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LDR Church Health Survey ©
Instructions
1. Selecting Participants
How many questionnaires should be completed?
The Church Health Survey is designed to be effective with:
One pastor completing the survey
30 participants completing the survey
The pastor and multiple staff
If the church has a multiple pastoral staff, it can have all pastors (except the
senior pastor) complete a survey, then build a composite picture by combining
the scores on all the surveys and dividing by the number of pastor’s surveyed to
create a single score.
The senior or sole pastor of the church should complete a survey separately.
If the church is currently without a senior pastor, the person currently
performing the duties of the senior leader should complete a survey.
2. Criteria for Selecting People to Complete the Participants
Questionnaire
There are four criteria for selecting participants to complete the
questionnaire:
Regular worship attendee
Committed to the life of the church
Actively serving in an ongoing ministry
Actively involved in a small group/class
You should aim to include a broad cross section of people:
Women and men
Varying length of time at the church
Different age groups
Leaders of different types of small groups
Different ministries, including those that are not high profile