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SURVEY
OVERVIEW
P R E P A R E D B Y F A I T H A T H O M E M IN I S T R I E S
FAITHLIFE!SURVEY!COMPETENCIES!
The!FLS!is!designed!to!assess!ATTITUDES,!BEHAVIORS,!and!DESIRES!about!faith!and!discipleship!
in!your!congregation.!!!We!call!them!the!A,!B,!Ds!of!faith!practices.!
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The!FLS!measures!seven!spiritual!practices!across!four!domains.!!
The!spiritual!practices!are:!!
1. Prayer!!!
2. Devotions/Bible!reading!!!
3. Worship!!!
4. Service!!!
5. Missions!!!
6. Faith!talk!!!
7. Reading!or!listening!to!Christian!books,!articles,!or!sermons!!!
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The!four!domains!of!the!FLS!are:!!
1. Single!with!no!residential!children!!
2. Mom!&!Dad!with!no!residential!children!!
3. Single!with!residential!children!!
4. Mom!&!Dad!with!residential!children!!
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In!addition!to!this!core!part!of!the!survey,!the!FLS!also!provides!information!on!the!following:!!
basic!demographic!information!of!your!congregation!!!
spiritual!growth!satisfaction!responses!!!
where!the!congregation!would!like!assistance!in!spiritual!growth!and!practices!!!
significant!spiritual!influences!on!congregation!!!
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Percentages!may!not!total!100!due!to!rounding!
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FAITHLIFE!SURVEY!ASSESSMENT!CONTENTS!
SURVEY OVERVIEW
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1. Demographics!
a. Gender!
b. Age!
c. Family!Types!
d. Church!Attendance!
e. Other!Church!Involvement!
f. Years!attending!this!church!
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2. ATTITUDES!
a. Single!!NO!Residential!Children!
b. Mom!&!Dad!!NO!Residential!Children!
c. Single!!WITH!Residential!Children!
d. Mom!&!Dad!!WITH!Residential!Children!
e. WHO!do!you!feel!is!most!responsible!to!influence!a!persons!spiritual!growth?!
f. WHO!has!had!the!greatest!impact!on!your!spiritual!growth?!
g. WHAT!has!had!the!greatest!impact!on!your!spiritual!growth?!
h. How!satisfied!are!you!with!your!personal!spiritual!growth!in!the!past!year?!
i. How!satisfied!are!you!with!the!help!your!church!has!provided!!
j. How!satisfied!are!you!with!the!spiritual!intimacy!of!your!marriage!this!past!year?!
k. How!satisfied!are!your!familys!spiritual!growth!this!past!year?!
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3. BEHAVIORS!
a. Single!!NO!Residential!Children!
b. Mom!&!Dad!!NO!Residential!Children!
c. Single!!WITH!Residential!Children!
d. Mom!&!Dad!!WITH!Residential!Children!
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4. DESIRES!!I!wish!my!church!would!help!me!
a. Single!!NO!Residential!Children!
b. Mom!&!Dad!!NO!Residential!Children!
c. Single!!WITH!Residential!Children!
d. Mom!&!Dad!!WITH!Residential!Children!
5. Top!Religious!Influences!by!Age/Gender!
6. Spiritual!Satisfaction!by!Age/Gender!
7. Behaviors!and!Attitudes!by!Church!Attendance!and!Involvement!
DEMOGRAPHICS!
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Questions!were!asked!to!gather!information!on!the!following:!
1. Gender!
2. Age!
3. Family!Types!
4. Church!Attendance!
5. Other!Church!Ministry!Involvement!
6. Years!attending!this!church!
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The!first!three!charts!provide!information!on!sample!size!(n).%%!
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The!demographics!information!presented!in!this!report!is!a!reflection!only!of!those!who!took!
the!survey.!!Therefore,!it!may!not!provide!a!complete!picture!of!the!actual!makeup!of!the!
congregation!with!respect!to!gender,!age,!and!family!types!by!percentage.!
