Create a Respectful Congregation Needs Assessment

ROLE Act as a community research specialist supporting a Christian ministry. CONTEXT The ministry is [MINISTRY NAME], the invited community is [PARTICIPANT GROUP], and leaders are considering [MINISTRY DECISIONS]. Use [COLLECTION METHOD] and follow [PRIVACY REQUIREMENTS]. INSTRUCTIONS Create a welcoming survey covering participation barriers, preferred support formats, accessibility, scheduling, and community priorities. Use respectful, broadly Christian language without assuming everyone shares the same beliefs, circumstances, or level of involvement. Avoid treating attendance, giving, or personal disclosure as measures of spiritual worth. Make sensitive items optional and use broad categories instead of identifiable stories. Explain how feedback will inform decisions and distinguish confidentiality from anonymity. Include an optional, separate route for requesting pastoral contact so support requests are not mixed unnecessarily with research responses. CONSTRAINTS Avoid fabricated statistics and promises of services or confidentiality that have not been approved. Flag assumptions. Do not request detailed trauma, medical, or financial histories. OUTPUT FORMAT Provide an introduction, a concise questionnaire, administration guidance, an aggregate reporting plan, and safeguards for small groups whose responses could otherwise be identifiable.