Survey conducted by Diocesan Executive Council with parishes within the Diocese of Athabasca

1. Our Focus, God’s Direction
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2012 Survey Results

2. Who answered:
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251 responses from 14 Parishes
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70.9% over 50 years of age
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67.3% female
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93.2% Caucasian
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83.7% married or widowed
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67.7% Anglican more than Surveyyears
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3. Attendance at Worship Services
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4. Frequency of Bible Reading
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5. How Supportive Is Your Faith In Times
of Crisis?
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6. To what extent has the Church made a
difference in your experience of your faith?
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7. How frequently do you serve in
ministries of the Church?
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8. How easy is it to answer
"What has Jesus done for you today?"

9. To what extent are your community
involvements guided by your faith?
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10. Opportunities for Ministry in My
Geographic area:
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Substance abuse 55.4%
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Issues related to aging 47%
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Family violence 44.2 %
*rated “quite a bit” or “a great deal”
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11. Activities or ministries we want
maintained and/or implemented in our
congregation or parish .
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76.5% Christian Education for Children
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71.7% Incorporating New Members into the
Life of the Church
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71.3% Youth Ministry
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12. Priorities for our diocese:
68.9% rated incorporating new members into
existing congregations as quite a bit or a great deal of
a priority
64.9% rated diocesan youth events as quite a bit
or a great deal of a priority
61.4% rated training for Lay Readers, Lectors,
and Sunday School teachers as quite a bit or a great
deal of a priority.
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13. Budget Emphasis Results
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14. 4.1.5 Developing Baptism & Marriage Courses for all
parishes to use
0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.35 0.4
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15. In the best of all worlds the Diocese of
Athabasca would focus most of its time,
talent and treasures on…
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Training
•
Supporting
•
Growing
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16. In the best of all worlds the Diocese of
Athabasca could best support the
ministry of the parishes by:
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Communication
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Training
•
Financial Support
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17. God is clearly calling the Diocese of
Athabasca to:
“evangelize”
GROW “pray”
•
Individually “seek”
•
in our parishes “help”
•
in our diocese
•
in our communities “spread”
“teach”
“reach”
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18. If the Diocese of Athabasca is to not only
survive but thrive then the diocese and the
parishes have to concentrate on:
MEMBERSHIP
& YOUTH
•
Sharing the Gospel
•
Working together
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