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Congregational Trauma Survey
Welcome! Thank you for participating in this survey. Your answers help to document trauma events that occur among congregations. This data is useful for ministers, practitioners, and scholars who seek to learn about congregational trauma, who value pastoral resilience, and are working to grow congregations beyond disaster.
This voluntary survey will take about 10 - 15 minutes, and is intended for ministers to complete. It focuses mainly on a primary incident of trauma and the congregation's demographics at the time of the incident. It is not intended to assess cases of chronic traumatic stress.
Thank you for participating!
What is the name of your congregation?
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What type of trauma incident has been most recent or most impacting on the congregation?
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Natural Storm (hurricane, tornado, earthquake, mudslide, natural fire, etc.)
Human-Caused Violence (shooting, bombing, arson, hate crime, suicide, physical abuse, etc.)
Industrial Accident
Sexual Misconduct or Abuse
Chronic stress due to ongoing violence
Other
If Other please specify:
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How many trauma incidents has your congregation experienced, within the congregation or in the immediate community, in the last decade?
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one
two
three
more than three
With what denomination is your congregation affiliated? (Listed Alphabetically)
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Adventist
Anabaptist
Anglican / Episcopal
Baptist
Buddhist
Catholic
Congregational
Covenant
Hindu
Jewish
Lutheran
Methodist
Mormon
Muslim
Orthodox
Pentecostal
Presbyterian
Protestant, Non-denominational
Reformed Church
Sikh
Other
Beyond the general affiliation, if appropriate, please specify specific denomination affiliation: (i.e., Jewish Reformed, Southern Baptist, Orthodox Presbyterian, etc.)
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What year did the most recent or most impacting event occur?
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Where did the incident begin or primarily occur?
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in the congregation
in the community
What care did your congregation receive? Choose all that apply.
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National denomination response
Regional denomination response
Local colleagues and / or neighbor congregation response
Distant colleagues and / or congregation response
Non-sectarian non-profit response
Other
None
If Other please specify:
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What congregational care practices or programs did your congregation conduct in response? Choose all that apply.
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pastoral care / visitations / counseling
congregational information and education meetings
deacon ministries care
Stephens Ministries care
mission projects and/or outreach care projects
other
None
If Other please specify:
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What is your leadership role in the congregation?
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Senior Minister / Faith Leader
Assoc Minister / Faith Leader
Ministry Staff
Elder or Deacon
Volunteer Leader
Other
If Other please specify:
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What is your age?
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21 - 30
31 - 40
41 - 50
51 - 60
61 - 70
Over 70
What is your gender?
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Male
Female
What state is your congregation located?
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Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
What is the community setting of your congregation?
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Rural
Small town
Suburban
Urban
What size is your congregation membership?
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less than 50
50 - 100
101 - 250
251 - 500
501 - 1000
1001 - 1500
1501 - 2000
2000 - 10,000
10,000 +
Which ethnicity best describes your congregation?
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African American
Canadian American / Caucasian
Central or South American
Cuban American
European American / Caucasian
Indian American
Japanese American
Korean American
Mexican American
Middle Eastern American
Native American
Pacific Island American
Puerto Rican American
Russian American
Spanish American
Taiwanese American
Multi-Ethnic
Other
If Multi-Ethnic or Other please specify:
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Please name three – five ways, negative or positive, that the trauma event affected you and/or your practice of ministry?
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Thank you very much for participating in this voluntary survey. Once you click "submit" your survey is complete.
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