Survey Forms!
Text:
‘I never shrank back from telling you what you needed to hear, either publicly or in your homes’ – Acts 20:20 New Living Translation
Thought:
It appears every business, whether sales or service provider, wants a survey form completed. “How did we do?” they ask, regardless of whether the purpose for contact was an enquiry, order or complaint. Even till receipts now have printed on them, “Tell us how we did today!”
People are tempted to complete the survey with wording like, “It will only take 5 minutes.” (usually an understatement). If anyone set about completing all the survey forms requested, it could result in a large chunk of their day gone. Of course there’s the added carrot of being entered into the prize draw, which I’m sure somebody wins, but not yet me!
It is rare that feedback from a survey results in a noticeable improvement. Like many things, what started out as a very good idea has now become the norm and information collated gathers dust on some shelf, sacrificed on the altar of cut back and economies at the expense of good service.
Of course in Britain there is a tendency to say everything is alright even when it is not as we do not like making too much of a fuss; although it appears our ability to complain seems to be gathering momentum. It’s important to ensure that we are also quick to give praise when service is good or exceeds our expectation. After all, even a small compliment can help someone having a bad day!
In the church plant we are involved with in Saltash, we are using a survey when doing door to door evangelism. This isn’t a “How did we do?” questionnaire, but is designed to reveal what a person thinks and believes about key issues to do with life and faith. Each response gives us the opportunity to start a conversation afterwards.
The main questions we ask are:
- Do you believe in some kind of God?
- What do you believe happens at the end of our lives?
- What do you believe about Jesus?
Very relevant as a recent Church of England survey found that four in 10 people did not believe Jesus was a real person, with a quarter of 18 to 34 year olds believing he was a mythical or fictional character.
- If you could ask God (or someone who believes in Him) one question, what would it be?
- If you could know God personally, would you be interested?
If anyone would like a copy of the survey form we use, please email me at info@box2340.temp.domains and I will also include some helpful advice about how to use it effectively.
Many churches claim that door to door evangelism doesn’t work and end up trying to influence their community through social programmes.
The following is what has happened in the few months we have been doing this in Saltash.
- 3 people have made a commitment to Christ during the initial or subsequent visit
- 2 people have received the baptism with the Holy Spirit
- 7 adults and 7 children have come to a Sunday service
- One of these has brought her husband, her 2 children and their friend, a friend and her 2 children and is now joining the evangelism team, so thankful that someone knocked on her door.
Behind closed doors in your community are desperate, lonely and hurting people longing for a friendly face to confide in. There are lapsed church goers. They stopped going to church for a variety of reasons, yet with a little encouragement will soon be back in church and ready to serve again. What is happening in Saltash can happen anywhere.
Why not try it yourself? You’ve got nothing to lose and everything to gain, and so have the people you are trying to reach!
Finally.
Are you sure of the right answers to those 5 questions? It can mean the difference between life and death, heaven and hell. If you want to know the truth about who Jesus really is, please get in touch and I am sure we can put you in contact with someone who can help.
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