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Males
Females
Gender Responses
PERCENTAGE
RESPONSES
Males
29%
87
Females
71%
211
TOTAL
29%
298
71%
18 - 30
31 - 45
46 - 65
Age Responses
PERCENTAGE
RESPONSES
18 - 30
4%
13
31 - 45
37%
111
46 - 65
40%
120
66+
18%
54
PERCENTAGE
4%
37%
40%
Family Types
18%
RESPONSES
8%
24
35%
105
3%
10
53%
159
8%
35%
54%
3%
66+
Weekly
A few times a month
Monthly
Occasionally
86%
11%
Monthly
0%
Occasionally
3%
11%
3%
86%
Weekly
Monthly
Occasionally
Rarely
17%
PERCENTAGE
Weekly
56%
Monthly
12%
Occasionally
15%
Rarely
17%
2%
8%
1 - 3 years
14%
4 - 10 years
30%
11+ years
46%
15%
56%
12%
2% 8%
14%
46%
30%
ATTITUDES!
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Three!areas!are!considered!in!ATTITUDES!!faith!practices,!spiritual!influences,!and!spiritual!
growth!satisfaction.!Respondents!were!asked!to!rank!their!agreement!of!the!importance!of!
faith!practices!by!family!type.!!Spiritual!growth!satisfaction!is!also!reported!based!on!family!
type.!!Because!of!additional!relationships!based!on!family!type,!attitude!questions!about!faith!
practices!are!also!reported!in!that!relationship.!!For!example,!if!a!family!includes!a!mom!and!a!
dad,!they!were!asked!how!important!they!felt!it!was!to!pray!personally,!and!as!a!couple.!!
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Faith!Practices:!!
1. Prayer!!!
2. Devotions/Bible!reading!!!
3. Worship!!!
4. Service!! !
5. Missions!!!
6. Faith!talk!!!
7. Reading!or!listening!to!Christian!books,!articles,!or!sermons!!!
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The!Family!Types!in!order!are:!
1. Single!!NO!Residential!Children!
2. Mom!&!Dad!!NO!Residential!Children!
3. Single!!WITH!Residential!Children!
4. Mom!&!Dad!!WITH!Residential!Children!
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Spiritual!Influences!
1. WHO!do!you!feel!is!most!responsible!to!influence!a!persons!spiritual!growth?!
2. WHO!has!had!the!greatest!impact!on!your!spiritual!growth?!
3. WHAT!has!had!the!greatest!impact!on!your!spiritual!growth?!
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Spiritual!Growth!Satisfaction!(by!family!type)!
