Thank you for participating in the 2024 Church Mission Leader Survey! If you are a Sr. Pastor, Mission Pastor, or a mission leader in your church this survey is for you.

We are excited to see how our collaboration together will bring shared learning related to the current state of missions in our North America Great Commission Community.

The findings from this survey will be released at the end of 2024, all participants will recieve a free copy of the report.

Thank you for your participation!

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Church Information

Which best describes your church:

Denominational

Non-denominational independent

Non-denominational connected to a network (Acts29, other)

Other

How old is your church:

0-5 years

6-10 years

11-20 years

21-50 years

51+ years

What is the average age of your congregation:

20’s

30’s

40’s

50’s

60+

How many regular attendees at your church:

0-50

51-100

101-250

251-500

501-1000

1001-2000

2001-3500

3501-5000

5000+

How many paid staff members at your church: (include full and part-time)

1-10

11-20

21-50

51-100

101+

Is the leader of your missions programs:

What is the age of your Church Missions Leader:

20-40

41-50

51-60

61+

What is the background of your Church Missions Leader: (Choose all that apply)

Former field missionary

Extensive global travel

Served with a mission agency

Undergrad or Graduate degree focused on global missions

Passionate about global missions but has not personally served cross-culturally

No missions background and limited travel experience

Short-Term Missions

How do you send short-term mission teams: (Choose all that apply)

Directly from our church to a missionary or national partner

In partnership with a short-term mission agency

In partnership with a long-term mission agency

Combination of direct sent and using agencies

We don’t formally send out short-term teams

How many short-term team do you usually send out annually:

1-4

5-10

11-20

20-50

50-100

100+

How has short-term sending changed since COVID?

Less than before COVID

About the same as before COVID

More than before COVID

N/A

How many people usually participate in your short-term teams:

1-10

11-20

21-50

51-100

101-200

201-300

301-500

501+

To whom do you primarily send short-term teams:

Missionaries partnering with your church

National ministries partnering with your church

Locations of mission sending agencies facilitiating your trips

Combination of the above

Other

Please list the top five countries you send short-term teams:

Select all the activities your short-term teams take part in:

Evangelism and Outreach

VBS and Children

Construction

Support of a partner missionary

Support of a national partner

Training

Relief and Disaster Recovery

Medical

Sports Ministry

ESL/English Camps

Special Needs Camps

Music Ministry

Prayer Ministry

Counseling

Which of the following types of training do you provide for your short-term teams:

Pre-Trip Planning

Evangelism

Cultural Awareness

On-Field Orientation

Security/Risk/Crisis

Missiological and Theological

Post-Trip debrief and next steps

Long-Term Mission Sending

How do you define missions:

Cross-cultural evangelism, discipleship and/or planting churches

All cross-cultural work (development, teaching, outreach, church planting)

All outreach outside the walls of your church local to global

Other

How do you define a long-term missionary:

Someone intending to serve cross-culturally for more than six months

Someone intending to serve cross-culturally for more than one year

Someone intending to serve cross-culturally for more than two years

All of the above

Other

How do you define a missionary:

Someone serving cross-culturally primarily focused on evangelism, discipleship or church planting

Someone simply serving cross-culturally

Someone your church supports via prayer or finances who serves outside the walls of your church

All members of your church

Other

How many long-term missionaries does your church financially support:

1-5

6-10

11-20

21-50

51-100

100+

Select the categories you use for setting missionary support: (Choose all that apply)

Random

Based on location/country of service

Based on ministry focus

Based on connection to your church and membership

Based on UPG focus

How do you send long-term missionaries: (Choose all that apply)

Directly from our church to the field

Partnering with a non-denominational mission sending agency

Partnering with a denominational mission sending agency

N/A

If you send missionaries directly from your church do you: (Choose all that apply)

Administrate the sending through a non-profit other than the church

Administrate the sending directly from the church

Support the missionary 50-100%

Support the missionary less than 50%

Consider the missionary as an employee of the church

Consider the missionary as a contract worker

Utilize another non-profit to provide on-field care

Place the missionary on a team of a missionary sending agency

Place the missionary on a team of a national partner

Describe the type of training/coaching you provide for missionary candidates:

What is the approximate total annual budget of your church:

What is your approximate annual global missions budget:

What funds your mission programs: (Choose all that apply)

Percentage of the overall church budget

Faith Promise Giving

Individual donations to projects and designated giving

Denominational cooperative program

Special fundraising initatives

Church and Agency

TRAINING: What are your expectations when you partner with a mission sending agency:

