My church’s leadership (eg some offence committed)
8
16.33%
God (eg disappointment)
4
8.16%
Life circumstances (eg house move)
7
14.29%
Other priorities (eg time pressures)
9
18.37%
Spiritual deception (eg Devil’s lies)
1
2.04%
Personal choice (eg changed preferences)
7
14.29%
Total: 49
15 Reasons for disconnection – 2
No statistics available for this question type
16 Reasons for disconnection – 3
Option
Count
Percent
My church (eg caused hurts)
4
22.22%
My church’s leadership (eg some offence committed)
5
27.78%
God (eg disappointment)
1
5.56%
Life circumstances (eg house move)
2
11.11%
Other priorities (eg time pressures)
3
16.67%
Spiritual deception (eg Devil’s lies)
0
0.00%
Personal choice (eg changed preferences)
3
16.67%
Total: 18
17 Reasons for disconnection – 4
No statistics available for this question type
18 Disconnection – gradual or sudden? – 1
Option
Count
Percent
1 – 5
3
16.67%
6 – 10
6
33.33%
11 – 20
6
33.33%
more
3
16.67%
Total: 18
19 Disconnection – gradual or sudden? – 2
Option
Count
Percent
1 – 2
8
50.00%
3 – 5
4
25.00%
6 – 10
1
6.25%
more
3
18.75%
Total: 16
20 Do you feel that more people have left church suddenly than gradually?
Option
Count
Percent
Yes
5
27.78%
No
13
72.22%
Total: 18
21 What signs are there that someone may be in process of disconnecting?
No statistics available for this question type
22 How did church members react to those disconnecting – 1
Option
Count
Percent
1
0
0.00%
2
2
11.11%
3
1
5.56%
4
1
5.56%
5
3
16.67%
6
3
16.67%
7
4
22.22%
8
1
5.56%
9
3
16.67%
10
0
0.00%
Total: 18
23 How did church members react to those disconnecting – 2
Option
Count
Percent
1
0
0.00%
2
4
22.22%
3
1
5.56%
4
1
5.56%
5
3
16.67%
6
1
5.56%
7
5
27.78%
8
1
5.56%
9
1
5.56%
10
1
5.56%
Total:
