Q01
Message
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Church Membership Engagement & Belonging Survey
Measures how connected members feel to their church community, how often they actually attend and participate, and how likely they are to stay or invite others — with an AI follow-up that surfaces the real reasons behind disengagement or hesitation to invite friends. Built for pastors, elders, and ministry teams tracking congregational health.
Sample questions
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14 questions · ~7 min
Q02
Multiple ChoiceRequired
How long have you been attending or a member at (Replace with Church Name)?
- Less than 6 months
- 6 months to 1 year
- 1-3 years
- 3-5 years
- More than 5 years
Q03
Opinion ScaleRequired
How connected do you feel to this church community right now?
Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Not at all connectedMax:Extremely connected
Q04
Multiple ChoiceRequired
In the last month, how many times did you attend a worship service in person or online?
- Not at all
- Once
- 2-3 times
- Nearly every week
- Every week or more
Q05
Multiple Choice
Are you currently part of a small group, Bible study, or serving team?
- Yes, currently active
- Used to be, but not anymore
- No, never have been
Q06
MatrixRequired
How much do you agree with each statement about your experience here?
5 rows × 5 columns
- The teaching/sermons are relevant to my life
- I have close friends at this church
- Leadership is transparent and trustworthy
- My gifts and talents are put to good use here
- This church's values line up with mine
Columns: Strongly disagree · Disagree · Neutral · Agree · Strongly agree
Q07
Opinion ScaleRequired
How likely are you to invite a friend or family member to attend with you?
Scale: 0 – 10
Min:Not at all likelyMax:Extremely likely
Q08
AI Interview
Explore the real story behind the respondent's connection score and invitation likelihood: if attendance is dropping or connection is low, probe what changed and when; if scores are high, probe what specifically created that sense of belonging. Anchor on the small-group or serving-team status they reported, and if they said 'used to be, but not anymore,' find out why they stopped and what would bring them back. Push past generic answers like 'busy' to get a concrete, specific reason.
Q09
Ranking
Rank these in order of what matters most to you in choosing to stay part of this church.
- Worship style and music
- Community and friendships
- Teaching and theology
- Opportunities to serve
- Leadership and direction
- Children's or youth ministry
Drag to rank
Q10
Short Text
What's one thing this church could do to help you feel more connected or involved?
Q11
Dropdown
What is your age range? (Optional)
- Under 18
- 18-24
- 25-34
- 35-44
- 45-54
- 55-64
- 65+
- Prefer not to say
Q12
Multiple Choice
How do you describe your gender? (Optional)
- Man
- Woman
- Non-binary
- Prefer to self-describe
- Prefer not to say
Q13
Multiple Choice
Which best describes your household? (Optional)
- Single, no children
- Married or partnered, no children
- Married or partnered with children
- Single parent
- Multigenerational household
- Prefer not to say
Q14
Message
Thank you for sharing so openly. Your answers go directly to our leadership team as we look at how to help every member feel known and involved — nothing here is shared outside the church.
What’s included
AI follow-ups
Adaptive probes on open-ended answers that pull out detail a static form would miss.
Attention checks
Built-in safeguards against rushed answers and low-quality respondents.
AI-drafted copy
Wording, ordering, and branching written by the AI — tuned to your research goal.
Auto report
Themes, quotes, and a plain-English summary write themselves once responses come in.
How it compares
We reviewed the closest templates from other survey tools. Here’s what they do well — and where this template goes further.
Why this template
- Goes beyond static attendance/connection questions with an AI follow-up interview that explores the real reasons behind low connection scores or reluctance to invite others
- Combines quantitative measures (opinion scales for connection and likelihood to invite, a matrix on agreement statements, a ranking of what matters most in staying) with open-ended probing in one flow
- Includes a short-text question and adaptive interview so leadership gets specific, actionable reasons for disengagement rather than just scores
- Captures optional demographic and household context (age range, gender, household type) alongside engagement data for segmented reporting to pastors and elders
Jotform
Church Membership Renewal Form TemplateThis is a renewal/registration form focused on updating member contact and status information, not an engagement or belonging survey. It's a ready-to-use, customizable static form built in Jotform's drag-and-drop builder. Useful for administrative record-keeping but not designed to measure connection, attendance patterns, or invitation likelihood.
What it does well
- Ready-to-use, embeddable form for collecting/updating membership records
- Customizable fields via Jotform's drag-and-drop builder
- Likely supports common form widgets like signatures and file uploads for renewal paperwork
Where it falls short
- No adaptive follow-up or interview capability to probe reasons behind answers
- Not built to measure engagement, belonging, or likelihood to stay/invite — it's an administrative renewal form, not a diagnostic survey
- No automated per-response quality scoring or analysis of open-ended reasoning
SurveyMonkey
Church Membership Form TemplateA generic church membership form template on SurveyMonkey's standard survey platform, likely covering basic contact and membership-status questions. It's a static, fielding-ready template but appears oriented toward membership data collection rather than deep engagement diagnostics. SurveyMonkey's broader survey logic and reporting tools would apply, but there's no indication of AI-driven follow-up.
What it does well
- Built on a widely-used, established survey platform with broad question-type support
- Likely includes standard skip logic and basic reporting/dashboard features
- Easy to distribute via link, email, or embed
Where it falls short
- No adaptive AI interview to explore the 'why' behind low connection or invitation scores
- No transparent, published methodology for how any follow-up or scoring logic works
- Static question set means disengaged members' real concerns may go uncaptured beyond what's explicitly asked
SurveySparrow
Printable Church Membership Form TemplateThis template is explicitly framed as a printable/exportable PDF form, suggesting it's built for offline/paper-style membership intake rather than a conversational digital engagement survey. It may support SurveySparrow's conversational UI online, but the 'printable/export PDF' framing signals a different use case than ongoing congregational health tracking. It's a fielding-ready form but not evidently built for measuring belonging or invitation likelihood.
What it does well
- Conversational, chat-like question flow (a known SurveySparrow UI strength)
- Export to PDF option supports paper-based or offline collection needs
- Simple template structure likely quick to customize for basic member intake
Where it falls short
- No adaptive AI follow-up interview or voice AI option to probe disengagement reasons
- Printable/PDF framing suggests it's not optimized for real-time digital engagement measurement or reporting
- No automated quality scoring or auto-generated analytical reports on responses
Typeform
Free Church Membership Form TemplateA free, conversational-style membership form on Typeform's platform, well suited to friendly one-question-at-a-time intake but appearing focused on membership sign-up rather than measuring connection, attendance patterns, or likelihood to stay/invite. It's a fielding-ready static template. Any deeper insight into disengagement reasons would require manual follow-up outside the tool.
What it does well
- Polished, conversational one-question-at-a-time interface that's easy for respondents to complete
- Free to use, lowering the barrier for smaller churches
- Typeform's design and media embedding options support a warm, on-brand feel
Where it falls short
- No adaptive AI interview or voice AI option to surface real reasons behind disengagement
- No built-in automated per-response quality scoring or auto-generated reports for leadership review
- Question set is static, so it can't dynamically dig deeper into a low connection score or invitation hesitancy in the same session
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