The local church will train the missionary and the agency will provide the structural support for the worker

The mission agency will train the missionary and the local church will provide care for the worker

The church and agency will work together to train and prepare a worker for placement

Other

ENGAGEMENT: What are your expectations when you partner with a mission sending agency:

High levels of engagement between the agency and the church

Minimal interaction between the agency and the church

A negotiated and customized relationship with agencies that align with our sending vision and mission goals

The mission agency to initiate dialogue with the church when there are significant field issues/decisions

Other

MOBILIZATION: What are your expectations when you partner with a mission sending agency:

The mission agency would be the primary mobilizer and coach for the potential missionary

The church is the primary mobilizer of a new missionary and an agency assists with their field placement

The church and agency have a partnership in raising up, training and placing missionaries

Other

CRISIS: What are your expectations when you partner with a mission sending agency:

The mission agency is to assume full and primary responsibility in a time of crisis

The mission agency provides secondary help, while the church takes the primary lead

The church and agency work in a co-operative partnership through each element of the crisis

Other

MISSIONARY CARE: What are your expectations when you partner with a mission sending agency:

The mission agency will provide on-field care and the church will provide care when the missionary is home

The mission agency will provide on-field and home care for the missionary

The church will provide on-field and home care for the missionary

The church and agency will co-operate in all areas of care on the field and home

Other

Cross-Cultural Engagement Locally

Select any of the following that are part of your church's ministry to refugees, immigrants, and diaspora people in your community:

Evangelism/Discipleship/Planting Churches

ESL

Job Training and Placement

Food Pantry

Medical Care

Unique church services for non-English speakers

N/A

Other

List the top four nationalities who live in your community with whom you are engaging:

List any organizations with whom you partner as you engage with diaspora in your community:

Global Engagement

In how many countries does your church partner or serve:

1-5

6-10

11-20

21+

Select all the regions you have active work or partnerships:

Domestic (US/CA: cross-cultural engagement)

Mexico

Caribbean

Central America

South America

Europe

Central Asia

Middle East/North Africa

Sub-Sahara Africa

South East Asia

East Asia

Oceania/Pacific

Level of focus of your missions programs:

	Leading an Initiative	Very Involved	Marginally Involved	Not Involved
Evangelism, Discipleship and Church Planting
Humanitarian Aid and Relief
Community Development
Unreached People Groups
National Leader Empowerment
Bible Translation
Slavery and Sex Trade
Medical Missions

What do you feel are the biggest issues the North American church should address globally in the next 3 years:

Rate the level of impact each of these factors will have on global missions in the next 3-5 years:

	Greatest Impact	Moderate Impact	Low Impact
Migration, refugees and immigrants
Changing Social/Cultural Values
Global Economy and Finances
International Politics
Technological Advances
International Hostility and Warfare
Global Health and Pandemics
Persecution
Urbanization
Social Media and the Internet

Rate the level of impact these internal church factors will have on missions impact from your church:

	Greatest Impact	Moderate Impact	Low Impact
Teaching on missionns from the pulpit
Senior Pastor engagement with global missions
Discipleship and training programs for youth to adults
Short-Term trips
Perspectives course
Youth conference focusing global missions

How well does your church do each of these:

	Extremely Well	Moderately Well	Not Well	N/A
Internally promote cross-cultural missions
Identify potential missionaries
Engage with missionaries once they are on the field
Train people who want to go into missions
Engage with internationals living in your community
Partner with national churches and ministries
Partner with missionary sending agencies
Partner with other North American church in global missions

Church Mission Leadership

Rank what has influenced your leadership the most:

	Greatest Influence	Moderate Influence	Low Influence
Books
Events/Conferences
Webinars
Blogs/Online Articles
Virtual Events/Conferences
Podcasts
Global Travel
Coaching/Mentoring/Advising
Connections to other Church Mission Leaders

List the book, resource, conference etc… that has had the biggest impact on you in the past year:

Are you or your church a member of Missio Nexus:(Required)

Yes

What would be the most beneficial resource to your mission leadership: (Choose all that apply)

Coaching

Connections and networking with other Church Mission Leaders

Events/conferences for Church Mission Leaders

Podcast for Church Mission Leaders

Resources for Senior Pastors related to global missions

Research on missions and the North American church

2024 Church Mission Leader Survey

Church Information

Short-Term Missions

Long-Term Mission Sending

Church and Agency

Cross-Cultural Engagement Locally

Global Engagement

Church Mission Leadership

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