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?