Summary of "Lift Every Voice" Parish Survey, August 2022
This summary is a milestone in the work of your Discernment Steering Committee. Presented as a portable document format (PDF) file, the topics provided here are grouped by themes into broad categories. While we understand that as a whole it is an immense amount of information to try and assess, our goal ultimately is to coalesce our thoughts and desires into a parish plan for ministry and campus development. It is built upon the work we previously did prior to March 2020, which established our mission statement, identified our community values and defined a strategic direction.
As you read the congregation’s responses, keep in mind the survey effort and then this compilation document are but two steps towards determining what really speaks to the church family and what we are called to do. It is a useful tool to understand our thoughts and concerns, and should help us better understand which priorities and projects the congregation supports as a whole.
We welcome you to review the results, note the highlights, identify notable trends and discuss your conclusions with one another. The Discernment Committee will soon discuss the Lift Every Voice data with your elected leadership, i.e. the Vestry and Mother Tracy.
Ultimately, our job as a committee is to continue to listen to your voices, identify your priorities, and create an overall vision we can all get behind. Please know that this is not the end of the story; our committee will continue working on your behalf, engaging you again in future discussions to discern what we are called to do and be as a community of faith.
We look forward to your continued involvement. For now, please know that your voices have been heard, your leadership is taking it seriously and our work will continue.
Rick Becton, on behalf of the Discernment Steering Committee
(Rick Becton, Tom Butler, Maritza Medina, the Rev. Eliza Linley, & Antonette Wood, working with consultant Linda Buskirk)
Click here to download the 2-page summary by consultant Linda Buskirk of the Survey Results
Click here to download the Complete Summary of the Survey Results
This summary is a milestone in the work of your Discernment Steering Committee. Presented as a portable document format (PDF) file, the topics provided here are grouped by themes into broad categories. While we understand that as a whole it is an immense amount of information to try and assess, our goal ultimately is to coalesce our thoughts and desires into a parish plan for ministry and campus development. It is built upon the work we previously did prior to March 2020, which established our mission statement, identified our community values and defined a strategic direction.
As you read the congregation’s responses, keep in mind the survey effort and then this compilation document are but two steps towards determining what really speaks to the church family and what we are called to do. It is a useful tool to understand our thoughts and concerns, and should help us better understand which priorities and projects the congregation supports as a whole.
We welcome you to review the results, note the highlights, identify notable trends and discuss your conclusions with one another. The Discernment Committee will soon discuss the Lift Every Voice data with your elected leadership, i.e. the Vestry and Mother Tracy.
Ultimately, our job as a committee is to continue to listen to your voices, identify your priorities, and create an overall vision we can all get behind. Please know that this is not the end of the story; our committee will continue working on your behalf, engaging you again in future discussions to discern what we are called to do and be as a community of faith.
We look forward to your continued involvement. For now, please know that your voices have been heard, your leadership is taking it seriously and our work will continue.
Rick Becton, on behalf of the Discernment Steering Committee
(Rick Becton, Tom Butler, Maritza Medina, the Rev. Eliza Linley, & Antonette Wood, working with consultant Linda Buskirk)
Click here to download the 2-page summary by consultant Linda Buskirk of the Survey Results
Click here to download the Complete Summary of the Survey Results