Questionnaire

Take some time to think of the positive things your church is doing in your community, and write them down. A church is family-friendly when it is aware of a wide range of people’s needs, and explores ways to meet those needs.

We meet people’s spiritual needs by:
We meet people’s emotional needs by:
We meet people’s physical needs by:
We meet people’s social needs by:
The positive elements in our children’s programme are:
We host the following programmes to support relationships between people:
We have a named person, or team of people, for anyone to call on in an emergency.
Our positive attitudes towards the diversity of people, including those of minority groups in our community, are evident by our…:
The ways we actively try to involve different people of all ages in the church service are by:
The ways we share out church responsibilities, so that no one family or person is over-burdened with church-related tasks, are by:
The ways that we show our care for our church leaders, and their families, are by:
The improvements we have made towards creating a building that is safe and accessible to everyone are:
We have a current child protection policy, and we have clear guidelines to protect all children on any church activity. (See resource section if you don’t have a child protection policy.)
- Yes
- No
We provide a creche for very small children so that their parents can focus on the worship experience without distractions (tick the one that applies):
- Every week
- Once a month
- Occasionally
- Never
Our services finish promptly, at a given time, so that families can plan accordingly:
- Every week
- Once a month
- Occasionally
- Never
The ways we show that we affirm the needs of men and fathers are by:
The ways we are reaching out into the community and helping to meet local needs are by: 18. If our church could change or improve three things I would like them to be:
- 1.
- 2.
- 3.