Name *

First Name

Last Name

As an estimate, how many people would call your church their home church?

<100

101 – 200

201 – 500

500 – 1,000

1,000 – 5,000

5,000 – 10,000

>10,000

How many full-time employees does your church employ?

<5

6 – 10

11 – 20

20 – 50

50 – 100

> 100

What is your church's annual revenue?

<$100,000

$100,001 - $500,000

$500,001 - $1,000,000

$1,000,001 - $5,000,000

$5,000,001 - $10,000,000

$10,000,000 - $50,000,000

>$50,000,000

Do you have a staff member(s) responsible for managing decisions regarding social care spending?

'Social care spending' refers to any money directed to helping those experiencing poverty.

Yes, the senior pastor.

Yes, a staff member for whom their primary role is social care.

Yes, a staff member for whom social care is one of their numerous roles.

A team of staff who are responsible if the need falls within the scope of their ministry.

A volunteer leader.

No.

I believe that our church should be involved in providing financial/material assistance to those in our church community who are experiencing poverty.

'In your church community' refers to active and known members of your church.

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

Strongly Agree

I believe that our church should be involved in providing financial/material assistance to those outside of our church community, but within our local geographic community, who are experiencing poverty.

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

Strongly Agree

I believe that our church should be involved in providing financial/material assistance to those outside of our local community who are experiencing poverty (e.g. through organizations operating internationally) .

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

Strongly Agree

When it comes to providing material assistance to those experiencing poverty, our church.

Please click all that apply.

has developed a strategy that guides our decisions and actions.

bases our strategy on Biblical teaching.

bases our strategy on robust research from economics and the social sciences.

bases our strategy on the personal insights gained from working with people experiencing poverty.

has not developed a strategy to guide our decisions and actions.

When it comes to your church’s strategy to assist those experiencing poverty:

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Our strategy forms part of our church’s written communication (vision, statement of beliefs, mission, annual goals etc).

Our strategy can be articulated by staff members and key volunteer leaders.

Our strategy can be articulated by people in our congregation.

Our church strategy for assisting those experiencing poverty:

Allows free and unquestioned giving to recipients when determined to be appropriate by church decision-makers.

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

Strongly Agree

Requires church decision-makers to hold a frank and possibly uncomfortable discussion(s) with the intended recipient as to the nature of their need.

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

Strongly Agree

Requires church decision-makers to ask pre-determined questions to the intended recipient as to the reason(s) they are experiencing poverty.

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

Strongly Agree

Requires church decision-makers to speak with others to determine the veracity of the intended recipient’s claims.

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

Strongly Agree

Requires the intended recipient to provide concrete evidence of the causes of their need (e.g. bills, income slips etc).

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

Strongly Agree

When it comes to equipping and mobilizing your church congregation to be involved in providing assistance to those experiencing poverty:

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We have regular teaching (>6 times per year) to the congregation on the Christian commitment to providing material assistance to those experiencing poverty.

We have classes or courses designed to help people assist those experiencing poverty.

We encourage our church to first give personally to the needs of others that become apparent in their lives, before directing the person to church administration to meet that need.

Do you provide financial/material support to those who are experiencing poverty?

Yes

No

Do you have a pre-determined budget allocated for providing assistance to those in your own church who are experiencing poverty?

Yes

No

If your answer to the previous question is 'yes', is this budget:

a specified amount

a percentage of annual income

determined by the amount of a specific offering

determined another way to the options above

If your church has a specified budget for assisting those experiencing poverty, how large is this budget?

<$10,000 per year

$10,001 - $50,000 per year

$50,001 - $100,000 per year

$100,001 - $500,000 per year

$500,001 - $1,000,000 per year

>$1,000,000 per year

If your church allocates as percentage of annual income to assist those in your church community, what is this percentage?

1 – 5%

5 – 10%

10 – 20%

20 – 50%

>50%

What kind of assistance does your church regularly give to assist those people in your church experiencing poverty?

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Cash gifts

Cash loans

Payment of groceries (such as vouchers for supermarkets)

Payment of utility bills (e.g. electricity, water, phone)

Payment of other bills (eg car loans, student loans, medical bills)

Payment of rent

Short-term accommodation

Long-term accommodation

Free labor (e.g. plumbing services, babysitting)

Other

Please indicate your response to the statements below:

As a church, we are satisfied with the amount of material assistance we provide to those experiencing poverty.

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

Strongly Agree

As a church, we are satisfied with how we are teaching and training our staff to work alongside those experiencing poverty.

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

Strongly Agree

As a church, we are satisfied with how we are teaching and training our congregation to work alongside those experiencing poverty

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

Strongly Agree

As a church, we would be open to further discussions on designing a strategy to better work alongside those experiencing poverty.

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

Strongly Agree

As a church, we would be open to further discussions on designing a strategy to better use our resources to help people (to get more ‘bang for our buck’).

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

Strongly Agree

As a church, we would be open to further discussions on how to identify potential poverty traps and provide assistance before a person or family experiences poverty.

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

Strongly Agree

Permission to Contact

Please check the boxes to indicate that you give the research team permission to contact you:

To verify your legitimate church authorization to participate in this survey.

To clarify any parts of your responses of which we are unsure.

To further discuss your church's needs, as indicated in 'Church Training Satisfaction'.

To respond to your burning question.