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Critical Ministries and Their Leadership. Methodology. Online survey of 801 pastors provides 95% confidence that sampling error does not exceed + 3.4% A panel of Southern Baptist pastors were contacted in March 2008
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Methodology • Online survey of 801 pastors provides 95% confidence that sampling error does not exceed +3.4% • A panel of Southern Baptist pastors were contacted in March 2008 • Pastors were asked to list the ministries (up to 5) that they feel are critical to the mission and the future health and progress of their church today • Follow-up questions asked for each listed ministry if they have an effective leader in place and how the pastor relates to each critical ministry
The Ministries Pastors Feel are Critical to the Mission and the Future Health of Their Church
The number one most important ministry, critical to the mission and the future health of our church is… Percent of SBC Pastors mentioning a ministry as most important 24% Evangelism/ Outreach 17% Sunday School/ Bible Study/ Small Groups 13% Worship/ specific worship services 10% Preaching/ Proclamation/ Teaching 9% Children’s Ministry/ Student Ministry 7% Discipleship/ Spiritual growth/ Mentoring/ Counseling 5% Prayer Ministry/ Prayer Groups 3% Missions 2% Community ministry/service/benevolence/recovery 1% Young adults/college 1% Men's ministry 1% Music/choir 1% Family ministry/young families/marriage/parenting 1% Leadership training/development 1% Deacon ministry In your church today, list the ministries that you feel are critical to the mission and the future health and progress of your church. Please list them in their order of importance. List up to 5: Most Important Ministry
Top five ministries critical to the mission and future health of our church are… Percent of SBC Pastors mentioning a ministry among top 5 most important In your church today, list the ministries that you feel are critical to the mission and the future health and progress of your church. Please list them in their order of importance. List up to 5: Most Important Ministry, #2, #3, #4, #5
Top five ministries by church size Percent of SBC Pastors mentioning a ministry among top 5 most important Average Worship Attendance Less than 100100-249250+ Children’s Ministry/Student Ministry 83% 90% 81% Evangelism/Outreach 72% 65% 60% Sunday School/Bible Study/Small Groups 48% 58% 64% Worship and specific worship services 30% 33% 46% Missions 20% 31% 31% In your church today, list the ministries that you feel are critical to the mission and the future health and progress of your church. Please list them in their order of importance. List up to 5: Most Important Ministry, #2, #3, #4, #5
For the majority of churches, effective leaders are in place for critical ministries Percent of SBC Pastors An effective leader for this ministry is in place Most Important Ministry 78% #2 69% #3 65% #4 64% #5 64% For each of the critical ministries you listed above, indicate whether your church has an effective leader in place for that ministry.
Effective leaders in place by church size Percent of SBC Pastors with an effective leader for this ministry in place Average Worship Attendance Less than 100100-249250+ Most Important Ministry 76% 80% 84% #2 64% 75% 80% #3 61% 68% 76% #4 61% 64% 74% #5 60% 68% 72% For each of the critical ministries you listed above, indicate whether your church has an effective leader in place for that ministry.
Effective leaders in place by ministry Percent of SBC Pastors listing the ministry in the top 5 An effective leader for this ministry is in place Children’s Ministry/Student Ministry 70% Evangelism/Outreach 56% Sunday School/Bible Study/Small Groups 68% Discipleship/Spiritual growth/Mentoring/ Counseling 65% Worship and specific worship services 82% For each of the critical ministries you listed above, indicate whether your church has an effective leader in place for that ministry.
How Pastors Relate to Each of the Critical Ministries in their Church
How pastors relate to the leadership of their most important ministry You meet regularly with the key leaders of several ministries as a group You meet regularly with the key leader of this ministry individually You meet regularly with the whole leadership team from this ministry You do not meet regularly with the leader(s) of this ministry Which of the following statements best reflects how you personally relate to each of the critical ministries you listed above?
How pastors relate to the leadership of their most important ministry by church size Avg Worship <100 You meet regularly with the key leaders of several ministries as a group You meet regularly with the key leader of this ministry individually You meet regularly with the whole leadership team from this ministry You do not meet regularly with the leader(s) of this ministry Avg Worship 100-249 Avg Worship 250+ Which of the following statements best reflects how you personally relate to each of the critical ministries you listed above?
How pastors relate to the leadership of their most important ministry by type of ministry Among pastors listing the ministry as most important You meet regularly with the key leaders of several ministries as a group You meet regularly with the key leader of this ministry individually You meet regularly with the whole leadership team from this ministry You do not meet regularly with the leader(s) of this ministry Children’s Ministry/Student Ministry Sunday School/Bible Study/Small Groups Evangelism/Outreach Which of the following statements best reflects how you personally relate to each of the critical ministries you listed above?
How pastors relate to the leadership of their most important ministry by type of ministry Among pastors listing the ministry as most important Discipleship/Spiritual growth/ Mentoring/Counseling You meet regularly with the key leaders of several ministries as a group You meet regularly with the key leader of this ministry individually You meet regularly with the whole leadership team from this ministry You do not meet regularly with the leader(s) of this ministry Worship and specific worship services Which of the following statements best reflects how you personally relate to each of the critical ministries you listed above?
How pastors relate to the leadership of their most important ministry by type of ministry Among pastors listing the ministry as most important You meet regularly with the key leaders of several ministries as a group You meet regularly with the key leader of this ministry individually You meet regularly with the whole leadership team from this ministry You do not meet regularly with the leader(s) of this ministry Missions Community Ministry/ Service/Benevolence Which of the following statements best reflects how you personally relate to each of the critical ministries you listed above?