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Take the new, updated, Children's & Student Ministry Staff/Volunteer Ratio survey to share your church's data and get access to the full, analyzed results once the survey closes. The survey will help you see what other churches have in regards to:
- Ratio of staff to kids in children's ministry
- Ratio of staff to students in youth ministry
- Ratio of volunteers to kids in children's ministry
- Ratio of volunteers to students in youth ministry
- Attendance pre-pandemic and now
- Digital strategies in children's and student ministry
Plus, everyone who takes the survey is entered to win a prize from the lot of over $2,500 in prizes. Participants will also receive a free coaching call to talk through their results as compared to the survey averages.
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