This faith community self-assessment tool is designed to help you select an appropriate pace to set your Welcoming Journey, from the cautious to the adventuresome. In conjunction with the Building an Inclusive Church (BIC) Toolkit, these may serve as helpful guides to both the pace a Welcoming Journey should take and your faith community's overall temperament when considering disputed subjects.
Scoring is from 1 to a possible 5 points and is question-specific; for questions that do not seem applicable or may be unknown, score those with a "3." Each person participating in the assessment process should take the assessment individually, as one person may experience their community differently based on roles and circumstances. Each person should total the score on the Worksheet. See further scoring instructions at the end of this Worksheet.
There is no perfect template for how to do this Welcoming Journey “correctly” in a faith community. Each core team is encouraged to adapt or develop its own curriculum and plan moving forward. Building the most suitable journey for your situation takes careful attention. Remember, as always, the building of solid relationships across ideological and affinity group lines, along with real engagement in the journey by a significant percentage of active community members are the best predictors of probable success.
Be critical and honest when you complete this Faith Community Assessment tool. It will not help you or your faith community to characterize the community differently than it really is. The best use of this Assessment is as a springboard for discussion and development of your own insights.
Note: Your results are private and will not be shared. As you engage with this tool, there may be terms unfamiliar and need ongoing learning around. ReconcilingWorks offers a variety of resources on our website which can begin that individual learning and deepen awareness. Check out the ReconcilingWorks resource page at https://www.reconcilingworks.org/resources/.
Faith Community Assessment Survey
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‘s Recommended Pace:
Thank you for taking the time to answer these questions. Based on the answers you provided to this faith community assessment, St. Cautious is the recommended pace at which you should conduct your faith community’s Reconciling in Christ (RIC) journey. We would recommend having other members of your Core Team take this assessment and then compare it with one another’s results. Many of the tools listed in the outline below are in the Building and Inclusive Church Toolkit. Click the orange “St. Cautious” PDF below to download your community’s recommended pacing. Please reach out to our RIC Program Coordinator at AshleiB@ReconcilingWorks.org if you have any questions.
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‘s Recommended Pace:
Thank you for taking the time to answer these questions. Based on the answers you provided to this faith community assessment, St. Moderatus is the recommended pace at which you should conduct your faith community’s Reconciling in Christ (RIC) journey. We would recommend having other members of your Core Team take this assessment and then compare it with one another’s results. Many of the tools listed in the outline below are in the Building and Inclusive Church Toolkit. Click the yellow “St. Moderatus” PDF below to download your community’s recommended pacing. Please reach out to our RIC Program Coordinator at AshleiB@ReconcilingWorks.org if you have any questions.
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‘s Recommended Pace:
Thank you for taking the time to answer these questions. Based on the answers you provided to this faith community assessment, St. Adventurous is the recommended pace at which you should conduct your faith community’s Reconciling in Christ (RIC) journey. We would recommend having other members of your Core Team take this assessment and then compare it with one another’s results. Many of the tools listed in the outline below are in the Building and Inclusive Church Toolkit. Click the green “St. Adventurous” PDF below to download your community’s recommended pacing. Please reach out to our RIC Program Coordinator at AshleiB@ReconcilingWorks.org if you have any questions.
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Question 1 of 25
1. Question
Does the faith community already have a mission or welcoming statement which explicitly includes people of all sexual orientations and gender identities?
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Question 2 of 25
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Are your rostered leaders and/or staff in favor of explicitly welcoming and including people of all sexual orientations and gender identities?
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Question 3 of 25
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Are you aware of parents, family members, or loved ones of LGBTQIA+ persons in the faith community?
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Are you aware of LGBTQIA+ persons in the faith community? (Those who’ve shared, not who you assume)
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Question 5 of 25
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Has the faith community already done or participated in blessings/marriages of LGBTQIA+ relationships?
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How does the faith community receive and include new people?
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Question 7 of 25
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Does the faith community welcome/include a diversity of sexual orientations and gender identities? Choose from 1 to 5, with 1 being completely homogenous and 5 being overwhelmingly diverse. Use 3 for not applicable, or unknown.
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Is the faith community presently very homogenous or quite diverse (race, class, ability, language, etc.)? Choose from 1 to 5, with 1 being completely homogenous and 5 being overwhelmingly diverse. Use 3 for not applicable, or unknown.
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Question 9 of 25
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Who comes up with new ideas for ministry? (Score the highest number that applies)
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Question 10 of 25
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How does the faith community handle disagreement, conflict or controversy? Choose from 1 (avoids conflict) to 5 (faces conflict head-on and keeps on loving each other!)
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Question 11 of 25
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Does your faith community have an openly LGBTQIA+ rostered leader?
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Question 12 of 25
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Is the faith community educated about and currently working on other justice issues?
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Question 13 of 25
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What is the prevailing faith community’s understanding of the message of scripture?
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Question 14 of 25
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Is the lay leadership of the faith community predominately cis-gender male or female? Choose from 1 to 5, with 1 being completely cis-gender male, to 5 being completely cis-gender female. *Cis-gender describes a person whose birth-assigned sex and gender identity are the same*
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Question 15 of 25
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Relationships within the faith community:
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Assess the political temperament of the faith community. Score from 1 completely conservative ot 5 completely liberal/progressive
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Has your faith community engaged in studies on sexuality?
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What percentage of adults who attend services/meetings typically come to an adult forum or other adult educational opportunities?
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Is your faith community a member of a denominational region that has declared itself Welcoming?
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Question 20 of 25
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Do you have a female-identifying rostered leader?
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Does your town/city/state have a non-discrimination policy for people of all sexual orientations and gender identities?
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Question 22 of 25
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Does your pastor use examples including people of all sexual orientations and gender identities in sermons?
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Question 23 of 25
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Have the youth of your faith community expressed an opinion on becoming Welcoming? (If no youth group, select 3.)
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Question 24 of 25
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Size/type of faith community?
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Question 25 of 25
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Does the faith community use inclusive language in worship or while in community with one another?
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