1	Sample Survey Comments
2	Being Anglican We need to be more Anglican – vestments, bring back the Book of Common Prayer, etc. Drop the Anglican connection.
3	Music Let’s have more of the old, traditional hymns – there should be at least one every week. We need more rock style music – those old hymns make me feel like I’m in a funeral.
4	Sermons I love the sermons. They are so informative, thoughtful, inspiring, etc. Those who don’t hear these sermons don’t know what they’re missing. (They are just too short.) The sermons are shallow; quite superficial; too left wing; not as educating as they used to be.
5	Harold Harold is the reason we come to Trinity. We hope he will stay for many more years. Harold should retire. Other than the rector, everything is pretty good. We’d like to have the rector to our home for dinner.
6	Key Objective #1 Generate a congregational care ministry that addresses brokenness, bereavement, and illness in Trinity and the wider community.
7	Key Objective #2 Faith development that encourages spiritual growth and Christian maturity for those seeking to follow Jesus intentionally, faithfully, wholistically, and consistently.
8	Key Objective #3 Increasing the number of newcomers who join us on the road to following Jesus at Trinity.
9	Key Objective #4 Increase and expand Trinity’s hands-on volunteer engagement with the local community.
10	Key Objective #5 Create a long term leadership development and succession plan.
11	Key Objective #6 Be known as a transparent Christian community that makes it easy for people to get involved and grow in their contribution to the work of God’s Kingdom.
12	Key Objective #7 Children and youth programmes that are inclusive, nurturing, and witness to Christ.
13	Top Three Priorities Leadership development and succession planning. Congregational Care. Children’s and youth ministry.
14	Leadership & Succession Ensure there is consistent leadership development so that new positions can be filled and existing ones have replacement. Establish a process to identify, recruit and train both staff and lay leaders for the various roles in the church. Identify the risk staff areas and make appropriate plans to mitigate them. Special concerns regarding the potential retirement of the rector.
15	Congregational Care Define our philosophy of congregational care. Determine what is required to deliver effective congregational care. Consider the expectations and concerns raised in the survey. Set goals for each of the next 5 years. Consider phasing in the elements. Establish a plan that includes staffing, volunteers, training and leadership.
16	Children & Youth Major issue re Children – we need to recruit new Director. Major issues re Youth – the need for space and volunteers; sense of disconnection from rest of congregation.