Focus Group Questions
Core Questions
1. Describe a time when St. James was at a high point, when you felt most engaged. Your answer
can be about a worship service or an activity outside of worship.
a. What were the circumstances during that time?
b. What made it a meaningful experience?
2.What do you value most about being a member of St. James? What elements of our church life
together are most meaningful to you and why? For example:
a. Worship Services
b. Outreach
c. Sunday School
d. Adult Education
e. Spirituality Groups
f. Fellowship
g. Laity
3. What attracted you initially to St. James?
4. How can we be most welcoming to new and prospective members? What do we do well now?
5. Think back to a time when you really connected with a rector (it doesn’t have to be a rector
from St. James):
a. What were the circumstances?
b. What made it a meaningful experience?
6. What characteristics do you value most in a rector?
a. How do you feel about a rector’s having a political agenda?
7. Are there different approaches to worship services you have appreciated?
8. Are there opportunities we should pursue for worship with other churches at times?
9. Are there other topics you would like to discuss?
Closing Questions
1. How can the Search Committee best keep the congregation informed about the process?
2. What else do we need to be doing as a church during this interim period?
3. Describe three concrete wishes for the future of St. James.
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