Dear Fellow Servants,
Thank you for participating in our survey. Your feedback will assist the
Cobb Faith Partnership, along with the Cobb
Community Collaborative, in ongoing efforts to equip area churches and ministries as well as establish
linkages among the faith community and social service organizations in providing services and outreach ministry tailored
to our community’s specific needs.
This survey will take approx. 5-8 minutes of your time. Please answer all applicable questions to the best of your ability,
being as specific as you can (The more specific you are with your responses, the more useful the info will be for your
program as well as for community planning purposes). Feel free to leave blank those questions not applicable to your situation.
All answers will be kept confidential; responses will only be used in aggregate to identify and map where existing services and
outreach are located, as well as to create long-range plans to address gaps in existing services and outreach as appropriate.
NOTE: If you wish to receive a copy of the final results of this survey when tabulated, Please be sure to complete the bottom
portion of this form. Please also remember to complete the fill-in blanks specifying your
"City" and "Zip Code" in Section 15 below, as results will be segregated by location.
NEW: We will now accept your survey results in lieu of a completed
application for CFP Membership! Please be sure
to follow the instructions in Section 13 below to become a formal CFP Member
with your survey submission!! CFP Membership is FREE at the
Basic Level - see our Membership
Requirements Here.
This survey will run indefinitely at this point. Cumulative results will be publicized periodically at regularly-scheduled general meetings. If you experience problems submitting your answers through this form, feel free to print a copy of this
document, complete it, and send via USPS mail to the following address:
Faith-Based Survey Results, Cobb Faith Partnership,
569 Frasier Street, Marietta, Georgia 30060.
Feel free to submit any questions you may have about this survey
here via email And again, THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!
1. Please select one of the following. Are you a:
Senior Pastor,
Outreach Pastor,
Staff Ministry Coordinator (Church or related),
Volunteer Ministry Coordinator (Church or related),
General Volunteer (Church or related),
Staff Ministry Coordinator (NonProfit),
Volunteer Ministry Coordinator (NonProfit),
General Volunteer (NonProfit),
Board Member (Church or related),
Board Member (NonProfit),
Other (please elaborate below)
If 'other' is chosen, or if more than one item above applies, please elaborate further in this section:
2a. Please specify the denomination with which you are affiliated or the closest classification as appropriate. If no
closest classification is listed, choose "OTHER" or any (all) category chosen and elaborate further in the textbox
below.
If 'other' is chosen, or if more than one item above applies, please elaborate further in this section:
2b. Our regular attendance at religious worship averages per week:
Between 0 and 25,
Between 26 and 50,
Between 51 and 100,
Between 101 and 150,
Between 151 and 200,
Between 201 and 300,
Between 301 and 500,
Over 500,
None or NA
2c. Our average annual budget is:
Between $0 and $10,000,
Between $10,001 and $25,000,
Between $25,001 and $50,000,
Between $50,001 and $100,000,
Between $100,001 and $250,000,
Between $250,001 and $500,000,
Between $500,001 and $1 Million,
Over $1 Million,
None or NA
2d. Our average annual budget for community ministry is:
Between $0 and $2,500,
Between $2,501 and $5,000,
Between $5,001 and $10,000,
Between $10,001 and $25,000,
Between $25,001 and $50,000,
Between $50,001 and $100,000,
Between $100,001 and $250,000,
Between $250,001 and $500,000,
Between $500,001 and $1 Million,
Over $1 Million,
None or NA
3a. Is your church and/or ministry physically located in Cobb County?
Yes
No
3b. If NO, please specify where it is located in the text box below, and whether you serve Cobb County citizens (be as specific
as you can, as your comments will help us determine whether to include your church or ministry in our resource database):
3c. Please specify which Cities in Cobb you serve in the text box below:
3d. Please list the name(s) of the Cobb or Marietta Public School(s) closest to the location(s) served in Cobb County:
4. What types of outreach and/or services do you currently provide to the community? Please check all that apply and
elaborate any specifics further in the text box below:
If "other" is chosen or if further elaboration is needed, please specify here:
5. If you do not currently provide any outreach and/or services to the community, why not? Check all that apply:
If "other" is chosen or if further elaboration is needed, please specify here:
6. If your church or ministry were not limited by monetary or any other constraints, which services do you feel are
needed and/or would your church or ministry be willing to provide? Please check all that apply and elaborate any specifics
further in the text box below:
If "other" is chosen or if further elaboration is needed, please specify here:
7. What problems do you face as a church or ministry providing community outreach? (Select no more than 6 items, please):
Location/Transportation
Volunteer &
Staff - Recruiting
Volunteers - Training
Lack of/Limited funds - Bureacracy with funding
Language
Barriers with those seeking our services
Lack of coordination and
duplication of services among churches and social service community, waste of resources
Lack of
space - Limited Capacity
Resistance to change
Church too inward
focused
Difficulty getting other churches involved
Church too territorial - Lone Ranger syndrome
Apathetic or lost people - no initiative
Being a new church
Being a small church
People having overwhelming needs in general
Limited ability to market services to those who need it
Repeat clients and or abusers of the system
Not knowing where other resources are located
Overwhelmed at
holidays
No central clearinghouse for help or referrals
Daytime hours limit availability of service for some people
Do not know
OTHER or NA
(please elaborate in text box below if needed)
If "other" is chosen or if further elaboration is needed, please specify here:
8. What problems and needs exist among those you serve? (Select no more than 6 items, please):
Relationship with Jesus - Spiritual Needs
Drugs and or
alcolhol addictions
Mental health
issues
Disabled
Single Parent
Families
Immigrant issues
Language barriers
Lack of Day Care, Pre-school,
After-school programs, recreational activities
Lack of elder care facilities and programs
Lack of education and job skills, i.e., computer, etc.
