Executive Summary: Survey and Discernment
in Support of the Bishop Search Process


July 2002

This section is the full Survey Report, tallied from the results of the survey that was undertaken in June, 2002. You are invited to download the full report in either Word or PDF format. Some of the pages in this section have several graphics and you may experience a slow download time,
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A Prayer for the Call of Our Next Bishop

Loving Creator, you call us together and you send us forth to be your witnesses in all places. We ask you now to lead us, accompany us, and direct us as we seek that person who is to be our next bishop. Grant us perception, faithfulness, and joy that we may hear your still small voice. And then, give us the courage to follow as you lead us along the way. In the name of Christ Jesus, who is the shepherd and bishop of our souls.
Amen.
 

Introduction

Methodology

Analysis of Survey Results

• Importance of Bishop Attributes - Total Sample
• Importance of Bishop Attributes - Leader/Administrator
• Importance of Bishop Attributes - Representative/Activist
• Importance of Bishop Attributes - Pastor
• Importance of Bishop Attributes - Personality

Tables and Graphs

Importance of Bishop Attributes by

• Total and Gender
• Age
• Ordained versus Lay
• Residence
• Marital Status

Analysis of Open-Ended Questions

Analysis of Focus Groups

Conclusions