Church Life Survey NZ

The 2023 Church Life Survey national results (as at 12 October) are available.
These publications provide a portrait of the NZ Church across participating denominations.

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You and Your Community You and Your Involvement Here Leadership and Direction

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Executive summary

Insights from 24,872 church attendees from 500 churches across New Zealand

People

Median age	61
Half the respondents are aged between	44 and 74
Female	61%
Born overseas	40%
Tertiary qualified	69%
Employed full time (30+ hours per week)	35%

Value and belonging

Strong and stable/growing sense of belonging	78%
Being spiritually resourced well	83%
Presence of God is evident in services	81%
Satisfied with what’s offered for children	55%
Satisfied with what’s offered for youth	44%
Satisfied with what’s offered for young adults	39%

Personal faith

Much growth over past year	49%
Spending time in personal devotional activities more than once a week	70%
Reading the Bible on their own more than once a week	46%
Saying the Bible is the Word of God	93%

Church involvement

Regularly involved in group activities	56%
Involved in leadership or ministry roles	58%
Change in participation since Covid	-1%
Encouraged to use gifts & skills	59%

Church leadership

There are clear goals/vision with commitment	62%
Confident about reaching goals/visionThere are clear goals/vision with commitment	74%

Community

Involved in community service etc not connected to the church	53%
Agree environmental issues are important for Christians	95%
Feel at ease talking about their faith	75%
Invited others to church in the past 12 months	34%

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