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Collegial Covenant Group Evaluation Survey

Group Member

Name of Group and Location _________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

Part A. Please respond to these questions based on the total time that you have been participating in this group.

1.	How long have you been a member of this group? ___________________
2.	From the list below, please select those areas that you feel have been impacted by your participation in this Collegial Covenant Group. (Please check all that apply.) Enrichment of your perspective of yourself and of your congregation, or other ministry context Opportunities for disciplined focus through specific study Gained a climate for mutual accountability among peers Gained a supportive network of colleagues who will pray for one another Gained sense of the availability of other ministers to support you in your work
3.	What has been the value of your participation in this Collegial Covenant Group for your congregation or other ministry context? ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________
4.	What has this group meant to you? ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________
5.	What have you accomplished by participating in this group? ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________
6.	Explain what you have learned about pastoral excellence. ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________
7.	What Biblical models do you identify that reflect pastoral excellence? ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________
8.	What is the theological meaning of pastoral excellence that is emerging in your group? ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________
9.	What is have you learned about sustaining pastoral excellence? ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________
10.	Can you tell us about an incident when you did something different with your congregation (or in your ministerial context) because of participating in the collegial covenant group? ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________
11.	In your opinion, what would the lay leaders with whom you work say was the benefit of your participation in this Collegial Covenant Group to your congregation or to those you serve if you are in another ministry context? ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________
12.	On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is not important at all and 10 is extremely important, what role has your participation in this Collegial Covenant Group had in helping you to become better equipped for ministry? Not very important Extremely important 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
13.	As a result of participating in this Collegial Covenant Group, do you feel that you have more relationships that you can use to share accomplishments and challenges that you face in ministry? Yes No
14.	As a result of participating in this Collegial Covenant Group, do you feel that you have developed stronger relationships that you can use to share accomplishments and challenges that you face in ministry? Yes No
15.	On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is not safe at all and 10 is extremely safe, how safe do you feel to share among your group members? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
16.	On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is not much trust at all and 10 is a great deal of trust, how much of a sense of trust do you have in your colleagues? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
17.	Do you anticipate that all or some of the activities of this group will be sustained when funding is no longer available? yes, the group will probably continue at the same level of activity yes, the group will continue, but at a lower level of effort no, the group is not likely to continue
18.	If the group is likely to continue in any form, how do you anticipate its activities to be supported? use of regional continuing education funds contributions from congregations personal funds of facilitator and/or group members Other, specify __________________________________
19.	To what extent are collegial covenant groups vital in sustaining pastoral excellence? extremely vital somewhat vital not so vital not vital at all not sure Please explain your response to question # 24. ________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________
20.	Think of your model for pastoral excellence. What are his/her top three qualities? __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________
21.	How do you think that person became a pastor of excellence? ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________
22.	What has been the highlight of your ministry? ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________
23.	What was the low light of your ministry? ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________
24.	What sustained you during the low period of your ministry? ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________
25.	Please complete the following by circling your response on a scale of 1 to 5, where 5 is the highest point and 1 is the lowest point.

Since participating in the collegial covenant group, I am:						Prior to participating in the collegial covenant group, I was:

More able to seek prayer support from colleagues	1	2	3	4	5	Hesitant to ask colleagues to pray for me	1	2	3	4	5
More aware of the benefits of connection with colleagues	1	2	3	4	5	Describable as a Lone Ranger in ministry	1	2	3	4	5
More inclined to study with other ministers	1	2	3	4	5	Not likely to study with other ministers	1	2	3	4	5
Freer to be myself with colleagues	1	2	3	4	5	Not very transparent with other ministers	1	2	3	4	5
More aware of the collaborative nature of ministry	1	2	3	4	5	Viewing ministry as competitive	1	2	3	4	5
More reflective on what goes into sustaining ministry over the long haul	1	2	3	4	5	Less aware of dynamics that go into sustaining ministry over the long haul	1	2	3	4	5
More able to reflect theologically on excellence in ministry						Not tuned into theological reflection about excellence in ministry

26.	After participating in this group, do you intend to make participation in similar experiences a part of you ministry in the future? Yes No
Part B.
1.	Where do you live? City ________________________________________________________ State: _________________________________Zip code ______________
2.	How long have you been in ministry? 5 years or less 6 to 15 years 16 to 25 years Longer than 25 years
3.	Which of the following best describes the setting of your ministry? Rural Urban Suburban
4.	Are you: Male Female
5.	Please describe your race/ethnicity. ___________________________________________________________
6.	Please describe the ethnic make up of your congregation, or your ministerial context. ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________
7.	Is the congregation you lead or where you worship actively involved with other churches; for example associational activities, pulpit or choir exchanges, community outreach work? Yes No

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey.

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