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CFM USA Leader's Survey |
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1. The meeting in the CFM book is a suggestion only and our group leader
often uses other material.
2 % Strongly Agree
14 % Agree
5 % Neutral
50 % Disagree
30 % Strongly Disagree
2. Our group considers the meeting in the book a suggestion
only. We usually choose something else.
0 % Strongly Agree
2% Agree
0% Neutral
38% Disagree
60% Strongly Disagree
3. Our members complain that CFM meetings do not include children.
0% Strongly Agree
12 % Agree
17% Neutral
50% Disagree
21% Strongly Disagree
4. CFM books are based on Observe, Judge, & Act method. I make
an effort to help members learn this.
38% Strongly Agree
50% Agree
13 % Neutral
0% Disagree
0% Strongly Disagree
5. CFM meetings are easy to lead.
33% Strongly Agree
64% Agree
0% Neutral
<3% Disagree
<1% Strongly Disagree
6. Who leads the group meetings?
18% I lead them all year.
0% I lead them the 1st half of the year and then we rotate leadership.
82% We rotate leadership all year.
7. CFM books are repetitous.
3% Strongly Agree
36% Agree
15% Neutral
44% Disagree
5% Strongly Disagree
8. The best way to recruit new members to CFM is?
<3% Booth at a ministry fair
<3% Bulletin announcements
0% Posters featuring local members
95% Personal invitations at parish and school events
0% Flyers to school families
0% Invitations at baptismal and RCIA classes
0% Calling new parishioners
9. CFM programs do not relate to my life.
3% Strongly Agree
5% Agree
0% Neutral
35% Disagree
58% Strongly Disagree
10. It is more important to have group sharing than to follow the CFM book.
3% Strongly Agree
36% Agree
23% Neutral
33% Disagree
5% Strongly Disagree
11. Childcare is an issue for our group.
5% Strongly Agree
29% Agree
8% Neutral
45% Disagree
13% Strongly Disagree
12. I try to connect with members of my group when they miss a meeting.
13% Strong Agree
56% Agree
15% Neutral
15% Disagree
0% Strongly Disagree
13. It is difficult to understand the Scripture portion of the meeting.
3% Strongly Agree
8% Agree
8% Neutral
68% Disagree
13% Strongly Disagree
14. Our group offers babysitting during the meeting.
24% Yes
76% No
15. CFM meetings help our group act as Christians in the world.
59% Strongly Agree
32% Agree
3% Neutral
0% Disagree
5% Strongly Disagree
16. The discussion at our meetings typically lasts
3% Under an hour
13% One hour
62% One and a half hours
23% Two hours
0% Over two hours
17. Our CFM group has a stable membership of
19% Five couples
38% Seven couples
11% Ten couples
5% Twelve couples
27% More than twelve couples
18. We never socialize after the meeting because there is not enough time.
3% Strongly Agree
0% Agree
3% Neutral
38% Disagree
56% Strongly Disagree
19. Socializing is the most important part of the meeting.
3% Strongly Agree
7% Agree
21% Neutral
59% Disagree
10% Strongly Disagree
20. Some of the people in our group are not practicing Christians.
8% Strongly Agree
14% Agree
3% Neutral
27% Disagree
49% Strongly Disagree
21. We use one or both of the prayers printed with the CFM meeting most of
the time.
41% Strongly Agree
54% Agree
0% Neutral
5% Disagree
0% Strongly Disagree
22. CFM meetings should have more Scripture.
10% Strongly Agree
33% Agree
28% Neutral
26% Disagree
3% Strongly Disagree
23. CFM meetings need more instruction in the Catholic religion.
3% Strongly Agree
35% Agree
19% Neutral
35% Disagree
8% StronglyDisagree
24. CFM books are an asset to our experience of CFM.
63% Strongly Agree
29% Agree
5% Neutral
0% Disagree
3% Strongly Disagree
25. CFM books are irrelevant to my group’s experience of CFM.
0% Strongly Agree
0% Agree
0% Neutral
36% Disagree
64% Strongly Disagree
26. We usually offer alcoholic beverages at our CFM gatherings.
11% Strongly Agree
47% Agree
8% Neutral
19% Disagree
14% Strongly Disagree
27. I wish that there were a leader’s guide for CFM meetings.
6% Strongly Agree
33% Agree
36% Neutral
21% Disagree
3% Strongly Disagree
28. I need more training for leading meetings.
0% Strongly Agree
9% Agree
12% Neutral
68% Disagree
12% Strongly Disagree
29. Our CFM discussion is very interesting.
46% Strongly Agree
51% Agree
3% Neutral
0% Disagree
0% Strongly Disagree
30. I wish we could have a CFM book about.
26% Medical ethics and other life choices
26 % Practical issues like the effect of culture & society on the family
28 % Scripture and the teachings of the Catholic Church
9% Marriage and Communication
11%Economics, Consumerism, and family life
31. CFM national could help me by:
23% Providing better programming
10% Leader training
13% Providing more help on the leader section on the CFM website
0% More CFM conferences
53% Providing leader materials
32. It would be easier to get members for CFM if
0% There was less structure to our meetings
3% There was more Catholic doctrine in our meetings
6% CFM members were younger
6% We had babysitting at our meetings
82% People had more time
3% We served alcohol
33. We meet on
0% Monday through Thursday nights
64% Friday night
24% Saturday night
3% Sunday afternoon
9% Sunday night
34. Our membership is growing.
11% Strongly Agree
42% Agree
17% Neutral
31% Disagree
0% Strongly Disagree
35. The average age of our members is
0% Twenties
29% Thirties
55% Forties
13% Fifties
3% Sixties and above