Lack of affordable housing or transitional and
emergency shelters
Lack of medical
care
Lack of food
Lack of clothing
Need for financial help, i.e., emergency
assistance and budgeting instruction
Inability to make good decisions
Unemployed
or underemployed
Bad Economy
Lack of job search or retention skills
Need for
family or personal counseling
Lack of follow up from ministries or organizations helping
clients
Do not know
OTHER or
NA (please elaborate in text box below if needed)
If "other" is chosen or if further elaboration is needed, please specify here:
9. What trends do you see that will affect your work over the next five years? (Again, select no more than 6 items, please):
Increased dependency on technology to do our jobs
serving our clientele
Decrease in available funding from all sources
Increased need in areas served
Increased number of one parent low income households
Increased need for transitional housing and emergency
shelter
Increased need for affordable permanent housing
Increased number of people needing
emergency assistance (Rent, Utilities, etc.)
Increased number of people out of work needing jobs
Increased need for training opportunities of all kinds
Continued influx of foreign immigrants into the United States
Continued exporting of jobs outside the United States
Increase in elderly population, i.e. aging of Americans
Increased need to solve transportation issues
Need for closer collaboration among all service providers
Need to
change mindset in churches, faith community to promote collaborations and working together to provide community outreach
Do not know
OTHER or NA (please elaborate in text box below if needed)
If "other" is chosen or if further elaboration is needed, please specify here:
10. What can a church, group of churches, or volunteers do to help? (Select any that apply):
Join a faith-based organization to help coordinate
resources
Market better what we are doing in the community
Provide funding for needed programs or services
Provide inkind resources
(donations, volunteers) to groups already providing outreach
Start providing outreach in some of the areas
we listed in Question 6 above
Continue to give and serve as God leads
Do not know
OTHER
or NA (please elaborate in text box below if needed)
If "other" is chosen or if further elaboration is needed, please specify here:
11. If you had an opportunity to challenge church people, faith community, volunteers, etc. to collaborate, what would you
say? Please be as specific as possible in your response:
12. Are you familiar with any of these organizations? If so, which one(s) are you familiar with?
(check all that apply):
Sweetwater Valley CAMP
MUST, Inc.
Cobb Assistance Partnership, Inc. (CAP)
SW Cobb Faith Collaborative, Inc. (SWCFC)
Cobb Faith Partnership
Cobb Community Collaborative
Storehouse Ministries
Cobb Human Service Coalition
Austell Community Task Force
Powder Springs Community Task Force
Osborne Prevention Task Force
Other/Not Listed
None are familiar
If "Other/Not Listed" is chosen, please list those here:
13a. Would you be willing to participate in a collaborative of churches and ministries whose purpose is to
coordinate services, provide linkages, and provide technical assistance among other churches, ministries, and social service
organizations providing assistance for disadvantaged populations in Cobb County?
NOTE: If you want to join Cobb Faith Partnership, please choose
"Yes" below, and please follow the INSTRUCTIONS for the text box
below where indicated. Your information will be included in our Member
Services Listing which is updated on a quarterly basis, and each member
organization receives two copies of the listing (individual members only receive
one copy)..
Yes
No
Don't know/Not Sure
If you answered YES to 13a above, what are your reasons for wanting to collaborate? (Please select all that apply):
To find out where the needs are to be able to meet them
For a built-in network and support system among providers
To know who is doing what in the community
It is necessary -
the Lord commands we be of one accord in showing God's Love to our community
To eliminate or lessen duplication and waste
To serve in areas in which you are gifted
To learn from other successful providers of outreach
To help our communities become safer and stronger
Do not know
OTHER or
NA (please elaborate in text box below if needed)
If "other" is chosen or if further elaboration is needed, please specify in the
text box below.
INSTRUCTIONS: If you answered "Yes" to 13a.
above - and want to join Cobb Faith Partnership,
please indicate below by typing or copying the phrase "I want to join
Cobb Faith Partnership" in the text box below. Also, please
provide your individual or organizational information below in Section 15 to
complete the membership process. If you provide us with your organizational
info, we will list you as an organizational member unless instructed otherwise
in the section below:
13b. If you feel the choices above do not adequately address what services this type of organization should provide your
church or ministry, please feel free to list those here below. Otherwise, feel free to leave blank:
13c. If you answered NO to 13a above, why do you not want to participate in a collaborate group - and what would you say
would be your major reservations in being involved with such an organization?
(please elaborate here and be as specific as possible):
14a. Are you familiar with the United Way 211 Referral System?
Yes
No
Don't know/Not Sure
14b. Would you be willing to participate in the United Way 211 Referral System?
Yes
No
Don't know/Not Sure
If NO, why not? (please elaborate here and be as specific as possible):
15. If you want to join Cobb Faith Partnership and/or if you would like to be
on our email lists, please provide us with the following information so for our
records (we will add your email to our automated CFP General Updates elist
unless you specify otherwise in section 13 above). If you also wish to receive final
survey results, please remember to complete the information below before you submit your survey results. Your
personal information will be kept confidential and will not be shared with anyone (All results will be shared in aggregate
so you need not worry about your identity being revealed). NOTE: * Denotes Required Fields.