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1. |
What is your primary children's ministry role? |
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Children's Pastor |
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272 |

63% |
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1% |
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0% |
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3% |
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0% |
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1% |
| Children's Ministry Worker |
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77 |
18% |
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Other, Please Specify |
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13% |
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434 |
100% |
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2. |
How long have you been involved in children's ministry? |
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less than 5 years |
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15% |
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121 |
28% |
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92 |
21% |
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18% |
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12% |
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5% |
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434 |
100% |
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3. |
What is your church denomination? |
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Anglican |
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261 |
60% |
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11% |
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1% |
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2% |
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10% |
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434 |
100% |
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4. |
Do you currently reside in the United States? |
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Yes |
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411 |

95% |
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5% |
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434 |
100% |
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5. |
In what state is your church located? |
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Alabama |
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2% |
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2% |
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4% |
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6% |
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9% |
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1% |
| North Dakota / South Dakota |
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1% |
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4% |
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2% |
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28 |
7% |
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17 |
4% |
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0% |
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1% |
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2% |
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9% |
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6. |
What country do you currently reside in? |
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7. |
What city is your church located in? |
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382 Responses |
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8. |
What is your community population? |
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less than 1,000 |
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3% |
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8% |
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11% |
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59 |
14% |
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16% |
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19% |
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29% |
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419 |
100% |
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9. |
What is your ministry setting? |
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Rural |
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23% |
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79 |
18% |
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232 |
54% |
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Other, Please Specify |
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19 |
4% |
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428 |
100% |
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10. |
What is your church size? |
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less than 50 |
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2% |
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4% |
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25 |
6% |
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69 |
16% |
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128 |
30% |
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103 |
24% |
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62 |
14% |
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3% |
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1% |
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100% |
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11. |
How many worship services does your church conduct each weekend? |
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1 |
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18% |
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172 |
40% |
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133 |
31% |
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8% |
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2% |
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1% |
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12. |
What is your average weekend kids worship service attendance? |
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less than 20 |
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16% |
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21% |
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12% |
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16% |
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16% |
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10% |
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6% |
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13. |
What is your average weekly kids Christian Education attendance? |
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less than 20 |
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18% |
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76 |
18% |
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14% |
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47 |
11% |
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40 |
10% |
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52 |
13% |
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39 |
9% |
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16 |
4% |
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6 |
1% |
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7 |
2% |
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0% |
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0% |
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0% |
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100% |
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14. |
What is your average annual children's ministry department budget? |
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less than $5,000 |
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40% |
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17% |
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10% |
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6% |
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11% |
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5% |
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3% |
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4% |
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2% |
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1% |
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15. |
Please select each of the following technological tools that you currently use in your children's ministry. |
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CD Player |
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412 |

95% |
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69 |
16% |
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350 |
81% |
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262 |
61% |
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34% |
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286 |
66% |
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228 |
53% |
| PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) |
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106 |
25% |
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296 |
69% |
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174 |
40% |
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13% |
| Multimedia Presentations (ie: PowerPoint) |
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291 |
67% |
| Video (either live or recorded) |
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311 |
72% |
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345 |
80% |
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235 |
54% |
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257 |
59% |
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395 |
91% |
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226 |
52% |
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178 |
41% |
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123 |
28% |
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124 |
29% |
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23% |
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Other, Please Specify |
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6% |
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What is your preferred audio player in your kids church or evangelism activities? |
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Minidisc |
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2% |
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84% |
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8% |
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1% |
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0% |
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0 |
0% |
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Other, Please Specify |
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28 |
6% |
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100% |
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On what format do you prefer to receive computer software? |
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DVD-ROM |
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15% |
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256 |
59% |
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4 |
1% |
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4 |
1% |
| Direct Download via Internet |
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99 |
23% |
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Other, Please Specify |
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4 |
1% |
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434 |
100% |
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18. |
What is the most valuable piece of technological equipment you use in ministry? (ie: What is the one piece of technology that you would not want to live without?) |
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19. |
What is one piece of technology you wish you could use in ministry, and why? |
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332 Responses |
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Which of the following types of software applications do you personally use at least once a month? |
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Word Processing |
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96% |
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262 |
62% |
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261 |
61% |
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105 |
25% |
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217 |
51% |
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112 |
26% |
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80 |
19% |
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178 |
42% |
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82 |
19% |
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15% |
| Flow/Organization Charting |
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71 |
17% |
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Do you make use of the Internet for service preparation? |
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Yes |
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85% |
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15% |
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100% |
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22. |
How often do you access the Internet for service preparation? |
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every week |
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74% |
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16% |
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8% |
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2% |
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0% |
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23. |
What Internet resources (ie: websites) do you use for service prep? |
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293 Responses |
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Do you ever use live or recorded (streaming) Internet in your kids church services? |
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Yes |
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63 |

17% |
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306 |
83% |
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100% |
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25. |
What children's ministry website is most valuable to you? |
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Do you have an email newsletter that you send to kids in your ministry? |
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Yes |
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36 |

8% |
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394 |
92% |
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100% |
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What is your preferred means of communicating with the kids and parents in your ministry? |
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Printed newsletters |
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300 |

70% |
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124 |
29% |
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186 |
43% |
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22 |
5% |
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10 |
2% |
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85 |
20% |
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Other, Please Specify |
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23% |
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28. |
What is your most preferred means of communicating with your volunteers? |
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Printed newsletters |
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102 |

24% |
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261 |
61% |
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256 |
60% |
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18 |
4% |
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2% |
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6% |
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Other, Please Specify |
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18% |
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29. |
What do you use for parent notification in your nursery department? |
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Nothing |
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104 |

25% |
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174 |
42% |
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94 |
22% |
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Other, Please Specify |
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11% |
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100% |
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30. |
Do you have a computerized check-in system? |
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Yes |
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33 |

8% |
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401 |
92% |
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434 |
100% |
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31. |
What software/system do you use for your computerized check-in? |
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32. |
With what technology equipment are your kids Christian Education (ie: Sunday School/Kids Clubs) classrooms equipped? |
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358 Responses |
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33. |
Do you require your workers to complete an application process prior to serving in your kids ministry? |
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