Member Welcome Quiz – Faith+Lead

This quiz is designed to help you discern where you are in your journey, and give you recommendations for where to begin.

When the questions ask about your ministry, congregation, or Christian community, please answer based on your primary leadership role.

For example, if you are the senior pastor of a congregation, answer with your entire congregation in mind. If you lead a women’s ministry, answer with your women’s ministry in mind. If you are launching a new community or outreach initiative, answer with your new ministry in mind.

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Which of the following best describes you?(Required)

In the past 12 months, have you seriously considered stepping back from your role as a member of the clergy, church volunteer or ministry leader, or ministry innovator?

Yes

No

Are you a church volunteer or ministry leader who has been asked to take on tasks that have traditionally been done by members of the clergy, or are you engaged in training lay leaders in these tasks: preaching, pastoral care visits, leading and planning worship, etc.?

Yes

No

For the following questions, please select the answer that best describes your ministry context. Most questions have two possible answers; please choose whichever one best describes your situation, even if neither is a perfect fit. Your initial instinct is just fine.

In general, I would say I feel more…

Energized and excited about my ministry work.

Burned out and frustrated by my ministry work.

When it comes to change…

We have a culture of openness and our people are willing to try new things.

We struggle to make changes without anxiety and stress in the system.

Appropriate to their age and stage of life, the majority of our members or participants…

Have an appropriate level of biblical literacy and grasp of theology.

Struggle to articulate basic theological concepts or lack familiarity with the Bible.

Unsure; I haven’t asked them.

Most of our members or participants…

Engage in regular spiritual practices.

Do not make spiritual practices a priority in their day-to-day lives.

Unsure; I haven’t asked them.

Our core team of leaders spends more time…

Discerning where God is calling our ministry, congregation, or Christian community and taking meaningful steps forward.

Managing issues related to administration, programs, attendance, and budgets.

In general, our members or participants are…

Effective at communicating to outsiders the difference Jesus makes in their lives.

Uncomfortable talking about the difference Jesus makes in their everyday lives.

Unsure; I haven’t asked them.

When conflicts arise, our members or participants tend to…

Lash out, avoid, or otherwise escalate the conflict in ways that are unhealthy or spiritually immature

Address the conflict in a direct, healthy way, with an ultimate goal of reconciliation

As a congregation, ministry, or Christian community…

We have at least one outreach ministry that is designed to share Jesus with those who don’t yet know him.

We do not have a ministry like this.

When it comes to spiritual connection…

We actively encourage our members or participants to create opportunities for spiritual connection outside our congregation.

Most spiritual connection takes place at church or through official church programs.

As a ministry, congregation, or Christian community…

We are actively engaged in creating new ministries, micro-communities, or fresh expressions of church.

We are not engaged in initiatives like these.

In terms of outreach to our broader community…

We have multiple points of connection or outreach.

We do not have connections or ministries like this.

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