Survey Summary

 

Response totals as of July 19,2005:

The summary that follows is focused on the response to question three of the survey:

 

" As you consider the diversity of our broader shared ministries as the Southern Province, which stretch from V A to FL, what aspects of ministry are most important for the 2006 Synod to address to best support and inspire positive growth in our shared ministries in the next synodal period (2006-2010)?"

Each congregational, provincial board or agency group and their respective delegates were asked to respond and to note the top three responses. A single response for each congregational or provincial board / agency was requested noting the top three replies each group had prioritied.

·         35 groups responded; 105 possible different answers

·          There were 7 categories with at least 10 responses:

 1.  Polity and Organizational Management [18]

        2.  Evangelism and Church Growth [17] :,

 3.  Theology and Faith Expression [16]

 4.  Unity and Community Building [15]

 5.  Stand on Issues of Controversy [13]

 6.  Social Concerns, Justice, and Tolerance [10]

 7.  Stewardships and Financial Reform [10]

 

 

 

There were six additional categories with a moderate response of 2 to 5:

·       The categories receiving five responses include:

1.     Youth and Camp Ministries [ 5]

2.     Ministerial Development [5]

3.     Communication [ 5]

 

 

·       The categories receiving at least two responses include:

       1. Moravian Heritage [3]

       2. Marketing, Promotion, and Public Relations [3]

       3. Education and Spiritual Formation [2]

 

Listed below is a summary of the comments given in each of these categories beginning with the highest response and concluding with the category with at least two responses.

 

Polity and Organizational Management [18]

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stand in terms of salvation

culture that reflect changes and growth in ethnicity and cultural diversity

 

 

Evangelism and Church Growth [17]

 

Theology and Faith Expression [16]

 

·         Keeping a biblical emphasis

·         Lots of time spent by the congregation in the last synodal period monitoring,

studying, and responding to our province's stand (and lack thereof) on a variety of theological issues

 

 

 

Unity and Community Building [15]

sharing and cooperation between members of the province in general)

 

differences destroy us but let our diversity strengthen us (

 

Stand on Issues of Controversy [13]

the province would take a stand on biblical truth there would be more unity and we would be in accordance with God's will, thereby opening us to His shower of blessing."

 

Christ!

 

Social Concerns, Justice, and Tolerance [10]

 

Stewardships and Financial Reform [10]

 

Youth and Camp Ministries [5]

 

Ministerial Development [5]

 

Communication [5]

 

Moravian Heritage [3]

 

Marketing, Promotion, and Public Relations [3]

 

 

Education and Spiritual Formation [2]