Thank you for taking the all-parish survey as part of our search for a new rector. We are partnering with Holy Cow Consulting, as recommended by our Diocese, to create and conduct the survey. All responses must be received by September 30, 2025.
Your answers will help the Search Committee and Vestry understand where we are as a parish and what qualities we are seeking in our new rector. The survey responses will be compiled and interpreted by one of our Diocesan canons, and used to inform our parish profile—the main document that prospective candidates will use to learn about St. Paul’s.
The survey consists of 100 multiple-choice questions covering a range of topics. Some questions will require some time and thought; others are simple demographic questions. The survey should take approximately 20–30 minutes to complete, and should be done in one sitting.
- If you don’t have easy access to a computer, the Search Committee will have laptops available at coffee hour every Sunday in September for those who prefer to take the survey on a borrowed machine. We can also provide paper copies of the survey to complete by hand. These hard copies will be sealed and sent to Holy Cow for inputting, so your responses will remain anonymous.
If you have not received the survey link and you are interested in taking part, please email rectorsearch@stpaulsbedford.org.
PLEASE NOTE:
- Question 73: Please choose “no response,” as we are not collecting this data.
- Questions 79–85 in the “Household Data” section should be completed by only ONE member of your household. All other household members should choose “Another person from my household is providing this information” as their response to these questions.
- Question 85: Please choose “I prefer not to provide this information,” as we are not collecting this data.
- Question 86 should be answered individually.
Click here for a full list of FAQs about the survey
All responses must be received by September 30, 2025.