NCLS Report - 2016 Summary Profile€¦ · Title: NCLS Report - 2016 Summary Profile

Note: Attenders could select up to three options so percentages may not add up to 100%.

Church Life ProfileWalgett Parish

The people of this local church...

Most VALUE:

Sermons, preaching or Bible teaching

71%

Sharing in Holy Communion/theEucharist/Lord's Supper

47%

Reaching those who do not attendchurch

35%

Praying for one another

29%

Want to give ATTENTION to:

Spiritual growth (e.g. direction)

36%

Creating a clear vision for the church

29%

Encouraging people here todiscover/use their gifts

29%

Ministry to children and youth

29%

You in 2016 - Walgett (ANH018, 24 forms)

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DEMOGRAPHICPROFILE

67% of all people are female and 33%are male

25% of all people have auniversity degree

33% have a trade certificate,diploma or associate diploma

42% have primary or secondaryschool education

The AVERAGE AGE of people is 66 years

Age Groups

Perc

enta

ge %

0088

5858

3333

15-29 yrs 30-49 yrs 50-69 yrs 70+ yrs0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

74% of all people were born in AUSTRALIA

26% were born overseas

0% speak a language other than ENGLISHat home

CHURCH BACKGROUNDand ATTENDANCE

Longterm

52%Longterm

52%

N e w c o m e r

13%N e w c o m e r

13%

Switcher/Transfer

26%Switcher/Transfer

26%

Visitor

9%Visitor

9%

39% of attenders here are new arrivalsto this church in the past five years.

91% attend churchworship serviceat least monthly

Estimated CHURCH ATTENDANCE:

N/A in 2011

N/A in 2016





WHAT PEOPLE VALUEABOUT THIS CHURCH

Attenders of this church most value 'Sermons,preaching or Bible teaching ' and 'Sharing in HolyCommunion/the Eucharist/Lord's Supper'

Percentage (%)

7 17 1

4 74 7

3 53 5

2 92 9

2 42 4

1 81 8

1 21 2

1 21 2

66

66

66

66

00

Sermons, preaching or teaching

Sharing in Holy Communion

Reaching those who do not attend church

Praying for one another

Small prayer, discussion or Bible study groups

Traditional style of worship or music

Practical care for one another in times of need

Presence of a church school or pre-school

Contemporary style of worship or music

Social activities or meeting new people

Ministry to children or youth

Openness to social or cultural diversity

Wider community care or social justice emphasis

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

FUTUREPRIORITIES

Over the next 12 months most attenders would like priority given to:'Spiritual growth (e.g. direction)' and 'Creating a clear vision for thechurch'.

Percentage (%)

3 63 6

2 92 9

2 92 9

2 92 9

2 12 1

2 12 1

2 12 1

2 12 1

1 41 4

1 41 4

77

77

00

00

Spiritual growth (e.g. direction)

Clear vision for the church

Encouraging people's gifts

Ministry to children and youth

Worship services that are nurturing

Sense of community

Ensuring new people are included

Growing into a larger congregation

Supporting social action and aid

Encouraging people here to share their faith and invite ot…

Encouraging new approaches

Other area

Starting a new church or mission & venture

Don't know

0 10 20 30 40





USE OFGIFTS and SKILLS

Attenders most commonly identified their gifts orskills as "Hospitality: welcome, host, provide food"and "Interpersonal: build relationships, care forpeople"

Percentage (%)

4545

4141

3636

2727

2727

2323

1818

1414

1414

99

55

00

Hospitality

Interpersonal

Communication

Education

Leadership/Management

Other gift, skill or talent

Arts and Crafts

Research/Analytical

Don't know

Technical

Music

Finances

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50

53% of attenders agree that their GIFTS,SKILLS AND TALENTS ARE BEINGUSED WELL at this church

18%18%

6 %6 %0 %0 %

24%24% 35%35%

18%18%

Don't Know Strongly Disagree DisagreeNeutral/Unsure Agree Strongly Agree

13% want to be MORE INVOLVED at church

0 %0 % 87%87% 13%13%

Unsure Want to be less involvedHappy with current levelWant to be more involved

0 20 40 60 80 100





PERSONALFAITH

52% of attenders said that they hadexperienced much GROWTH INFAITH in the previous 12 months