1. How!satisfied!are!you!with!your!personal!spiritual!growth!in!the!past!year?!
2. How!satisfied!are!you!with!the!help!your!church!has!provided!!
3. How!satisfied!are!you!with!the!spiritual!intimacy!of!your!marriage!this!past!year?!
4. How!satisfied!are!your!familys!spiritual!growth!this!past!year?!
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Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
Praying at home
91%
9%
0%
0%
82%
18%
0%
0%
50%
50%
0%
0%
45%
55%
0%
0%
50%
50%
0%
0%
Engaging in missions
36%
64%
0%
0%
45%
55%
0%
0%
Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Praying
Personal devotion or Bible readings
Faith talk
Service in community or church
Personal worship
Engaging in missions
Christian books, articles, sermons
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
Praying at home
85%
15%
0%
0%
76%
24%
0%
0%
65%
34%
1%
0%
50%
46%
3%
1%
63%
35%
2%
0%
49%
48%
3%
0%
43%
52%
5%
0%
41%
54%
5%
0%
49%
49%
2%
0%
24%
66%
10%
0%
32%
61%
7%
0%
Engaging in missions
43%
54%
3%
0%
37%
53%
10%
0%
22%
66%
11%
1%
Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Praying
Personal devotions or Bible reading
Faith talk
Praying as a couple
Service in community or church
Faith talk as a couple
Devotions or Bible reading as a couple
Personal worship
Christian books, articles, sermons
Worship outside of church service as a couple
Service as a couple
Missions
Christian books, articles or sermons as a couple
Missions as a couple
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
Praying at home
67%
33%
0%
0%
67%
33%
0%
0%
22%
78%
0%
0%
44%
56%
0%
0%
Engaging in missions
22%
67%
11%
0%
78%
22%
0%
0%
56%
33%
11%
0%
44%
56%
0%
0%
22%
56%
22%
0%
22%
67%
11%
0%
56%
44%
0%
0%
22%
44%
33%
0%
56%
44%
0%
0%
33%
56%
11%
0%
Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Praying
Personal devotion or Bible readings
Personal worship outside
Service in my community or church
Missions
Faith talk
Christian books, articles, sermons
Praying with my children
Devotions or Bible reading with the children
Worship with children
Service in my community or church with the children
Missions with my children
Faith talk with the children
Christian books, articles, sermons with the children
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
Praying at home
90%
10%
0%
0%
80%
19%
0%
1%
83%
15%
1%
1%
74%
24%
1%
1%
79%
20%
1%
0%
74%
25%
1%
0%
52%
44%
3%
1%
65%
32%
1%
1%
66%
28%
4%
1%
58%
39%
3%
0%
49%
47%
4%
1%
48%
43%
8%
1%
59%
35%
5%
1%
Engaging in missions
28%
58%
14%
0%
38%
52%
9%
1%
50%
46%
3%
1%
47%
51%
2%
0%
30%
54%
15%
1%
24%
52%
22%
1%
37%
51%
9%
2%
38%
49%
11%
2%
Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Personal Praying
Faith talk with the children
Praying with my children
Devotions or Bible reading with the children
Engaging in personal devotion or Bible readings
Faith talk
Service in my community or church with the children
Faith talk as a couple
Praying as a couple
Service in my community or church
Personal worship
Worship outside with the children
Devotion or Bible reading as a couple
Missions
Service in my community as a couple
Christian books, articles, sermons with the children
Christian books, articles, or sermons
Missions with my children
Missions as a couple
Christian books, articles,or sermons as a couple
Worship as a couple
0%
30%
60%
90%
120%
Mom
84%
Friends
61%
Dad
82%
Pastor
58%
Pastor
35%
Mom
47%
Grandparent
29%
Mentors
38%
Friends
21%
Dad
38%
Mentors
20%
Extended Family
17%
10%
16%
10%
5%
Siblings
2%
Grandparent
Siblings
Extended Family
18%
23%
Mentors
35%
Friends
45%
Grandparent
53%
Pastor
68%
Dad
70%
Mom
90%
Siblings
Extended Family
6%
Dad
Siblings
Mentors
15%
Mom
Grandparent
Pastor
9%
Friends
Extended Family
70%
28%
Sunday School
22%
Youth group
13%
11%
Christian School
6%
Christian School
Camp / Retreat
45%
Youth group
Home life
18%
Sunday School
52%
Camp / Retreat
Small groups
35%
Home life
57%
Small groups
68%
Age)*)Gender)Religious)Influences
Are)you:
Female
Male
84%
80%
83%
88%
Mom
29%
29%
37%
12%
31%
7%
Grandparent
Pastor
8%
19%
19%
10%
0%
23%
25%
7%
6%
45%
33%
16%
6%
53%
48%
14%
57%
16%
3%
39%
60%
Who)has)had)the)greatest)impact)
16%
on)your)spiritual)growth?)))
0%
Choose)three
36%
66%
17%
10%
58%
51%
17%
11%
54%
27%
20%
41%
11%
6%
12%
55%
70%
29%
24%
54%
What)has)had)the)greatest)
12% impact)on)your)spiritual)growth?)
5%
Choose)three
16%
46%
64%
Dad
WHO)do)you)feel)is)MOST)
RESPONSIBLE)to)influence)a)
person's)spiritual)growth?)))))
