This article offers tips and tools to help a congregation better understand the needs of people inside the congregation and the outside community.

Offerings: links to the U.S. Census and demographic information, tips for survey construction, congregation survey question bank

Best For: clergy and lay leaders

Cost: free

Suggested Uses:

• Gain a better understanding of the community by accessing demographic information from the U.S. Census.
• Conduct a survey of congregation members by following the tips and using the survey question bank.

Curated by Sandra Herron