…to the nation about the Australian Church and its people and to individual denominations likewise

…to Regions, Dioceses and Synods about their vitality and about the life of their parishes and churches

…to local churches about their spiritual and pastoral strengths

…to local church leaders about their people’s hopes concerns and commitment

…to researchers about the very nature of church today

Once every five years since 1991 NCLS Research has gathered the voices of Australian church attenders

and so been able to speak with authority…

…their age & background

…their beliefs & involvement

…how they see their church and its mission

…what they hope for from their church/parish

…what they most value in their church/parish

It surveys your attenders about…

It surveys your parishes and churches about…

…their Core Qualities

…their strengths

…how those strengths have changed over time

…attendance – newcomers, youth retention, and so on

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1. Attender Survey for all church attenders aged 15+

2. Leaders Surveyfor anyone exercising leadership in the parish/church

3. Operations Survey for the administrator

1. Attender Survey for all church attenders aged 15+

2. Leaders Surveyfor anyone exercising leadership in the parish/church

3. Operations Survey for the administrator

1. Attender Survey for all church attenders aged 15+

2. Leaders Surveyfor anyone exercising leadership in the parish/church

3. Operations Survey for the administrator

1. Children’s Survey for church attenders aged 8-14:paper survey; cost $10 per 10 surveys; feedback in the Church Life Profile

2. Youth Plus Survey for young people with some connection to the church: 3 month online survey (password access); cost $50 per 100 surveys; feedback online (password protected) highlights in the Church Life Profile

3. Community Contacts Survey for people who connect to the church but seldom attend services:3 month online survey (password access); cost $50 per 100 surveys; feedback online (password protected) highlights in the Church Life Profile

4. Denominational Questions allows for some additional survey questions:part of the Attender (paper) Survey; cost $1,000 per question; local feedback in each church’s Church Life Profile and overview in Denominational Report

September Baptist Churches, Christian Missionary Alliance, C3 Churches (CCC), CRC Churches International, Christian Outreach Centres, Church of the Nazarene, Congregational Churches, Grace Communion, Christian Reformed Churches, (Brethren), Lutheran Church,

October Australian Christian Churches (AOG), Churches of Christ, Presbyterian Church, Salvation Army, Seventh-day Adventist, Vineyard Fellowship, Four Square, Apostolic, Bethesda, (Independent)

November Anglican Church, Catholic Church, Uniting Church

2011 Survey Months

www.2011ncls.org.au

Terms & Conditions document

1. Definitions

2. Survey 2011

3. Regional Coordinators

4. Survey Feedback

5. Costs

6. Small Church Clustering

7. Invoicing

8. Timing

9. Permission

Small Church Clustering

• Small congregations may apply to do the Survey as a cluster, receive a cluster Profile & Pack and be charged as though they were one church ($200 + $1 per form for the cluster)

• Churches that have been clustered with very small churches may apply for their own Profile after the Cluster Profile (cost $50)

• NCLS PLUS surveys may also be conducted at cluster level between churches participating in the 2011 NCLS

my.ncls.org.au