Cornerstone UMC 2026 Christian Education Survey | Cornerstone United Methodist Church, Newnan

CORNERSTONE UMC 2026 ADULT CHRISTIAN EDUCATION SURVEY

In order for our Christian Education and Spiritual Growth Ministry Team to better understand your desires for potential future Bible and small group study opportunities (in addition to Sunday School), please complete the following short survey:

(1) If you were to take a non-Sunday morning Bible study class, which of the following topics and/or studies would you be interested in taking or learning about? (please check any/all that apply):

(Check as many as apply) NOTE: (*) “Disciple”-type studies include both overviews of the entire Bible and more in-depth studies of various Old and New Testament books)

Disciple 1 (*)

Disciple 2 (*)

Disciple 3 (*)

Disciple 4 (*)

"Jesus in the Gospels" (Disciple-type class focusing on how Jesus is portrayed in the 4 gospels) (*)

"Christian Believer" (essentials of Christian belief) (*)

An ONLINE/Zoom "Disciple" class (be sure to check above which one) (*)

The Sermon on the Mount

The Beliefs and History of Methodism

Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts

Study on Theodicy ("When Bad Things Happen to Good People")

Study on What Makes For Good Bible Study

Class about Bibles and Bible translations

Study on the Parables of Jesus

Study on the Holy Spirit

Book of Colossians

Book of Galatians

Book of Romans

Book of Ephesians

Book of 1 Corinthians

Book of Acts

Book study: "Making Sense of the Bible" (by Adam Hamilton)

Book study: "12 Daring Women of the Bible" (by Lisa Harper and others)

Book study: "Don't Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table" (by Louie Giglio)

Book study: "The New Testament You Never Knew" (by Michael Bird and N.T. Wright)

OTHER (type response below)...

(If you chose OTHER above, please type the studies/topics you'd be interested in here...)

(2) If you were to participate in one of the studies above, how many sessions (meetings) would you be willing to attend (i.e., how long a class)?

(check as many as apply)

4-8 Sessions

9-12 Sessions

13-20 Sessions

21+ Sessions

(3) What would be your preferred day and time to take a class?

(check as many as apply)

Sunday afternoon (2:00-5:00pm)

Sunday evening (5:00-7:00pm)

Wednesday afternoon (2:00-5:00pm)

A weekday morning (10:00am-12Noon)

OTHER (type response below)...

(If you chose OTHER above, please type the studies/topics you'd be interested in here...)

(4) What format would you prefer for classes?

(check your preferred option)

Primarily Lecture

Primarily Facilitated Discussion

Combination of Lecture and Facilitated Discussion

(5) If offered, would you be interested in taking one of these classes VIRTUALLY/ONLINE with other Cornerstone members and friends?

(check your preferred choice - NOTE: this could potentially include an online “Disciple” Bible study class.)

Definitely YES

YES but would need some tech assistance to get started

Maybe

NO

(6) Have you ever taken (or are you currently taking) a Bible study class recently offered at Cornerstone (such as a Disciple class or one of Dr. Sennett’s classes)?

(click the triangle to the right of the bar below to toggle and choose YES or NO)

(If YES to the question above, please share which one(s) here...)

THANK YOU!

Thank you for taking time to complete this survey. Be sure to click SUBMIT to complete it. For more information contact our Christian Education and Spiritual Growth Team Leaders Rob Lauer (mrlauer@bellsouth.net) and/or James Sennett (jamesfsennett73@gmail.com)