Discipleship Foundations Survey

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1. How would you rank your knowledge of the Bible in terms of being able to win at Bible trivia, with 1 being “I wouldn’t even bother playing because I’d lose like a dog" and 10 being “I could win all the time”?

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2. How would you rank your knowledge in terms of the meaning of the Bible, with 1 being “I know I’m going to heaven but that’s about it, the rest is pretty complicated", and 10 being “it ALL makes sense and fits together for me"?

3. How much of your understanding about God and His ways has come from being taught by others (sermons, books other than the Bible, mass media, Sunday School, classes, teacher-led Bible studies, etc.), with 1 being “all of it,” and 10 being “I’m entirely self-taught — just me, God and The Bible”?

4. How much do you believe the Bible is factual, with 1 being “it’s just stories and myths," and 10 being “every single word is divinely inspired and true”?

5. How much do you believe that Bible translators were inspired by God and/or infallible, with 1 being “they made mistakes and/or were limited by language and/or their own biases, and so we need to frequently go into the original languages to really understand,” and 10 being “the English language Bible is all we will ever need, it IS the infallible and complete word of God!”?

6. If you answered 5 or less on the previous question, how often do you dig into the Greek and Hebrew meanings of Bible passages?

7. How much credibility do you give to your pastor, with 1 being “he doesn’t get it,” and 10 being “I take everything he says to the bank”?

8. If you answered 8 or less on the previous question, how often have you identified him teaching in error? What have you done about it?

9. How much do you think your church is shaped by tradition, with 1 being “not at all, everything is 100% Spirit led and fresh,” and 10 being “pretty much all of it is based on our traditions and/or the founder’s way of doing things”?

10. How much credibility do you give to your church's way of doing things (meeting, teaching, organizing, worshipping, decision making, operations, etc.) with 1 being “I think it’s silly and/or harmful,” 5 being “I never really thought about it,” and 10 being “I am confident they are doing it all right”?

11. Do you believe God still speaks directly to people today like He did in Bible times?

Yes
Not sure
No

12. If you answered “no" on Question 10, why do you think this is the case? (After this you may skip to Question 21.)

13. How AVAILABLE do you think this is, with 1 being “only for very special people and/or in very special circumstances ” and 10 being “it’s available to every believer”?

14. How COMMON do you think this is, with 1 being “it rarely happens,” and 10 being “it happens all the time”?

15. Have you personally ever heard a message (or “word” or “revelation”) directly from God?

Yes
Not sure
No

16. How often has/does this happen for you, with 1 being “only once that I’m sure of,” and 10 being, “every single day”?

17. If you answered 5 or more on the previous question, how confident are you in your discernment of God’s personal word/revelation to you, with 1 being “I’m very skeptical and/or uncertain when I think I’m hearing from Him,” and 10 being “I have 100% confidence that I know exactly what He’s telling me, every time?

18. What are some of the ways you believe God has personally communicated with you?

19. Have you ever been in error, being certain “God told you” something that ended up not being accurate?

Yes
Not sure
No

20. Do you ever seek confirmation of a personal word from God? If yes, what are some ways you go about this?

21. How often do you believe people who claim to “hear from God” are simply wrong about it, with 1 being “all the time, way too often” and 10 being “it never happens”?

22. How much of your understanding about God and His ways has come from personal experiences with His reality in your life, with 1 being “it’s all from the Bible or things others have taught me,” and 10 being “everything I really know about God comes from personal word/revelation from Him and/or personal encounters with the reality of God in my life”?

23. How would you rank your personal attachment to nature, with 1 being “only just what I’ve seen on TV,” and 10 being “I’m deeply connected to nature/outdoors, it’s a big part of my life"?

24. How frequently do you see God’s hand in nature, with 1 being “rarely if ever,” and 10 being “I can’t NOT see it, it’s all around in everything!”?

25. How much do you believe true Christians are immune from the laws of nature and the way the world works, with 1 being “the rules don’t apply to us, all we need is faith,” and 10 being, “rules are rules, and they apply to us just like everyone else”?

26. Do you believe real, certifiable miracles still happen today like they did in Bible times?

Yes
Not sure
No

27. If no, why not? (This is your last question, you may proceed to the end and hit “submit”.)

28. How frequent/widespread do you think this is today, with 1 being “very rare and only in very special circumstances,” and 10 being “all the time, all over the place”?

29. Have you ever seen or experienced something that you are certain was a miracle? If yes, tell me a little bit about it.

Discipleship Foundations Analysis