All Church Survey

As we embark our next chapter, we believe that it’s valuable for our church to understand the people who are part of the Garden Church family. To foster this level of understanding, we have shared key insights of an All Church Survey we conducted online and in person over four Sundays in December 2019.

With our survey questions, the leadership of Garden Church was not attempting to communicate anything or take a stance on certain political or cultural issues — we were simply collecting information in order to better serve and shepherd all those who call our church home.

We desire to run this survey annually, continuing to use it to understand the community we are leading, and inform how we minister and disciple. We will continue to use this survey to tell us who is in our church and inform us on how we want to grow in diversity as a community.

736 people from our community completed this survey. The data is divided into six sections and descriptions of each are provided.

Thank you to all who completed this survey!

General

How long have you been part of the Garden Church community?

If you attend Sunday Gatherings, which Sunday Gathering do you most regularly attend?

On average, how often do you attend Sunday gatherings at Garden Church?

On average, how often do you watch or listen to Garden Church sermons online?

I contribute financially to Garden Church…

I tend to give/tithe…

Belonging

I feel like it was easy for me to integrate into a community of people at Garden Church.

I feel like I belong at Garden Church.

I feel like I can be my authentic self at Garden Church.

Are you in a House Church at Garden Church?

Would your community at Garden Church be reason enough to decline moving to another city for a better job opportunity or less expensive living situation?

Do you currently serve as a volunteer at Garden Church?

If you serve as a volunteer at Garden Church, in what capacity?

Relationship With Jesus

How long have you been a follower of Jesus?

When did you decide to commit your life to Jesus?

Is Garden Church the first religious community you have been part of?

Prior to attending Garden Church, what was your religious tradition or Christian denominational background?

Devotional Life

Which of these spiritual gifts do you most often exercise? (Participants were able to choose multiple)

On average, how often do you practice one or more spiritual disciplines? (Solitude, Silence, Fasting, Sabbath, Worship, Bible-reading, Prayer, Christian fellowship, personal reflection, meditation, confession, service)