CHURCHWORSHIP SERVICES

52%GROWTH

in faith

52%GROWTHin faith

52% spend time in PRAYER, BIBLEREADING, MEDITATION everydayor most days

Per

cent

age

(%)

00

3 03 0

44

1 31 3

5 25 2

HardlyEver/Never

Occasionally Once aweek

A fewtimes a

week

Everyday/most

days

0

20

40

60

IMPORTANCE of GOD in people's lives:"God is more important to me thanalmost anything else"

35% "God is the most important reality inmy life"

52%

During church worship services here, attenders always or usually experience:

MUSICthey appreciate

82%

GROWTHin understanding of God

86%

TAKE ACTIONBeing challenged to

71%





BELONGING and INVOLVEMENT

88%Strong senseof belonging

88%Strong senseof belonging

91% Easy to make

friends

91% Easy to make

friends

88%

91%

of people have a strong sense of belonging to thischurch

found it easy to make friends within this localchurch

Percentage (%)

People of this church are involved in various church groups

4 14 1

1 41 4

1 81 8

5 05 0

Small prayer, discussion orBible study groups

Fellowships, clubs, social orother groups

Evangelistic or outreachactivities

Community service, socialjustice or welfare activities

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

SATISFACTION with CHURCH ACTIVITIES

93%57%43%

People shared how satisfied they are with what is offered by this church:For their own ageFor children aged under 12 years

For youth aged 12 to 18 years





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INVOLVEMENTIN GROUPS

59%

71%

of people reach out to the widercommunity through activities of thislocal church

of people participate in widercommunity groups

Percentage (%)

1 81 8

5 05 0

1 41 4

2 72 7

Evangelistic / Outreachactivities

Community Serviceactivities

No such activities

Not regularly involved

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

Percentage (%)

3 33 3

1 01 0

2 42 4

55

1 41 4

2 92 9

Community service /Care groups

Social action / Justicegroups

Sports / Recreationgroups

School / Youth groups

Other kind of groups

Not involved

0 10 20 30 40

Attenders have madeOFFERS OF HELP to othersin a range of informal ways

WORDS and ACTIONS

20% feel at ease TALKINGABOUT FAITH withothers and look foropportunitiesto do so

50% INVITED friends andrelatives to a churchservice in this last year

Informal action in last 12 months %

Donated money to a charitable organisation 78

Lent or gave money to someone outside yourfamily

67

Helped someone through a personal crisis(not sickness)

56

Visited someone in hospital 50

Cared for someone who was very sick 44

Given some of your possessions to someonein need

44

Contacted a parliamentarian/councillor on apublic issue

22

Tried to stop someone abusing alcohol ordrugs

11





VISION andINNOVATION

28% of people are both aware of andstrongly COMMITTED TO THEVISION and goals or directions forthis church

LEADERSHIPCULTURE

25% are fully confident that this churchCAN ACHIEVE THE VISION, goalsor directions set

Percentage (%)

2 82 8

3 33 3

66

2 22 2

1 11 1

Aware and stronglycommitted

Aware and partlycommitted

Aware and notcommitted

Ideas but no clear vision

Not aware of vision

0 10 20 30 40

10%10%

30%30%

10%10%25%25%

25%25%

Vision not clear Don't Know Not ConfidentPartly Confident Fully Confident

80% agree that they would SUPPORT thedevelopment of new initiatives in theministry and mission of this church

Attenders agree:

0 %0 %0 %0 %

20%20%

50%50%

30%30%

Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral/UnsureAgree Strongly Agree

57% agree that this church is alwaysready to try SOMETHING NEW

55% of attenders perform aLEADERSHIP OR MINISTRYROLE

67% agree that this church has goodand CLEAR SYSTEMS for how itoperates

53% Leaders encourage me to find anduse my gifts and skills to a great orsome extent

88% Leaders take into account ideas ofpeople here to a great or someextent

70% Leaders here inspire me to action





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