The UUFSD Ministerial Search Committee conducted a survey of the Fellowship in March and April of 2007. This survey was intended to gather the objective attitudes, opinions, behaviors, preferences, and demographics of members and pledging friends of the Fellowship. The survey was conducted online, on paper, and in some cases, in person – depending on what members preferred.

To elicit the most candid comments, the committee decided to conduct the survey entirely anonymously. Although members didn’t express concerns about confidentiality, nor was the survey designed to dig deeply into controversial areas, the committee felt that keeping it anonymous would encourage the fullest full cooperation.

More than two-thirds of the Fellowship members participated in this process by either completing a survey of attending a Focus Group.

The Ministerial Search Committee also conducted many Focus Groups in order to more deeply probe issues. More information about the Focus Group process can be found on the Focus Group page of this website.

 These were the questions on the survey asked of UUFSD members, listed by question number. To find detailed answers to any question, simply enter any of the question’s words into the search box.

1. Please indicate the major reasons why you FIRST attended UUFSD.
2. How unimportant or important are the following aspects to Fellowship Life right now?
3. Should UUFSD grow in numbers and if so which of the following best explains why?
4. Right now UUFSD has around 230 members approximately half of whom attend on any given Sunday.  What size congregation do you consider optimal for UUFSD?
5. I would describe my life’s journey as:
6. How often during the past year did you or your children ATTEND each of the following:
7. How often during the past year did you PARTICIPATE IN any of the following?
8. In an average month the time you spend on Fellowship affairs (not including attending Sunday Services) is about:
9. Do you feel our current Board:
10. Many UU’s religious/spiritual beliefs are derived from various belief systems. How do the following statements describe yours?
11. Besides the ones listed above is there a belief system which describes you perfectly?
12. Aside from Unitarian Universalism what other faith tradition(s) do you now practice?
13. Do you regularly meditate?
14. Do you regularly pray?
15. How unimportant or important are each of the following Unitarian Universalist Principles to you?
16. How unimportant or important are the following Unitarian Universalist Sources to you?
17. How often should the Sunday Service feature:
18. How unimportant or important are the following content areas in Sunday Services?
19. Is there another content area that is not mentioned above yet is Very Important?
20. Which statement best describes what you think the new minister’s administrative role should be?
21. Which statement best describes the style of ministry you would prefer in our new minister?
22. For the following ministerial functions how unimportant or important are these to you?
23. Is there another ministerial function that is not mentioned above yet is Very Important?
24. Each minister has to prioritize his or her time. How unimportant or important are the following areas where the minister should be spending time for the congregation?
25. Each minister has his or her own skill set that he or she brings to the job. Any skills that are not their strongest can be supported by staff or members. Which three of the following skills are most important for a minister? [Choose only three]
26. Each minister has his or her own personality traits that will bear on how he or she handles the job. Which five of the following personality traits are most important for a minister? [Choose only five]
27. What would you prefer in terms of the minister’s past ministerial experience?
28. Are you a member or pledging friend of UUFSD?
29. Is your partner/spouse a member or pledging friend of UUFSD?
30. How many adult members/friends are represented by your pledging unit?
31. Your gender?
32. What is your age group and that of everyone in your household? For children indicate if they regularly attend RE, JRUU, or YRUU.
33. How many years have you been associated with UUFSD?
34. What is your highest level of education?
35. What is your marital status?
36. How would you describe your race/ethnicity?
37. How would you describe your sexual orientation?
38. There are many ways to describe stages of life and social groups and classes. Choose the groups that describe you the best today.
39. How much do you disagree or agree with the following statements? (UUFSD is important in my life, a source of strength, responded when I have been in need)