Choose)three
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Children's=Pastor=/=Worker
Mentors
Friends
Extended=Family
Siblings
Mom
Dad
Grandparent
Pastor
Youth=Pastor=/=Worker
Children's=Pastor=/=Worker
Mentors
Friends
Extended=Family
Siblings
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Age)Range
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90% 86%
88%
100% 88%
85%
66+
65%
59%
20%
25%
32%
33%
20%
0%
28%
14%
32%
11%
63%
4%
0%
20%
40%
0%
7%
25%
15%
10%
5%
15%
23%
7%
2%
22%
26%
15%
20%
50%
30%
0%
5%
46%
42%
17%
4%
52%
38%
15%
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37%
30%
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50%
40%
0%
50%
51%
20%
2%
39%
56%
14%
3%
39%
80%
7%
2%
30%
70%
10%
0%
60%
59%
17%
12%
55%
62%
16%
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63%
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54%
20%
20%
30%
20%
0%
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60%
60%
31%
17%
50%
10%
6%
19%
51%
63%
23%
21%
44%
12%
5%
11%
54%
72%
30%
35%
41%
11%
7%
2%
50%
74%
How satisfied are you with your personal spiritual growth in the
past year?
Single NO
Children
Very Satisfied
Mom &
Dad - NO
Children
Single WITH
children
Mom and
Dad - WITH
Children
4%
18%
22%
12%
87%
55%
56%
64%
Dissatisfied
9%
27%
11%
22%
Very Dissatisfied
0%
0%
11%
1%
Satisfied
Very Satisfied
Single - NO Children
Satisfied
Dissatisfied
Married - NO Children
9% 4%
11%
18%
27%
Very Dissatisfied
22%
22%
11%
55%
87%
1%12%
64%
56%
How satisfied are you with the level of help your church has
provided for your spiritual home life?
Single NO
Children
Mom &
Dad - NO
Children
Single WITH
children
Mom and
Dad - WITH
Children
Very Satisfied
17%
24%
22%
24%
Satisfied
65%
61%
56%
63%
Dissatisfied
13%
15%
22%
13%
4%
1%
0%
1%
Very Dissatisfied
Very Satisfied
Single - NO Children
13%
4%
65%
17%
Satisfied
Married - NO Children
15%
1%
61%
24%
Dissatisfied
Very Dissatisfied
22%
22%
56%
13%1%
63%
24%
Mom and
Dad - WITH
Children
Very Satisfied
17%
7%
Satisfied
45%
40%
Dissatisfied
29%
36%
9%
16%
Very Dissatisfied
Very Satisfied
Satisfied
Very Dissatisfied
Married - NO Children
9%
Dissatisfied
16%
17%
7%
29%
40%
36%
45%
Mom and
Dad - WITH
Children
Very Satisfied
11%
8%
Satisfied
44%
55%
Dissatisfied
33%
34%
Very Dissatisfied
11%
3%
Very Satisfied
Married - NO Children
Satisfied
Dissatisfied
Very Dissatisfied
3%8%
11% 11%
34%
33%
44%
55%
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Are2you:
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5%
84%
11%
0%
16%
63%
16%
5%
16%
52%
32%
0%
11%
34%
40%
15%
21%
63%
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0%
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52%
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62%
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0%
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BEHAVIORS!
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Faith!practices!are!reported!by!family!type.!!Because!of!additional!relationships!based!on!family!
type,!questions!about!faith!practices!are!also!reported!in!that!relationship.!!For!example,!if!a!
family!includes!a!mom!and!a!dad,!they!were!asked!how!often!they!prayed!personally,!and!as!a!
couple.!
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Faith!Practices:!
a. Prayer!!!
b. Devotions/Bible!reading!!!
c. Worship!!!
d. Service!!!
e. Missions!!!
f. Faith!talk!!!
g. Reading!or!listening!to!Christian!books,!articles,!or!sermons!!!
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Family!Type:!
a. Single!!NO!Residential!Children!
b. Mom!&!Dad!!NO!Residential!Children!
c. Single!!WITH!Residential!Children!
d. Mom!&!Dad!!WITH!Residential!Children!
