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Trinity Episcopal Church
of Lawrence, Kansas
Fall 2009 Parish Survey
225 responses
Areas of Ministry
Below are several areas of ministry at Trinity. Carefully read all choices for each category before considering your choice. Althoughyou may find more than one choice to be important, please check only one which is most important for you. After making thisselection, please rank order the 8 categories.
1. Preaching
Evangelistic sermons that emphasize sharing our faith 5
2%
Biblically-based sermons 68
30%
Sermons on social or political issues 9
4%
Sermons relevant to everyday life 135
60%
No response 8
4%2. Liturgy
Traditional 166
74%
Contemporary 15
7%
Solemn High Mass 39
17%
No response 5
2%3. Fellowship
Regular social events for church members 49
22%
Coffee and fellowship after services 119
53%
Parish groups sponsor social activities (progressivedinner, supper club, etc.)41
18%
No response 16
7%
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4. Worship Services
The worship style of the service 115
51%
The worship time 20
9%
The preaching 44
20%
The music 35
16%
The children’s programs
2
1%
No response 9
4%5. Outreach
Local community programs (food, shelter, Habitat, etc.) 183
81%
Programs available for special age groups (eg. BrandonWoods)22
10%
Open parish facilities to outside groups 6
3%
National and international programs (UNICEF, UTO,diocesan, African missions etc.)8
4%
No response 6
3%6. Pastoral Care
Clergy train parishioners to provide pastoral care 42
19%
Clergy counsel those in crisis 121
54%
Clergy visit shut-ins on a regular basis 51
23%
No response 11
5%7. Spiritual Development
Rector provides spiritual direction for individuals 131
58%
Rector organizes retreats and workshops 29
13%
Rector implements lay ministry programs 49
22%
No response 16
7%
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8. Education
During the week Bible study provided for adults 60
27%
Sunday school for both children and adults 137
61%
Children’s sermons during worship services
34
15%
Small group study 99
44%
Youth group (ages 12-18) 77
34%
Guest speakers invited to teach 62
28%
No response 19
8%
People may select more than one checkbox, so percentages mayadd up to more than 100%.
Rank of categories
Now, rank order the eight categories, with 1 being most important and 8 being the least important.
Preaching
1 - Most important 48
21%
2 44
20%
3 46
20%
4 16
7%
5 22
10%
6 17
8%
7 15
7%
8 - Least important 17
8%Pastoral Care
1 - Most important 23
10%
2 27
12%
3 30
13%
4 40
18%
5 31
14%
6 34
15%
7 23
10%
8 - Least important 17
8%Outreach
1 - Most important 12
5%
2 11
5%
3 15
7%
4 31
14%
5 33
15%
6 34
15%
7 40
18%
8 - Least important 49
22%
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