Strengths & OpportunitiesQuestions for which your parish had the strongest positive and negative results based on strongly agree or high frequency

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Strengths

Top 3 by Highest Percentage Strongly Agree

Top 3 by Highest Percentage Monthly or More Often

Opportunities

Top 3 by Lowest Percentage Strongly Agree

Top 3 by Lowest Percentage Monthly or More Often

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Belief: Eucharist is

body/blood of Christ

Belief: Scripture is word of

God

Community: Information

availability

Legend

I Do Not Know

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Neither Agree nor Disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

Frequency: Individual

prayer time

Frequency: Mass

attendance

Frequency: Prayed with

someone

Legend

Never

Once or Twice a Year

Quarterly

Monthly

Weekly

Daily

Group Daily, Weekly & Monthly

Conversations: Sharing

personal story

Conversations: Sharing

story of Jesus

Conversations:

Confidence in teachings

Legend

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Neither Agree nor Disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

Frequency: Retreat

Frequency: Invited

another to religious life

Frequency: Invited man to

priesthood

Legend

Never

Once or Twice a Year

Quarterly

Monthly

Weekly

Daily

Group Daily, Weekly & Monthly

Key DriversQuestions that are statistically significant with respect to a parishioner's likelihood to recommend the parish, say the parish is helping them grow

spiritually, and frequency with which they are sharing their faith

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What drives a parishioner to recommend their parish to a friend and to indicate the parish ishelping them grow spiritually?

What drives a parishioner to share a personal witness story?

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Recommend Pastor

Community: Welcoming

Growth via: Preaching

Growth via: Mass

Conversations: God's

work in my life

Growth via: Forming as a

Disciple

Community: Information

availability

Legend

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Neither Agree nor Disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

Belief: Scripture is word of

God

Conversations:

Confidence in teachings

Conversations: Sharing

personal story

Conversations: Sharing

story of Jesus

Legend

I Do Not Know

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Neither Agree nor Disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

Frequency: Invited

someone to Mass

Frequency: Invited

someone to parish activity

Frequency: Pastoral

counseling/spiritual

direction

Legend

Never

Once or Twice a Year

Quarterly

Monthly

Weekly

Daily

Group Daily, Weekly & Monthly

Belief in Core Catholic TeachingQuestions related to parishioners' degree of belief in core teachings of the faith

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Belief: Jesus died and rose

again

Belief: Eucharist is

body/blood of Christ

Belief: Scripture is word of

God

Belief: Authority of the

Church

Belief: Church critical in

relationship with God

Belief: Jesus moral

teachings

Legend

I Do Not Know

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Neither Agree nor Disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

Effectiveness of Parish SupportQuestions related to how well the parish supports parishioners personally and spiritually

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Connecting me with Catholic Community

Fostering my Spiritual Growth

Equipping me to talk about Faith

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Community:

Opportunities to serve

Community: Follow up on

involvement

Community: Support in

time of need

Community: Information

availability

Community: Online

Communication

Legend

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Neither Agree nor Disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

Parish helps spiritual

growth

Growth via: Prayer life

Growth via: Mass

Growth via: Music

deepens participation

Growth via: Small-group

Growth via: Preaching

Growth via:

Retreats/workshops

Growth via: Teaching to

read Bible

Growth via: Sacramental

prep

Growth via: Forming as a

Disciple

Legend

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Neither Agree nor Disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

Supporting and Educating children in the Catholic Faith

Conversations: Providing

events

Conversations:

Confidence in teachings

Conversations: Care for

community

Conversations: Sharing

story of Jesus

Conversations: Sharing

personal story

Conversations: God's

work in my life

Legend

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Neither Agree nor Disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

Support for child

discipleship

Recommend parish school

Recommend parish

religious education

Legend

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Neither Agree nor Disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

Parish HeatmapShows the results for 9 key factors for your parish

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Community: Welcoming 44 48 12 2 13

Growth via: Mass 26 34 22 17 13

Growth via: Preaching 28 35 23 14 12

Growth via: Forming as a Disciple 27 39 34 6 6

Recommend Parish 44 35 12 9 9

Parish helps spiritual growth 27 42 26 6 8

Conversations: Sharing personal story 11 25 53 17 2

Belief: Scripture is word of God 71 24 3 1 5

Belief: Eucharist is body/blood of Christ 73 21 5 2 5

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Neither Agree nor

Disagree Disagree Strongly Disagree

Leadership IndicatorsQuestions most directly related to parish leadership

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Community: Involved in

decisions

Community: Financial

transparency

Community: Follow up on

involvement

Community:

Opportunities to serve

Recommend Pastor

Recommend Parish

Recommend Parish Staff

Recommend Other Priests

Legend

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Neither Agree nor Disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

Sunday ExperienceQuestions directly related to the Sunday experience

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Community: Welcoming

Growth via: Mass

Growth via: Music

deepens participation

Growth via: Preaching

Legend

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Neither Agree nor Disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

Spiritual PracticesQuestions related to the faith practices of your people

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Catholic Journey

Legend

I consider myself Catholic,

though faith is not a significant

part of my life

I practice my Catholic faith, but

do not know Jesus personally like

a friend

I have personally encountered

Jesus Christ and am growing as a

disciple

My relationship with Jesus

Christ is the most important

relationship in my life

Pace of spiritual growth

Legend

In a period of spiritual decline

Stalled in my spiritual growth

Content staying right where I am

spiritually

Growing in my faith, but would

like to grow more than I am

Growing at a steady, continued

pace

In a period of rapid spiritual

growth

Frequency: Individual

prayer time

Frequency: Bible

study/prayer group

Frequency: Mass

attendance

Frequency: Confession

Frequency: Pastoral

counseling/spiritual

direction

Frequency:

Class/workshop

Frequency: Social event

Frequency: Retreat

Frequency: Eucharistic

adoration

Frequency: Catholic

devotions

Legend

Never

Once or Twice a Year

Quarterly

Monthly

Weekly

Daily

Group Daily, Weekly & Monthly

Missionary ImpulseQuestions related to the missionary discipleship practices of your people

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Frequency: Invited

someone to parish activity

Frequency: Invited

someone to Mass

Frequency: Invited man to

priesthood

Frequency: Invited

another to religious life

Frequency: Answered

someone's spiritual

question

Frequency: Volunteered to

serve someone

Frequency: Shared story

of Jesus

Frequency: Shared

personal story

Frequency: Prayed with

someone

Frequency: Social event

Legend

Never

Once or Twice a Year

Quarterly

Monthly

Weekly

Daily

Group Daily, Weekly & Monthly

Parents responsible for

growth of child

Legend

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Neither Agree nor Disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree