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What are the challenges facing your church?
 
Lack of time and/or commitment
 
Changing demographics around the church
 
Developing a vision for the church
 
Developing the faith of members
 
Few leaders within the church
 
Financial constraints
 
Building constraints
 
Pastoral issues
 
Conflict within the church
 
Effective evangelism
 
Handling 'hot' topics of the day
 
Connecting with children
 
Connecting with families
 
Connecting with youth
 
Connecting with older people
 
Connecting with people with disabilities.
 
Other
 

 
 
 
Do you think that training will help with these challenges?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
Where do you think God is calling your church in the next couple of years? Please select three
 
To deepen its prayer life
 
To increase its engagement with Scripture
 
To make connections with its community
 
To serve children and families
 
To serve young people
 
To serve older people
 
To evangelise
 
To grow as disciples of Jesus
 
To develop its pastoral care
 
To develop its worship
 
To engage with issues of justice and peace
 
To begin a fresh expression
 
To create effective structures within the church
 
To re-discover its Congregational identity
 
To work ecumenically or in an interfaith context
 
To improve its publicity
 
Other
 
 
 
 
Do you think that training will help your church fulfil its calling?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
Do you think that current training provision provided by the Congregational Federation can help with your church's challenges or calling?
 
Yes
 
No
 
I don't know what is available.
 
We think that training from another organisation can help. Please specify
 
 
 
 
If training was available to help directly with your church's challenges and calling what would be the main factors in your church taking up that training? Please select two.
 
Low cost
 
Locally delivered
 
Nationally delivered
 
Based at my church
 
Delivered on-line
 
Residential
 
Non-residential
 
A weekly commitment (say one evening for a month)
 
A week-end commitment
 
A day commitment
 
Something a couple of members could attend
 
Something our whole church could attend
 
Other
 
 
 
 
Has your church used any written or on-line resources provided by the Congregational Federation such as Growing Disciples or Christ in All Things?
 
No
 
Yes, we found them helpful
 
Yes but we found them unhelpful
 
Please specify the ways you found them helpful or unhelpful
 
 
 
 
What written or on-line resources would you like to see published so that you could use them in your church?
   
 
 
 
The GIFT course (Growing in Faith Together) is a year long course that includes three weekends for learning and fellowship together. It offers individuals the opportunity to grow in general Christian understanding and can be nationally or locally delivered. Would your church be interested in finding out more about the GIFT course?
 
Yes
 
Not at this time
 
We might be willing to host a GIFT course
 
We already know about the GIFT course
 
 
 
The Learning Church is a programme that tailor-makes a training programme for your church to help it grow in its calling. Would you be interested in finding out how to become a Learning Church?
 
Yes
 
Not at this time