24 How did church members react to those disconnecting – 3
Option
Count
Percent
1
7
38.89%
2
1
5.56%
3
1
5.56%
4
2
11.11%
5
2
11.11%
6
2
11.11%
7
2
11.11%
8
1
5.56%
9
0
0.00%
10
0
0.00%
Total: 18
25 How did church Leaders react to them? – 1
Option
Count
Percent
1
0
0.00%
2
3
16.67%
3
0
0.00%
4
0
0.00%
5
1
5.56%
6
1
5.56%
7
4
22.22%
8
5
27.78%
9
2
11.11%
10
2
11.11%
Total: 18
26 How did church Leaders react to them? – 2
Option
Count
Percent
1
3
16.67%
2
3
16.67%
3
2
11.11%
4
2
11.11%
5
2
11.11%
6
0
0.00%
7
3
16.67%
8
2
11.11%
9
0
0.00%
10
1
5.56%
Total: 18
27 How did church Leaders react to them? – 3
Option
Count
Percent
1
6
33.33%
2
2
11.11%
3
1
5.56%
4
2
11.11%
5
4
22.22%
6
0
0.00%
7
1
5.56%
8
1
5.56%
9
1
5.56%
10
0
0.00%
Total: 18
28 How did church Leaders react to them? – 4
Option
Count
Percent
1
1
5.56%
2
2
11.11%
3
1
5.56%
4
1
5.56%
5
1
5.56%
6
0
0.00%
7
2
11.11%
8
3
16.67%
9
2
11.11%
10
5
27.78%
Total: 18
29 How did church Leaders react to them? – 5
No statistics available for this question type
30 People appear to change during disconnection. What are your views on this?
Option
Count
Percent
1
2
11.11%
2
2
11.11%
3
0
0.00%
4
1
5.56%
5
5
27.78%
6
3
16.67%
7
3
16.67%
8
1
5.56%
9
0
0.00%
10
1
5.56%
Total: 18
31 How people changed during their time of disconnection – 2
Option
Count
Percent
1
0
0.00%
2
0
0.00%
3
0
0.00%
4
1
5.56%
5
2
11.11%
6
1
5.56%
7
3
16.67%
8
5
27.78%
9
5
27.78%
10
1
5.56%
Total: 18
32 How people changed during their time of disconnection – 3
Option
Count
Percent
1
0
0.00%
2
1
5.56%
3
1
5.56%
4
0
0.00%
5
1
5.56%
6
1
5.56%
7
4
22.22%
8
4
22.22%
9
4
22.22%
10
2
11.11%
Total: 18
33 How people changed during their time of disconnection – 4
No statistics available for this question type
34 Christians derive their sense of Identity, Value and Purpose (IVP) from their connection to God through Christ
No statistics available for this question type
35 From where might they get their sense of security?
No statistics available for this question type
36 Where might they find happiness?
No statistics available for this question type
37 What might be their sources of motivation?
No statistics available for this question type
38 In your experience of those who are reconnecting, how common do you think it is for their theology to have changed?
Option
Count
Percent
1
0
0.00%
2
1
5.56%
3
0
0.00%
4
0
0.00%
5
2
11.11%
6
2
11.11%
7
5
27.78%
8
4
22.22%
9
2
11.11%
10
2
11.11%
Total: 18
39 Their view of God to have changed?
Option
Count
Percent
1
0
0.00%
2
7
38.89%
3
0
0.00%
4
0
0.00%
5
3
16.67%
6
0
0.00%
7
4
22.22%
8
3
16.67%
9
0
0.00%
10
1
5.56%
Total: 18
40 Their view of church to have changed?
Option
Count
Percent
1
0
0.00%
2
0
0.00%
3
2
11.11%
4
2
11.11%
5
1
5.56%
6
1
5.56%
7
1
5.56%
8
6
33.33%
9
2
11.11%
10
3
16.67%
Total: 18
41 Their view of church authority to be different?
Option
Count
Percent
1
0
0.00%
2
2
11.11%
3
0
0.00%
4
0
0.00%
5
2
11.11%
6
1
5.56%
7
2
11.11%
8
5
27.78%
9
3
16.67%
10
3
16.67%
Total: 18
42 Comments
No statistics available for this question type
43 For those reconnecting, what have been the main reasons leading them to explore reconnection – list up to three main things that prompted an openness to reconnection:
No statistics available for this question type
44 Have you experienced families reconnecting to get children into church schools?
Option
Count
Percent
Yes
5
27.78%
No
7
38.89%
Not applicable
6
33.33%
Total: 18
45 If yes,
Option
Count
Percent
1
2
33.33%
2
1
16.67%
3
1
16.67%
4
0
0.00%
5
0
0.00%
6
0
0.00%
7
0
0.00%
8
0
0.00%
9
1
16.67%
10
1
16.67%
Total: 6
46 What do you feel have been the main challenges or obstacles for reconnectors to overcome?
No statistics available for this question type
47 For someone who is reconnecting, list three things that they might need:
No statistics available for this question type
48 Do you think a reconnector would be willing to pick up in church life where he or she left off?
Option
Count
Percent
Yes
4
23.53%
No
13
76.47%
Total: 17
49 Do you think a reconnector would be willing to pick up in church life where he or she left off?
No statistics available for this question type
50 How likely is it that the following areas of participation will have changed for a reconnecting person? – 1
Option
Count
Percent
1
0
0.00%
2
1
5.88%
3
1
5.88%
4
2
11.76%
5
1
5.88%
6
1
5.88%
7
3
17.65%
8
3
17.65%
9
2
11.76%
10
3
17.65%
Total: 17
52 How likely is it that the following areas of participation will have changed for a reconnecting person? – 2
Option
Count
Percent
1
0
0.00%
2
0
0.00%
3
1
5.88%
4
2
11.76%
5
2
11.76%
6
2
11.76%
7
2
11.76%
8
3
17.65%
9
3
17.65%
10
2
11.76%
Total: 17
53 How likely is it that the following areas of participation will have changed for a reconnecting person? – 4
No statistics available for this question type
54 Pastoral care in our church is well-suited for the following – 1
Option
Count
Percent
1
1
5.56%
2
3
16.67%
3
1
5.56%
4
0
0.00%
5
4
22.22%
6
2
11.11%
7
2
11.11%
8
4
22.22%
9
1
5.56%
10
0
0.00%
Total: 18
55 Pastoral care in our church is well-suited for the following – 2
Option
Count
Percent
Graph
1
1
5.56%
2
1
5.56%
3
0
0.00%
4
0
0.00%
5
1
5.56%
6
1
5.56%
7
1
5.56%
8
6
33.33%
9
5
27.78%
10
2
11.11%
Total: 18
56 Pastoral care in our church is well-suited for the following – 3
Option
Count
Percent
Graph
1
2
11.11%
2
0
0.00%
3
1
5.56%
4
0
0.00%
5
0
0.00%
6
1
5.56%
7
5
27.78%
8
2
11.11%
9
5
27.78%
10
2
11.11%
Total: 18
57 Pastoral care in our church is well-suited for the following – 4
No statistics available for this question type
58 I feel that we reach out to those who have disconnected
Option
Count
Percent
1
1
5.56%
2
2
11.11%
3
3
16.67%
4
0
0.00%
5
1
5.56%
6
4
22.22%
7
2
11.11%
8
1
5.56%
9
1
5.56%
10
3
16.67%
Total: 18
59 We are well-resourced and prepared for people reconnecting
Option
Count
Percent
1
1
5.56%
2
1
5.56%
3
0
0.00%
4
2
11.11%
5
2
11.11%
6
4
22.22%
7
2
11.11%
8
4
22.22%
9
1
5.56%
10
1
5.56%
Total: 18
60 My denomination tries to retain those who are disconnecting and has the right approach backed by resources to address their needs
Option
Count
Percent
1
0
0.00%
2
0
0.00%
3
0
0.00%
4
0
0.00%
5
0
0.00%
6
0
0.00%
7
0
0.00%
8
0
0.00%
9
0
0.00%
10
0
0.00%
Total: 0
61 If our church had 20 people reconnecting, as a church leader here is what I would like us to do:
No statistics available for this question type
62 Those disconnecting are a current priority for our ministry
Option
Count
Percent
1
3
16.67%
2
2
11.11%
3
3
16.67%
4
0
0.00%
5
3
16.67%
6
1
5.56%
7
2
11.11%
8
1
5.56%
9
2
11.11%
10
1
5.56%
Total: 18
63 Please add any further comments about either disconnection or reconnection
No statistics available for this question type.
64 Have you participated in ‘Back to Church Sunday’?
Comments