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Evaluation and Survey Reports

ELCA Research and Evaluation . . . where the church counts!

 

2010
Youth Gathering Evaluation, Youth Response: Pre- and Post-Youth Gathering 
Youth Gathering Evaluation, Congregation Pastor and Synod Bishop Feedback 

2008

January

Change in Average Worship Attendance by Size of Congregation  [1990-2006]


2007

December

Number of Clergy Retiring  [1988-2007]

September

ELCA Membership  [1988-2006]

2006 ELCA Youth Gathering Evaluation Summary of Youth Respondents to Evaluation #2  [2007]

July

New Developments in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America  [2007]

April

2006 ELCA Youth Gathering Evaluation: Summary of Primary Leader
Questionnaire Responses  [2007]


2006
September 35th Anniversary of Ordination of Women Rostered Leader Survey [2005]
March Synod Hunger Leaders Survey
March ELCA Schools and Early Childhood Education Centers Survey [2005-2006]
February Summary Report for Lutheran Partners Focus Groups
January Number of Years in Current Call for ELCA Clergy (1-15-2006)

2005
December Worship Languages of the ELCA
October Regional Differences in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America With Overall Comparisons to the Southern Baptists
September Women of the ELCA's Sixth Triennial Gathering 2005 Attendee Evaluation
June 35th Anniversary of Ordination of Women Rostered Leader Survey 2005
April Estimated Number of ELCA Multiple Point Congregations by Synod
March Lutheran Partners Survey Report    Questionnaire frequencies:  Clergy  Rostered Lay
Ecumenical Formation Survey
Region 8 Consultation on Ministry Needs in Small Membership Congregations
January Frequency of Communion for ELCA Congregations (chart)
Age at First Communion for ELCA Congregations (chart)

2004
October How Large is Your Congregation Compared with All ELCA Congregations?
PowerPoint Presentation for the October Lutheran Communicator's Conference in Scottsdale, AZ  To download a copy of the PowerPoint presentation without audio files, right-click this link and select the option to save the presentation on your computer.
September Youth Ministry Resources
Youth Ministry Resources Questionnaire Results
August Slide Presentation to the 2004 ELCA Communicators' Consultation  To download a copy of the PowerPoint presentation without audio files, right-click this link and select the option to save the presentation on your computer.
January Map: Lutheran Vespers: Donor and Station Locations
Pastors of African American Congregations - September 2003
Largest ELCA Congregations in Each State Using Average Worship Attendance
Largest ELCA Congregations in Each State Using Baptized Membership
2003 ELCA Youth Gathering Evaluation of Youth and Adult Participants

2003
December Executive Summary of First Call Theological Education Surveys
November Follow-up First Call Theological Education Survey
Report for Companion Synods Program Synod Questionnaire 2003
October Results for Companion Synods Program Synod Questionnaire 2003 - Word Document
June Executive Summary of First Call Theological Education Survey
May The Context for Mission and Ministry in the ELCA

2002
December First Call Theological Education Survey
November A Resource for Persons Considering Forming a Multiple Point Parish
August An Analysis of the Church Attendance in the General Population
ELCA Publications Survey Report
April Financing Structures of Cooperation: Mission Support in the ELCA

2001
October Denominational Identity in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America -A Comparison with the ECUSA, UCC, Southern Baptists, Nazarenes and the UUA
Women's Leadership Roundtable Evaluation
July Religious Commitment in the ELCA
May Report on Initiatives for a New Century
February 2000 ELCA Youth Gathering
January Local Congregational Social Ministry Activity in the ELCA

2000
December Faith Communities Today (Cooperative Congregational Studies Project)
November Worship Attendance in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America   FAith Communities Today
October An Evaluation of the 1991 Evangelism Strategy
Lutheran Laity Movement "Faith in Action" (A report on the magazine)
July Ministry Needs and Resources in the 21st Century
February Region 2 Ministry Forum (A report on church membership and beliefs)
January Demographic Services Evaluation

1999
December World Hunger Appeal Evaluation
October Evaluation of the Department for Human Resource's Performance Management System
August Specialized Pastoral Care and Clinical Education Research Report and Appendix
Observations from the Director for  SPCCE
June Number of Years in Current Call for ELCA Pastors (graph)
May The Congregational Practices Index
February Lutheran - Moravian Proposal Report
Candidates Assigned in February 1998

1998
December Giving Trends in the ELCA
November Mission Partners in 1997
April Analysis of On Leave From Call (Report III)

1997
October Demographic Composition of Synod and Churchwide Leadership in the ELCA
March Congregational Diversity, Community Setting and Church Growth in the ELCA: Congregational Characteristics and Practices in Context
July Analysis of First Calls to Ordained Ministry (Report II)

1996
November Analysis of the Length of Time Spent Waiting for First Call (Report I)
August Multi-Point Parish Information
February Lutheran-Reformed Proposal Study Results (Report)

1991
December Lutherans Say . . .4  Controversial Social Issues and the ELCA
March Lutherans Say  . . .3  The Quality of Life, Religious Traditionalism and Concerns for the Decade

1990
August Compensation in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
July Lutherans Say . . . 2  Faith, the Church and the World: How ELCA Members See the Connections
Lutherans Say . . . 2 Financial Support of the Church: Member Attitudes and Behavior

1988
December Religious Socialization
November Lutherans Say #1 - Narrative Report

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