2023 Stephen Ministry Survey

Stephen Ministry Survey

Stephen Ministry has been a part of parish life here at Trinity Church, Newtown, since 2009. We would like you, as members of the Trinity community, to assist us in an evaluation of Stephen ministry as you see it. We need your opinions to help us in assuring that Stephen Ministry is true to its mission and fully “in sync” with the needs of our congregation.

We would ask each member of your household, adults and teens, to please complete the survey by responding to the questions on the following pages.

Please complete and return your survey by Friday, February 3rd.

Note: Your individual responses will be kept confidential and anonymous, unless you want to state your name at the bottom of this form.

With blessings and thanks for your help—

The Trinity Stephen Ministry Team
Stephen Ministry Leaders
Cindy Anderau, Ron Dukenski, Paget Haylon, Teddy Jameson, Judy Rowley, Rev. Andrea Castner Wyatt
Stephen Ministers
Carol Bigman, Geoff Dent, Joe Bojnowski, Erin Lutz

On a scale of 1-10, with 1 being “low” and 10 being “high”, how effective do you believe Stephen Ministry is in fulfilling its mission here at Trinity? *

In what ways is Stephen Ministry at Trinity effective? *

In what ways is Stephen Ministry at Trinity less than effective or needs improvement? *

1. An important pastoral care aspect of Trinity’s life Whether I’ve used Stephen Ministry or not, I believe it to be an important resource to this parish, training and empowering lay-leaders to carry some of the burden of pastoral care. *

2. Worth the time and money What we spend to train Stephen Leaders and Stephen Ministers and purchase materials is worth the investment as provided for in Trinity’s annual budget ($1000 this year). *

3. Proper use of Trinity’s human resources talent The people who have dedicated themselves to the Stephen Ministry and using their talent and energy in the right way on behalf of the Parish, even though it may mean that they cannot dedicate themselves to being deployed as volunteers for other ways in support of Parish life. *

4. Christ-Centered Care-Giving Stephen Ministry’s goal of providing Christ-centered care to Trinity people in need is happening in the best possible way; the systems and practices employed by our Stephen Ministry could not be done better by any other methods or process. *

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5. Confidentiality I fully trust in the confidentiality tenet of Stephen Ministry work at Trinity. I don’t know of anyone receiving care unless they themselves choose to make it known. *

6. The extension work of Trinity’s Ministry Beyond the one-on-one care-giving that’s the centerpiece of Stephen Ministry, I appreciate the other ways that the Stephen Ministry Team has created Adult educational opportunities for the parish-as-a-whole—around such topics as interpersonal communication skills, managing stress and creating healthy boundaries in relationships—as well as the materials used to train members of the Trinity Pastoral Care Team. *

7. Other initiatives I would like to see Trinity’s Stephen Ministry become engaged in providing workshops for loss and bereavement, divorce and family life issues, job loss and isolation among our older parishioners or those who live alone. Add any comments here: *

8. A focal point for ministry beyond the Trinity community I would like to see Trinity’s Stephen Ministry move actively to become a resource to the larger community, providing 1 on 1 care and group education opportunities in partnership with other religious and social service organizations in town or in the area. *

What single most important message would you like to send to Trinity’s Stephen Ministry Team as they think about how they can be maximally effective in the future as a presence for Trinity Church, Newtown. *

Is there anything else that we haven't asked or you have yet to say? *

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