Church Planning Meeting

This Sunday we will be having a church planning meeting.  We will be discussing the items below and anything else that comes up!  Please be thinking about these things and be prepared to contribute!  We need your input! Thanks, pastor Gerry

CHURCH SURVEY

Would you attend an evening service complete with sermon? (Sunday, Saturday, Friday)

Do you like having lay preachers occasionally?

Would you attend a Wednesday night Bible study at church?

Would you attend an adult Bible class on Sunday morning at 9am

Would you like periodic Saturday seminars? (open to public, church only, help teach)

Which subjects:

-- Getting a job,
-- being a valuable employee,
-- defeating depression,
-- marriage improvement,
-- dealing with divorce,
-- discover your gifts,
-- avoiding anxiety,
-- addiction recovery,
-- financial freedom.

Would you like to serve in some way at church? Yes/No

How would you like to serve? (circle)

-- teaching (adults, teenagers, children)
-- prayer (intercession while at home, prayer ministry team, prayer for service, deliverance ministry)
-- helping (cleaning church, setup for service, janitorial)
-- home Bible study (teach or host)
-- adult Bible class (teach series, teach occasionally)
-- preach occasional sermon
-- men's group (teach, prepare breakfast, organize including calling people)
-- fundraising for specific goals
-- Sunday coffee hour (prepare coffee, setup area)
-- greet people as they arrive
-- usher (usher people in, hand round offering basket, communion, count offering)
-- copy and fold weekly bulletins
-- building maintenance (see needs, organize repairs, plumbing, electrical, painting)
-- lead a support group (divorce, addiction, financial)
-- work with youth (serve dinner, contribute to dinner, assist youth leader, prayer, counseling, host or organize teen social activities)
-- work with children (teach, host or organize events, assist children's ministry leader)
-- women's ministry (teach Bible study, organize events)
-- community involvement (thrift store, prisons, boy scouts)
-- host visiting ministers etc
-- other:

What do you see as our church strengths?

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What do you see as our weaknesses?

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Have sermons addressed your needs? What would you like to see changed?

How can we better reach out to our community?

What other changes would you like to see?