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Using the Social Statement in Your Congregation
Evaluation
Handout #4

Please help us to evaluate this course by completing this form. Draw a circle around the number that most closely describes your assessment of each.

5=Strongly Agree    4=Agree    3=Neutral    2=Disagree    1=Strongly Disagree

The study of For Peace in God's World:
1. Helped me become acquainted with the contents of the ELCA social statement For Peace in God's World. 5 4 3 2 1

2. Presented the material in the statement in a manner that made it clear and accessible to me. 5 4 3 2 1

3. Deepened my awareness of the biblical and theological basis for our calling to be peacemakers. 5 4 3 2 1

4. Helped me to better understand the relationship between God's gift of peace through Jesus Christ and our work for earthly peace. 5 4 3 2 1

5. Helped me think about this calling to be a peacemaker as a person of faith, as citizen, and as a member of my congregation and the ELCA. 5 4 3 2 1

6. Increased my understanding of the many dimensions of making, building and keeping peace in the world today. 5 4 3 2 1

7. Provided an atmosphere of mutual listening and respect for diverse points of view. 5 4 3 2 1

8. Gave me and others in the group an opportunity to think for ourselves and form our own conclusions. 5 4 3 2 1

9. Gave me ideas for specific ways I can work for international peace through my congregation or as a citizen. 5 4 3 2 1

10. Provided an opportunity for members of the group to express support for one another in our various choices related to peacemaking. 5 4 3 2 1

11. Stimulated members of our group to further learning and action. 5 4 3 2 1

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Implementing Resolutions
enacted by the 1995 Churchwide Assembly

Using the Social Statement For Peace in God's World in your Congregation

Community Violence

Decade for a Culture of Non Violence

Living in a Time of Terrorism

Social policy resolutions related to this document can be found at the following location:
elca.org/dcs/elca_actions.html

Related social policy resolutions enacted by the Church Council and Churchwide Assembly will be linked from this location in the very near future.