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Single - WITH
children
65%
66%
70%
61%
Once a day
13%
20%
10%
20%
17%
8%
20%
15%
4%
15%
0%
3%
Rarely/Never
0%
0%
0%
1%
Single - NO Children
Once a day
Rarely/Never
4%
14%
17%
20%
15%
1%
3%
7%
10%
13%
66%
18%
20%
61%
70%
Daily
38%
14%
Weekly
12%
21%
2%
4%
15%
13%
33%
47%
Once a month
Occasionally each month
Rarely/Never
Daily
Occasionally each month
Weekly
Rarely/Never
Once a month
14%
33%
38%
47%
15%
2% 12%
21%
4%
13%
61%
Daily
30%
63%
Weekly
20%
17%
0%
3%
40%
11%
Rarely/Never
10%
6%
Once a month
Daily
Occasionally each month
Weekly
Rarely/Never
Once a month
10%
11%
3%
30%
6%
17%
40%
63%
20%
How often do you personally read the Bible or engage in personal devotions?
Single - NO
Children
Single - WITH
children
Occasionally
17%
13%
40%
12%
Once a day
39%
50%
40%
28%
30%
32%
0%
46%
Once a month
4%
3%
10%
7%
Rarely/Never
9%
2%
10%
7%
Occasionally
Single - NO Children
4%
9%
Once a day
Once a month
2% 13%
3%
17%
10%
Rarely/Never
7%
10%
7% 12%
40%
32%
28%
30%
39%
50%
40%
46%
Daily
14%
3%
Weekly
13%
16%
2%
3%
21%
15%
Rarely/Never
49%
63%
Once a month
Daily
Occasionally each month
Weekly
Rarely/Never
Once a month
3%
14%
3%
13%
49%
16%
2%
15%
63%
21%
Daily
10%
19%
Weekly
20%
31%
Once a month
10%
12%
20%
15%
Rarely/Never
40%
23%
Daily
Occasionally each month
10%
40%
Weekly
Rarely/Never
Once a month
23%
19%
20%
15%
31%
10%
20%
12%
How often do you personally engage in any form personal worship outside of
attending a church service?
Single - NO
Children
Single - WITH
children
Daily
30%
24%
40%
22%
Weekly
22%
20%
40%
31%
Once a month
13%
11%
0%
5%
Occasionally
22%
26%
10%
21%
13%
19%
10%
Rarely/Never
Daily
Weekly
Single - NO Children
13%
Once a month
Occasionally
19%
10%
24%
30%
21%
Rarely/Never
21%
10%
22%
40%
22%
26%
22%
13%
21%
20%
40%
11%
3%
2%
14%
15%
9%
5%
Occasionally
23%
25%
Rarely/Never
51%
53%
Daily
Weekly
Once a month
Daily
Weekly
3%
Once a month
Occasionally
2%
14%
15%
5%
9%
51%
Rarely/Never
53%
23%
25%
5%
31%
0%
9%
Weekly
70%
61%
Once a month
20%
8%
0%
15%
10%
7%
Daily
Weekly
Rarely/Never
Once a month
7% 9%
10%
15%
20%
8%
70%
61%
How often do you personally engage in any form of service in your church or
community?
