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Survey
Statements about mission
Origin and Purpose of God’s Mission
Kingdom, Mission and Church
Who best does mission?
Evangelism and Mission
Mission and Development
Mission and Improving Lives
Mission and Other Faiths
God at work through….
Mission and Proclamation
Mission and Sin
Mission and Salvation (two statements)
Mission and Church (essence of the Church)
Mission and Church (function of the Church)
Mission and Partnership
Mission Outcomes
Mission Priorities page
Survey
60 responses from 200 (26% Lay 74% Ordained) On behalf of local church Now take the survey
as yourself .
Origins and Purpose of Mission Agree Neutral Disagree
Mission is primarily aboutbringing justice to the world
36 26 38
Mission is primarily aboutthe church taking the Gospel of Jesus Christ into the world
85 9 6
For the church Mission is primarily about following God the Holy Trinity into the world
69 23 8
God at work through...Agree Neutral Disagree
God works through all people regardless of their beliefs
67 27 6
God works primarily through Christians
40 34 26
God works through all people of goodwill
60 27 13
Kingdom and Church Agree Neutral Disagree
The kingdom includes thechurch but is wider thanthe church
93 5 2
The kingdom of God and the church are one, there is no separation between the two
31 18 51
The kingdom of Godtransforms the world
98 2 0
Church and MissionAgree Neutral Disagree
The church is, by very nature, missionary
74 17 9
The church is the herald of the kingdom
79 16 5
The church is the sign and foretaste of the kingdom
70 22 8
The church is essential for mission
67 16 17
The church is the servant of the world
62 18 20
The Task of MissionAgree Neutral Disagree
Mission is mainly about planting and growing churches
30 32 38
Mission is about initiating people into the worshipping community
53 16 31
Mission is primarily about welcoming all people
64 23 13
The priority for mission today is to proclaim Christ anew where people are drifting .....
68 29 13
The yardstick of mission is its concern for the poorest
40 37 23
Mission and ProclamationAgree Neutral Disagree
Mission, without proclamation, is not mission
43 21 26
Mission requires a call to repentance and new life in Christ
88 12 10
Proclaiming the gospel is primarily about acting justly and loving neighbour
45 30 25
Proclaiming the gospel is about using word and deed to express God’s love to all
96 2 2
Evangelism Agree Neutral Disagree
The heart of mission is the proclamation of the saving work of Jesus Christ and the call to repent and believe in him
86 5 9
Hospitality and openness to all are key aspects of mission
94 5 1
Verbal proclamation is essential to enabling people to enter the kingdom of God
46 20 34
Mission and SalvationAgree Neutral Disagree
Mission means the confronting people with the consequences of sin
54 18 28
Mission challenges people to find salvation in Jesus or risk eternal damnation
43 17 40
Mission address sin understood primarily as personal wrongdoing
36 33 31
Mission means telling people about the hope of heaven
79 13 8
Mission and Development Agree Neutral Disagree
Mission and community development are inseparable
69 18 13
Mission without social action is not mission
59 20 21Development is an integral part of mission only if it helps people discover the gospel
45 22 33
Proclaiming God to the world is more important than improving people’s lives in the world
17 35 48
Mission Outcomes – Top 5
1. Pastoral Care / Bereavement Care 67%
2. Messy Church / Open Children’s work 63%
3. Education / schools work 58%4. Work with elderly / old people’s
homes 47%5. Community building 42%
Mission Outcomes – Bottom 5 1. Church Planting 0%2. Overseas exchange and mission
visits 0%3. Inter-faith engagement 2%4. Advice and support in the
community 10% 5. Evangelisation 10% (Evangelism
30%)
Advocacy, taking action etc 13 Responses from 60
1. Asylum Seekers and refugees 39%2. Environmental Issues 54%3. Health 39%4. Fair Trade 69%5. Racial Justice 23%6. World development, poverty
alleviation 54%
Receptivity
Where to your responses differ most from the congregation?
Where do they differ least?
Does this matter?
How might the ‘receptivity gap’ be closed?