Overall Survey Results:


Heart of Texas Baptist Network Survey


1Required Christians and pastors have many different ideas regarding the role and responsibilities of the senior pastor.  Based on your understanding of scripture, rank the following responsibilities in their order of importance regarding the pastoral responsibilities.
 
1 = top priority
Answer
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Number of
  Responses		Ranking
Score*
Preaching, teaching
   
70 1.5
Training and equipping God's people for their service
   
70 1.8
Chaplaincy, pastoral care, hospital visitation
   
70 3.3
counseling
   
70 4.0
administration/organi-
zation
   
70 4.3
*The Ranking Score is the weighted average calculated by dividing the sum of all weighted rankings by the number of total responses.


2Required If I am in the hospital, a pastoral visit is . . . . . .
 
 1 = 1. very important , 2 = 2. somewhat important , 3 = 3. neutral , 4 = 4. unimportant
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Number of
  Responses		Rating
Score*
   
70 2.0
*The Rating Score is the weighted average calculated by dividing the sum of all weighted ratings by the number of total responses.


3Required Rate your agreement or lack thereof with the following statement- "I expect my pastor to be highly visible at major community events"
 
 1 = 1. Strongly agree , 2 = 2. Somewhat agree , 3 = 3. neutral , 4 = 4. Mostly disagree , 5 = 4. Strongly disagree
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Number of
  Responses		Rating
Score*
   
70 2.5
*The Rating Score is the weighted average calculated by dividing the sum of all weighted ratings by the number of total responses.


4Required Rate your agreement or lack thereof with the following statement- "The pastor is the single most important factor in whether or not a church grows numerically"
 
 1 = 1. Strongly agree , 2 = 2. Somewhat agree , 3 = 3. Neutral , 4 = 4. Somewhat disagree , 5 = 5. Strongly disagree
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Number of
  Responses		Rating
Score*
   
70 3.0
*The Rating Score is the weighted average calculated by dividing the sum of all weighted ratings by the number of total responses.


5Required Rate your agreement or lack thereof to the following question- "It is primarily the pastor's responsibility to share the gospel with people in the community."
 
 1 = 1. Strongly agree , 2 = 2. Somewhat agree , 3 = 3. Neutral , 4 = 4. Somewhat disagree , 5 = 5. Strongly disagree
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Number of
  Responses		Rating
Score*
   
70 4.0
*The Rating Score is the weighted average calculated by dividing the sum of all weighted ratings by the number of total responses.


6Again, rate your agreement or disagreement- "Ethically and morally, the pastor should live at a higher standard than the people in the pew."
 
 1 = 1. Strongly agree , 2 = 2. Somewhat agree , 3 = 3. Neutral , 4 = 4.4. Somewhat disagree , 5 = 5. Strongly disagree
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Number of
  Responses		Rating
Score*
   
69 2.3
*The Rating Score is the weighted average calculated by dividing the sum of all weighted ratings by the number of total responses.
7Required Please rate the degree to which you agree or disagree- "The pastor should be the primary vision-caster and set the general direction and philosophy for the local church."
 
 1 = 1. Strongly agree , 2 = 2. Somewhat agree , 3 = 3. Neutral , 4 = 4. Somewhat disagree , 5 = 5. Strongly disagree
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Number of
  Responses		Rating
Score*
   
70 1.9
*The Rating Score is the weighted average calculated by dividing the sum of all weighted ratings by the number of total responses.


8Agree or disagree- "The pastor and pastor's family are under more pressure and stress than the average person and family."
 
 1 = 1. Strongly agree , 2 = 2. Somewhat agree , 3 = 3. Neutral , 4 = 4. Somewhat disagree , 5 = 5. Strongly disagree
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Number of
  Responses		Rating
Score*
   
70 1.7
*The Rating Score is the weighted average calculated by dividing the sum of all weighted ratings by the number of total responses.
9Required Agree or disagree (without looking in your bible)- "The bible contains scripture(s) that speak of submission to church leaders and pastors." 
 
 1 = 1. Strongly agree , 2 = 2. Somewhat agree , 3 = 3. Neutral , 4 = 4. Somewhat disagree , 5 = 5. Strongly agree
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Number of
  Responses		Rating
Score*
   
70 2.1
*The Rating Score is the weighted average calculated by dividing the sum of all weighted ratings by the number of total responses.


10Agree or disagree- "I support my pastor and remove work-load by taking on consistently at least one task in my church."
 
 1 = 1. Strongly agree , 2 = 2. Somewhat agree , 3 = 3. Netural , 4 = 4. Somewhat disagree , 5 = 5. Strongly disagree
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Number of
  Responses		Rating
Score*
   
68 1.7
*The Rating Score is the weighted average calculated by dividing the sum of all weighted ratings by the number of total responses.
11Required Agree or disagree- "Generally, I believe the pastor's income should approximately equal that of the average church member." 
 
 1 = 1. Strongly agree , 2 = 2. Somewhat agree , 3 = 3. Neutral , 4 = 4. Somewhat disagree , 5 = 5. Strongly disagree
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Number of
  Responses		Rating
Score*
   
70 2.9
*The Rating Score is the weighted average calculated by dividing the sum of all weighted ratings by the number of total responses.


12Required Agree or disagree- "The pastor should be available to the church at any and all times, including nights, weekends, and holidays." 
 
 1 = 1. Strongly agree , 2 = 2. Somewhat agree , 3 = 3. Neutral , 4 = 4. Somewhat disagree , 5 = 5. Strongly disagree
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Number of
  Responses		Rating
Score*
   
70 3.3
*The Rating Score is the weighted average calculated by dividing the sum of all weighted ratings by the number of total responses.


13Required Agree or disagree- "I am in favor of a sabbatic leave (at least 8 weeks) for the pastor every 5 years for restoration, rest, study and renewal."
 
 1 = 1. Strongly agree , 2 = 2. Somewhat agree , 3 = 3. Neutral , 4 = 4. Somewhat disagree , 5 = 5. Stronly disagree
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Number of
  Responses		Rating
Score*
   
70 1.9
*The Rating Score is the weighted average calculated by dividing the sum of all weighted ratings by the number of total responses.


14Agree or disagree- "The Sunday School Teacher and/or small group leader functions in a pastoral role to the class/group members"
 
 1 = 1. Strongly agree , 2 = 2. Somewhat agree , 3 = 3. Neutral , 4 = 4. Somewhat disagree , 5 = 5. Strongly disagree
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Number of
  Responses		Rating
Score*
   
70 1.8
*The Rating Score is the weighted average calculated by dividing the sum of all weighted ratings by the number of total responses.
15Required Agree or disagree- "A primary goal of the pastor's sermon is to teach believers to apply spiritual truth to all areas of life so as to foster and equip disciples to maturity"
 
 1 = 1. Strongly agree , 2 = 2. Somewhat agree , 3 = 3. Neutral , 4 = 4. Somewhat disagree , 5 = 5. Strongly disagree
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Number of
  Responses		Rating
Score*
   
70 1.4
*The Rating Score is the weighted average calculated by dividing the sum of all weighted ratings by the number of total responses.


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