Single - NO
Children
Single - WITH
children
Weekly
52%
53%
40%
46%
Once a month
17%
13%
10%
14%
Occasionally
17%
27%
20%
32%
Rarely/Never
13%
7%
30%
8%
Weekly
Single - NO Children
Once a month
Occasionally
Rarely/Never
7%
13%
8%
30%
13%
46%
32%
53%
53%
17%
40%
27%
17%
20%
10%
14%
Weekly
33%
25%
Once a month
13%
11%
Occasionally
22%
30%
Rarely/Never
33%
34%
Weekly
Once a month
Occasionally
33%
Rarely/Never
33%
25%
34%
11%
22%
13%
30%
0%
1%
40%
31%
0%
14%
20%
42%
Rarely/Never
40%
12%
Daily
Weekly
Once a month
Daily
Occasionally each month
Weekly
Rarely/Never
Once a month
12%1%
40%
31%
40%
42%
20%
14%
Single - WITH
children
35%
12%
20%
10%
9%
26%
10%
17%
17%
14%
10%
10%
Never
39%
48%
60%
62%
Once a month
At least once a year
Once a month
Single - NO Children
12%
Never
10%
20%
35%
39%
17%
48%
10%
26%
60%
10%
17%
9%
14%
8%
5%
16%
13%
19%
5%
Never
57%
78%
Once a month
Once a month
At least once a year
I have been on a mission trip in the past 5 years
Never
5%
8%
16%
5%
57%
19%
13%
77%
63%
10%
Once a month
10%
3%
10%
24%
10%
5%
Never
70%
68%
Once a month
I have been on a mission trip in the past 5 years
3%
10%
10%
24%
10%
5%
68%
70%
How often do you personally read or listen to a Christian book, article, or sermon
outside of church?
Single - NO
Children
Single - WITH
children
Daily
30%
36%
30%
28%
Weekly
35%
35%
30%
44%
9%
13%
0%
7%
Occasionally
22%
16%
40%
17%
Rarely/Never
4%
1%
0%
3%
Once a month
Daily
Single - NO Children
Weekly
Once a month
Occasionally
16%
23%
31%
18%
36%
13%
30%
40%
7%
9%
36%
35%
30%
46%
29%
7%
5%
Weekly
21%
19%
Once a month
10%
7%
Occasionally
30%
30%
Rarely/Never
33%
38%
Daily
Daily
Weekly
Once a month
Occasionally
8%
10%
44%
31%
49%
31%
11%
15%
Daily
Once a month
Weekly
Occasionally
11%
Weekly
25%
Once a month
14%
Occasionally
28%
Rarely/Never
22%
14%
36%
32%
18%
DESIRES!
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The!final!area!covered!in!this!report!is!what!respondents!desire!in!terms!of!help!from!their!
church!to!increase!faith!practices!at!home!or!outside!of!church.!!Desires!regarding!faith!
practices!are!reported!by!family!type.!!Because!of!additional!relationships!based!on!family!type,!
questions!about!faith!practices!are!also!reported!in!that!relationship.!!For!example,!if!a!family!
includes!a!mom!and!a!dad,!they!were!asked!if!they!would!like!help!to!pray!personally,!and!as!a!
couple.!
!
Faith!Practices:!
a. Prayer!!!
b. Devotions/Bible!reading!!!
c. Worship!!!
d. Service!!!
e. Missions!!!
f. Faith!talk!!!
g. Reading!or!listening!to!Christian!books,!articles,!or!sermons!!!
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Family!Type:!
a. Single!!NO!Residential!Children!
b. Mom!&!Dad!!NO!Residential!Children!
c. Single!!WITH!Residential!Children!
d. Mom!&!Dad!!WITH!Residential!Children!
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Respondents!were!asked!to!respond!to!the!question,!I!wish!my!church!would!help!me!
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Possible!responses:!
1. Much!more!help!needed!
2. More!help!needed!
3. Adequate!help!provided!
4. No!help!needed!
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To!keep!the!report!simple,!responses!are!ranked!by!the!highest!percentage!saying!much!more!
help!or!more!help!is!needed.!
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Single
NO Residential Children
Much more help or
more help needed
Engage in mission
19%
24%
29%
19%
24%
24%
Pray at home
10%
36%
41%
33%
32%
31%
27%
36%
Engage in mission
34%
22%
36%
12%
28%
13%
Pray at home
15%
22%
33%
78%
Engage in mission
22%
11%
44%
Pray at home
22%
22%
11%
44%
56%
56%
44%
33%
47%
36%
31%
42%
33%
33%
36%
29%
Engage in mission
34%
33%
32%
18%
29%
21%
17%
14%
21%
18%
24%
14%
Pray at home
8%