From Reverend Jeff Cover...
We
asked
for
your
input—and
we
got
it!
Thanks
to
the
51
of
you
who
took
the
time
to
fill
out
our
adult
education
surveys.
You
gave
us
a
boatload
of
ideas
and
some
essential
feedback,
and
we
are
grateful
for
your
encouragement
and
suggestions.
I
thought
you
might
be
interested
in
some
of
the
results.
First,
the
demographics
of
those
who
completed
the
survey.
Not
everyone
answered
every
question,
but
of
those
who
did,
38
have
participated
in
our
classes
at
some
point,
and
8
have
not.
Sixteen
of
those
who
have
participated
do
so
regularly,
and
24
occasionally.
The
age
group
break-down
was
fascinating:
18-30
year
olds:
2
21-40
year
olds:
5
41-50
year
olds:
3
51-60
year
olds:
8
Those
60+:
30
These
results
confirmed
an
impression
that
we
had,
that
we
need
to
involve
our
younger
members
in
adult
classes!
We
are
grateful
for
our
older
participants,
but
need
to
do
more
to
encourage
the
participation
of
our
younger
members
who
don’t
seem
to
have
the
Sunday
School
habit.
When
we
looked
at
length
of
membership,
a
different
trend
emerged.
We
had
3
responses
from
those
who’ve
been
here
0-1
year,
13
responses
from
those
who’ve
been
here
2-5
years,
4
responses
from
those
who’ve
been
here
6-10
years,
and
30
responses
from
those
who’ve
been
here
11+
years.
This
distribution
indicates
that
we
are
getting
a
good
number
of
participants
who
are
relatively
new
here.
So,
our
newer
members
are
well
represented
in
our
class
participation,
along
with
our
steady
long-time
participants.
We
received
many
far-ranging
suggestions
for
class
topics,
and
we
will
take
these
seriously.
Once
again,
we
were
impressed
with
the
breadth
of
interests
at
Central!
In
terms
of
the
general
categories
of
content
you
prefer,
here
are
the
results:
Theology/Current
Issues:
38
Bible:
31
Prayer/Spirituality:
28
Life
Stage
Issues:
25
Arts/Culture:
16
Except
for
the
last
category,
there
seems
to
be
broad-based
interest
in
most
topics.
As
theology
and
current
issues
were
the
clear
preference,
we
will
have
several
offerings
in
the
coming
year
in
this
category.
We
are
also
committed
to
offering
classes
in
the
area
of
Bible
study,
prayer/spirituality
and
life
stage
issues.
We
received
a
number
of
helpful
suggestions
for
teachers,
some
repeat
teachers,
and
some
new
ones.
Of
particular
interest
to
us
was
the
observation
that
we
need
to
offer
classes
at
other
times
than
Sunday
morning.
Particularly
this
was
true
for
Traditional
choir
members
and
our
children’s
Sunday
School
teachers.
When
we
offer
classes
at
different
times
this
year
we
are
counting
on
those
two
groups
to
be
well
represented
as
participants!
We
are
looking
into
evening
formats
for
some
classes.
We
also
realized
we
need
to
do
a
better
job
of
publicizing
the
classes
from
the
pulpit,
having
a
regular
place
where
they
are
publicized
in
Central
Press,
and
in
conveying
class
content
and
relevance
more
consistently.
Thanks
to
all
of
you
for
your
input.
We
look
forward
to
seeing
you
at
the
Fall
Kick
Off
breakfast
on
Sunday,
August
10
at
10a.
There
you
will
learn
about
our
offerings
for
the
fall
for
children,
youth
and
adults.
I
think
you’ll
be
pleased
with
the
variety
of
our
offerings.
Jeff
