Earlier this year we conducted an anonymous members survey because we’ve convinced it’s a helpful way to get a snapshot of how we’re going in various aspects of church life together. The aim is to try and do a very similar survey every 12 months and see if there are changes overtime and if there are areas of our church we need to think about more carefully.
It’s worth noting that this is just data. It doesn’t tell us why people have answered various ways, or whether the results are good or bad. Some people find looking at data interesting, while others can get easily concerned, or maybe overthink each line. Sometimes, people can look at this data and just feel unsure about what it means and what they should do about it.
I think, like most things, a great thing to do is thank God for the positive things, and pray for anything you find concerning. If you’d like to chat about any of the items in the survey or what it means, please do come and grab myself, or any one of the staff.
| Demographics | |
| Been part of HBC for less than 5 years | |
| Between the ages of 18-39 | |
| Takes less than 20mins to travel to church | |
| Relationship with God | |
| God should be the most important thing in our lives | |
| "I feel confident of God's love for me, regardless of my circumstances" | |
| Assurance | |
| "If I died tonight, I feel confident God would welcome me into eternal life with Him" | |
| Habits of Grace | |
| How often do you read the Bible on your own? | |
| How often do you spend time praying on your own? | |
| Spiritual Transformation | |
| "In the past 12 months, my knowledge and love of God has increased". | |
| "In the past 12 months, my behaviours and thoughts have become more Christlike" | |
| Part of the Family | |
| "To what extent do you agree with the sentence: ""Hunter Bible Church is more than something I attend. It is the church I belong to""." | |
| How often would you initiate a catch-up with someone from HBC (outside of HBC events)? | |
| How often would you have someone from HBC over to your house? | |
| How often would you try to chat with someone who you don't know (on a Sunday)? | |
| "The generosity of church members is closely connected to the health and future of our church" | |
| Church | |
| How often do you look forward to coming to church? | |
| How often do you find the sermons easy to follow? | |
| How often do the sermons encourage you to feel thankfulness and/or love towards God? | |
| How often do the sermons challenge you to repent and/or change an aspect of your life? | |
| Apart from the sermon, how often do other aspects of church move you to feel thankfulness and/or love towards God? (e.g. singing, hosting, prayers, interviews, etc.) | |
| Mission | |
| "Sharing my faith with non-Christians is important". | |
| "I would feel comfortable bringing a non-Christian to the Life Series" | |
| "I would feel comfortable bringing a non-Christian to church" | |
| In the past 12 months, have you invited a non-Christian to the Life Series? | |
| How often do you pray for the gospel to spread across the world? e.g. Praying for missionaries, or the persecuted Church, unreached people groups, etc. | |
| Are you currently financially supporting any missionaries (other than via Compassion)? e.g. CMS, Pioneers, etc. | |
| Growth Group | |
| How often would you look forward to attending your Growth Group? | |
| "My Growth Group discussions help me better understand the Bible and apply it to my life". | |
| "People in my group share honestly about their lives and their faith". | |
| "I feel that someone in my group cares about me". | |
| Serving | |
| "I feel that my gifts and skills are used well at HBC". | |
| Are you as involved in Hunter Bible Church as you would like to be? | |
| "I find it easy to serve Jesus at church with joy and/or thankfulness" | |
| Church Leadership | |
| "HBC has a clear vision and direction for its ministry". | |
| "HBC staff and leaders welcome input and suggestions" | |
| "HBC ministries are well organised and structured" | |
| "I have access to the information I need in order to know what's happening at church" | |
| "If I had a question about something at church, I have a good idea of who I could talk to" | |
| Parents of Infants / Primary aged | |
| With your Toddler/School aged child(ren): How often do you read the Bible and pray together? | |
| "HBC Kids programs help me grow my Toddler/School aged child(ren) as Christians". | |
| Parents of Teenagers | |
| With your teenage child(ren): How often do you read the Bible and pray together? | |
| "HBC Youth programs help me grow my teenager(s) as Christians". | |