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Introduction

Basic Church Profile Inventory Sample

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ThisisasampleofallthequestionscontainedinHartfordInstitute'sChurchProfileInventorySurveythatcanbe

completedonline.

AchurchthatchoosestooffertheInventorytoitsmemberstodocompletelyonline,oronlinewithanoptiontohave

membersfilloutapapercopywhichthechurchthenentersonline.Additionallywecancustomizethelookofthe

surveysomewhat,addalogoorphoto,changetheintroductionandconcludingremarks,selectwhichquestionsare

askedandevenincludeadditionalopen

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endedquestionsifyouareinterestingallforthesameprice.Requestsfor

extensivealterationofthesurveymayrequireadditionalcharges.

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Thecostofthisbasicservice(whichincludesseveralreportsproducedbytheonlinesoftwareprogramandadditional

materialsaboutinterpretationoftheresults)isachurch$300.00nomatterhowmanyquestionnairesareentered.The

rawdatacanbegiventothechurchinatab

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delimited,Excelorotherformatforadditionalprocessingbypersonsat

thechurchskilledinstatisticalanalysis.

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The following introductory text can be customized to fit your context

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Thismomentprovidesanimportantopportunityforusalltosharetogetherinassessingwhoweareandwherewesee

ourselvesgoing.

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Thissurveyisdesignedtoassistinthistask.ThissurveywasdevelopedbytheHartfordInstituteforReligionResearch

inConnecticut(www.hartfordinstitute.org).

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Thesurveynotonlyasksseveralsetsofquestionsaboutourcongregation'scurrentministryandyourowninvolvement,

butalsoseeksyourinputonchurchdynamicsandyourvisionforourfuture.

Completingthissurveyensuresthatyourviewshavebeenheardanditwillgiveusabaselinefromwhichtomeasure

whetherwearemovingindirectionsthatwethinkareimportant.Weaskthateachmemberofyourhouseholdover

theageof15completethesurvey.

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Youmaycompletethissurveyonlineatthissiteoronpaper.Ifyouchoosetofilloutthesurveyonline,pleasetryto

completeitinonesitting.Howeverifyouaredisconnectedorareotherwiseinterrupted,youwon

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tloseanyofthis

informationasitisautomaticallysaved.Tocompletethesurvey,youcanbeginanewquestionnaireandpage

forwardtopickupthesurveywhereyouleftoff.

Ifyoucompletethepapersurveypleasereturnittothechurchsothatyourresponsescanbeenteredintothe

computer.Thissurveywilltakeapproximately30to45minutestocomplete.

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Whenansweringthissurvey,pleasechecktheappropriateboxorsupplytherequiredinformationasindicated.If

answeringquestionswithalimitednumberofchoices,pleasechoosetheanswerthatcomesclosesttotheright

answerforyou,evenifitdoesnotfitperfectly.Unanswereditemsreducetheusefulnessoftheinventory.Itis

importantthateveryoneparticipateinthissurvey!

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Yourresponsesareanonymous.Thankyouforyourcooperation.Wehopeyouenjoyfillingoutthequestionnaireand

thatinadditiontoassistingourchurch,youfindthisprocesshelpfulinreflectingonyourfaith,themeaningofyour

churchexperience,andyourhopesforthefuture.

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Ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutthesurvey,pleasecontactthechurchat[emailaddress].

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