ST. JOHN’S RECTOR SEARCH RESULTS

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●  191 ADULT RESPONDENTS, 18 YOUTH ● FEMALE 67% MALE 33% ● OF THE ADULT RESPONDERS: ○  18-29 3% ○  30-45 16.3% ○  45- 60 23.7% ○  OVER 60 57%

●  38% HAVE CHILDREN IN THE HOME ●  78% ARE MARRIED

How Long Have You Worshipped at SJEC?

How Often Do You Attend Services?

Attitude Towards the Current Worship Experience

VERY GOOD

GOOD NEUTRAL POOR VERY POOR NO OPINION

WORSHIP SERVICE

53% 36% 7% 1% 1% 2%

MUSIC 56% 24% 9% 3% 0% 8%

WORSHIP TIMES

59% 34% 4% 1% 0% 3%

INVOLVEMENT OF LAY MINISTERS

41% 36% 11% 1% 0% 10%

WORSHIP SPACE

80% 16% 1% 0% 0% 2%

FAMILY FRIENDLY

60% 30% 3% 0% 1% 7%

INVOLVEMENT OF YOUTH

37% 32% 10% 3% 1% 17%

Any column that doesn’t total 100% is due to rounding

Activities at SJEC those with more than 15% participation

●  BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 17% ●  CHAPEL OF THE TRANSFIGURATION 28% ●  COFFEE HOUR 41% ●  CONCERTS 22% ●  LAY MINISTRY 21% ●  LEADERSHIP 25% ●  POT LUCK DINNERS/ EVENTS 30% ●  I DO NOT VOLUNTEER 18% BUT 24 SKIPPED THIS QUESTION

Activities in the Community

Moments of Success

How Well Do We Communicate With You?

How You Receive SJEC News

Respondents Could Select Multiple Options

Services As You Move Forward VERY

IMPORTANT IMPORTANT NOT IMPORTANT NO OPINION

WEEKLY EUCHARIST 73% 21% 7% 0%

SUNG EUCHARIST 15% 27% 47% 11%

CONTINUE WITH CURRENT STYLE OF HOLY WEEK AND CHRISTMAS SERVICES

43% 37% 9% 11%

USE OF INCENSE 6% 14% 71% 10%

MORE INFORMAL SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE WEEK

7% 39% 32% 22%

MORE FORMAL WORSHIP SERVICES 4% 20% 50% 25%

TWO SUNDAY SERVICES 48% 35% 9% 8%

ONE SUNDAY SERVICE 4% 6% 64% 27%

LAY PREACHING 7% 34% 42% 17%

VARIETY OF MUSIC 40% 40% 11% 9%

TAIZE 18% 37% 22% 23%

SERVICES THAT APPEAL TO LATINO COMMUNITY

19% 48% 17% 15%

CHILDREN’S SERVICE 48% 39% 8% 5%

Any column that doesn’t total 100% is due to rounding

New Services?

● SATURDAY EVENING

● HEALING SERVICE

● MID-WEEK SERVICE

●  20-30 SOMETHING SERVICE

● MORNING PRAYER

Relationships With Others For the Future

●  WITH JACKSON CHURCHES 89% VERY IMPORTANT OR IMPORTANT

●  WITH CHURCHES IN OUR REGION OF THE DIOCESE 74% VERY IMPORTANT OR IMPORTANT

●  WITH CHURCHES IN OTHER PARTS OF THE DIOCESE 58% VERY IMPORTANT OR IMPORTANT

●  IN ECUMENICAL SETTINGS 66% VERY IMPORTANT OR IMPORTANT

●  WITH CHURCHES IN OTHER STATES 29% VERY IMPORTANT OR IMPORTANT

●  COMMUNICATION OF TOPICS WITH OTHER CHURCHES IN DIOCESE 66% VERY IMPORTANT OR

IMPORTANT

●  SENDING DELEGATES TO DIOCESAN CONVENTION 72% VERY IMPORTANT OR IMPORTANT

●  SENDING DELEGATES TO GENERAL CONVENTION 72% VERY IMPORTANT OR IMPORTANT

●  WITH CHURCHES IN OTHER COUNTRIES 51% VERY IMPORTANT OR IMPORTANT

Challenges Over the Next 5 Years

VERY IMPORTANT IMPORTANT NOT IMPORTANT

NO OPINION

LONG TERM FINANCIAL STABILITY 56% 39% 3% 1%

ENHANCING AND IMPROVING COMMUNICATION

35% 55% 8% 3%

ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

45% 47% 2% 5%

ENHANCING THE WORSHIP EXPERIENCE 43% 48% 6% 3%

ATTRACTING AND INCORPORATING YOUNG PEOPLE

66% 33% 1% 1%

SJEC CAMPUS 43% 48% 7% 2%

CHAPEL OF THE TRANSFIGURATION 55% 40% 3% 2%

ATTRACTING NEW PEOPLE 66% 20% 1% 2%

WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE OF YOUNG FAMILIES

79% 21% 0% 0%

HOUSING 38% 41% 13% 8%

Any column that doesn’t total 100% is due to rounding

Enhance and Expand Family Ministries

Worship: Should it change?

What New Education Would You Participate In?

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Experience of Your Next Rector as Ranked by You

●  Working With Youth, Children and Families

●  Ministering to Those in Need

●  Active in Social Justice

●  Promoting and Increasing Stewardship

●  Working with a Variety of Ethnic Groups

●  At a Program Sized Church

●  Experience with Seasonal Parishioners

Qualities of Your Next Rector as Ranked by You

●  STRONG AND INSPIRING SPIRITUAL LEADER

●  ABLE TO ENCOURAGE A WARM AND WELCOMING PARISH COMMUNITY

●  APPEALS TO YOUNG PARISHIONERS

●  HAS AN INTEREST AND VISION FOR THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH AND FOR THE FUTURE OF RELIGION

●  ABLE TO ATTRACT NEW MEMBERS

●  MODELS GOOD STEWARDSHIP

●  EFFECTIVE MEDIATOR

●  LEADER WITHIN JACKSON AND THE DIOCESE

Skills of Your Next Rector as Ranked by You

●  ABLE TO HELP OTHERS GROW SPIRITUALLY

●  STRONG PREACHER

●  STRONG COUNSELING AND PASTORAL SKILLS

●  ABLE TO MANAGE AND DEVELOP STAFF

●  EFFECTIVELY GUIDES LAY LEADERSHIP

●  ENHANCE THE QUALITY AND PARTICIPATION IN CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

●  DESIGNS AND USES MEANINGFUL LITURGIES IN A VARIETY OF STYLES

●  LEAD CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

Top 5 Lay Gifts at St. John’s

● HELP THOSE IN NEED

● MEANINGFUL WORSHIP SERVICES

● CHURCH’S FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

● PROPERTY AND BUILDING RENOVATION MANAGEMENT

● ADULT CHRISTIAN EDUCATION