship Experience
VERY GOOD
GOOD NEUTRAL POOR VERY POOR NO OPINION
WORSHIP SERVICE
53% 36% 7% 1% 1% 2%
MUSIC 56% 24% 9% 3% 0% 8%
WORSHIP TIMES
59% 34% 4% 1% 0% 3%
INVOLVEMENT OF LAY MINISTERS
41% 36% 11% 1% 0% 10%
WORSHIP SPACE
80% 16% 1% 0% 0% 2%
FAMILY FRIENDLY
60% 30% 3% 0% 1% 7%
INVOLVEMENT OF YOUTH
37% 32% 10% 3% 1% 17%
Any column that doesn’t total 100% is due to rounding
Activities at SJEC those with more than 15% participation
● BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 17% ● CHAPEL OF THE TRANSFIGURATION 28% ● COFFEE HOUR 41% ● CONCERTS 22% ● LAY MINISTRY 21% ● LEADERSHIP 25% ● POT LUCK DINNERS/ EVENTS 30% ● I DO NOT VOLUNTEER 18% BUT 24 SKIPPED THIS QUESTION
Activities in the Community
Moments of Success
How Well Do We Communicate With You?
How You Receive SJEC News
Respondents Could Select Multiple Options
Services As You Move Forward VERY
IMPORTANT IMPORTANT NOT IMPORTANT NO OPINION
WEEKLY EUCHARIST 73% 21% 7% 0%
SUNG EUCHARIST 15% 27% 47% 11%
CONTINUE WITH CURRENT STYLE OF HOLY WEEK AND CHRISTMAS SERVICES
43% 37% 9% 11%
USE OF INCENSE 6% 14% 71% 10%
MORE INFORMAL SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE WEEK
7% 39% 32% 22%
MORE FORMAL WORSHIP SERVICES 4% 20% 50% 25%
TWO SUNDAY SERVICES 48% 35% 9% 8%
ONE SUNDAY SERVICE 4% 6% 64% 27%
LAY PREACHING 7% 34% 42% 17%
VARIETY OF MUSIC 40% 40% 11% 9%
TAIZE 18% 37% 22% 23%
SERVICES THAT APPEAL TO LATINO COMMUNITY
19% 48% 17% 15%
CHILDREN’S SERVICE 48% 39% 8% 5%
Any column that doesn’t total 100% is due to rounding
New Services?
● SATURDAY EVENING
● HEALING SERVICE
● MID-WEEK SERVICE
● 20-30 SOMETHING SERVICE
● MORNING PRAYER
Relationships With Others For the Future
● WITH JACKSON CHURCHES 89% VERY IMPORTANT OR IMPORTANT
● WITH CHURCHES IN OUR REGION OF THE DIOCESE 74% VERY IMPORTANT OR IMPORTANT
● WITH CHURCHES IN OTHER PARTS OF THE DIOCESE 58% VERY IMPORTANT OR IMPORTANT
● IN ECUMENICAL SETTINGS 66% VERY IMPORTANT OR IMPORTANT
● WITH CHURCHES IN OTHER STATES 29% VERY IMPORTANT OR IMPORTANT
● COMMUNICATION OF TOPICS WITH OTHER CHURCHES IN DIOCESE 66% VERY IMPORTANT OR
IMPORTANT
● SENDING DELEGATES TO DIOCESAN CONVENTION 72% VERY IMPORTANT OR IMPORTANT
● SENDING DELEGATES TO GENERAL CONVENTION 72% VERY IMPORTANT OR IMPORTANT
● WITH CHURCHES IN OTHER COUNTRIES 51% VERY IMPORTANT OR IMPORTANT
Challenges Over the Next 5 Years
VERY IMPORTANT IMPORTANT NOT IMPORTANT
NO OPINION
LONG TERM FINANCIAL STABILITY 56% 39% 3% 1%
ENHANCING AND IMPROVING COMMUNICATION
35% 55% 8% 3%
ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
45% 47% 2% 5%
ENHANCING THE WORSHIP EXPERIENCE 43% 48% 6% 3%
ATTRACTING AND INCORPORATING YOUNG PEOPLE
66% 33% 1% 1%
SJEC CAMPUS 43% 48% 7% 2%
CHAPEL OF THE TRANSFIGURATION 55% 40% 3% 2%
ATTRACTING NEW PEOPLE 66% 20% 1% 2%
WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE OF YOUNG FAMILIES
79% 21% 0% 0%
HOUSING 38% 41% 13% 8%
Any column that doesn’t total 100% is due to rounding
Enhance and Expand Family Ministries
Worship: Should it change?
What New Education Would You Participate In?
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Experience of Your Next Rector as Ranked by You
● Working With Youth, Children and Families
● Ministering to Those in Need
● Active in Social Justice
● Promoting and Increasing Stewardship
● Working with a Variety of Ethnic Groups
● At a Program Sized Church
● Experience with Seasonal Parishioners
Qualities of Your Next Rector as Ranked by You
● STRONG AND INSPIRING SPIRITUAL LEADER
● ABLE TO ENCOURAGE A WARM AND WELCOMING PARISH COMMUNITY
● APPEALS TO YOUNG PARISHIONERS
● HAS AN INTEREST AND VISION FOR THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH AND FOR THE FUTURE OF RELIGION
● ABLE TO ATTRACT NEW MEMBERS
● MODELS GOOD STEWARDSHIP
● EFFECTIVE MEDIATOR
● LEADER WITHIN JACKSON AND THE DIOCESE
Skills of Your Next Rector as Ranked by You
● ABLE TO HELP OTHERS GROW SPIRITUALLY
● STRONG PREACHER
● STRONG COUNSELING AND PASTORAL SKILLS
● ABLE TO MANAGE AND DEVELOP STAFF
● EFFECTIVELY GUIDES LAY LEADERSHIP
● ENHANCE THE QUALITY AND PARTICIPATION IN CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
● DESIGNS AND USES MEANINGFUL LITURGIES IN A VARIETY OF STYLES
● LEAD CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
Top 5 Lay Gifts at St. John’s
● HELP THOSE IN NEED
● MEANINGFUL WORSHIP SERVICES
● CHURCH’S FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
● PROPERTY AND BUILDING RENOVATION MANAGEMENT
● ADULT CHRISTIAN EDUCATION