Mini-Poll 1:    Which class time works best for you?

Have you registered for or taken an eMinistry class yet?   Yes No

Are you lay or clergy?    Lay Clergy

What time zone are you in?        Eastern Central Mountain Pacific Other             If Other, please specify: 

What class time is best for you?  

Weekdays:   (rate these 1 (your first/favorite choice), then 2, 3 etc. -- use 0 if it's not a good time at all)

evening (after 6:00 pm)      0 1 2 3    

                                 

afternoon (12-6 pm)           0 1 2 3

 

morning (9-12 am)             0 1 2 3

 

Weekends:   (rate these 1, 2, 3 etc. -- use 0 if it's not a good time at all)

Saturday morning              0 1 2 3

 

Sunday afternoon              0 1 2 3

  

Sunday evening                 0 1 2 3

Comments -- or is there another question we should ask about class times?

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Mini-Poll 2:    Which ministry area interests you most?

Have you registered for or taken an eMinistry class yet?   Yes No

Are you lay or clergy?    Lay Clergy

What diocese are you in?        (if not Episcopal, please give your denomination)

When looking at eMinistry's classes, which of the following ministry areas appeals most to you ?   (please use 1 as your first/favorite choice, then 2 or 3) 

1 2 3   Outreach ministry:  

the Millennium Development Goals, campus ministry, health, hunger, building congregational support for outreach, etc.

 

1 2 3   Congregational ministry:  

pastoral care, education/formation, stewardship, leadership, administration, worship,   evangelism, finance, Episcopal tradition, etc.

 

1 2 3   Ministry in Daily Life and Spirituality:  

living your faith in your daily life, spirituality, etc. 

 

 

Comments -- or Is there another question we should ask about ministry areas?

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Mini-Poll 3:    What is most important for you in an eMinistry class?

Have you registered for or taken an eMinistry class yet?   Yes No

Are you lay or clergy?    Lay Clergy

Which of the following are important to you when you take -- or think about taking -- an eMinistry class?  (please check all that apply)

Leader presentation of content and information 

 

Getting practical tools I can use in my ministry

 

Having the leader recommend resources and links

 

Learning from a leader I might not otherwise get to connect with/experience 

 

Time for discussion with other participants

 

Time for questions/answers with the leader 

 

Other: 

 

 

Now please rank them in order of what's most important to you  (please use (1) as your top/favorite choice, then 2, 3, etc.):

 

1 2 3 4 5 6     Leader presentation of content and information 

 

1 2 3 4 5 6     Getting practical tools I can use in my ministry

 

1 2 3 4 5 6     Having the leader recommend resources and links

 

1 2 3 4 5 6     Learning from a leader I might not otherwise get to connect with/experience 

 

1 2 3 4 5 6     Time for discussion with other participants

 

1 2 3 4 5 6     Time for questions/answers with the leader 

Comments -- or Is there another question we should ask about what's important to you?

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Mini-Poll 4:    How important for you is eMinistry's goal of connecting you with others?

Have you registered for or taken an eMinistry class yet?   Yes No

Are you lay or clergy?    Lay Clergy

How would you describe the location where you live or do ministry?        rural town suburban urban     

Connecting with/having access to a class leader you might not otherwise experience is:     very important somewhat important not important

Connecting with participants in other dioceses is:     very important somewhat important not important           

   If it's important, why?  What's most key?       I like the sense of being part of the wider Church I value their imput and ideas I like connecting with people who share my ministry interest

 

   Other reasons: 

Comments -- or Is there another question we should ask about connecting with others?

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Mini-Poll 5:    What person-to-person tools would you like eMinistry to provide?

Have you registered for or taken an eMinistry class yet?   Yes No

Are you lay or clergy?    Lay Clergy

How would you describe the location where you live or do ministry?        Rural Town Suburban Urban     

Which of the following would be important to you?

 

A short-term message board for my class which connects me with other participants before or after the class

 

A short-term message board which connects me with the leader either before or after the class

 

A way to share pre-class survey responses among the class participants as well as the leader

 

Having a list of class participants before the class  (names and locations only)

 

Having a way to share email addresses with other participants before or after the class

 

Other tools to suggest: 

 

None of the above is important to me in an eMinistry class

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Mini-Poll 6:    How important is the cost of a class when you think about registering?

Have you registered for or taken an eMinistry class yet?   Yes No            If yes, was it a free class?    Yes No   

Are you lay or clergy?    Lay Clergy

How would you describe the location where you live or do ministry?        Rural Town Suburban Urban     

How important is the cost of an eMinistry class when you think about registering?   Very Somewhat Not important

What do you think of the $10-15 registration fee per class session?     Too high Not high enough Just right

Does the cost of the long-distance phone call play an important part in your decision about registering?    Yes No

If eMinistry offered classes via a toll-free line, would that affect your decision about registering?   Yes No

Comments -- or Is there another question we should ask about our registration fees/cost?

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