How essential is it to survey your church? Well, you can’t minister to people you don’t understand. Their views of the world may be warped, but they still have to be negotiated if you’re going to bring them closer to Jesus.

How essential is it to survey your church? Well, you can’t minister to people you don’t understand. Their views of the world may be warped, but they still have to be negotiated if you’re going to bring them closer to Jesus. In this episode Scott and Derek continue their quest to understand their community. This time, they take a look the pros and cons of surveying your church, through the experiences of church planter Grant Borg.

SHOW NOTES

MBM’s annual congregation survey

Thom Rainer’s Secret Guest Survey

The National Church Life Survey website, chock full of stats for understanding congregations across Australia – see how you compare!