Advanced Work for Order of the Ascension Novitiate

Ongoing Work
Common project on inviting others to become associates of religious orders

June 23

Read Survey-Feedback In Parishes article twice - one time focusing on A, the other time focusing on B.
Read Fill All Things pp 107-121
Read, "Engaging four examples of Survey-Feedback" and develop a question for each example (June 16 email)
Complete listening process from June 9, paying attention to elements of Survey-Feedback
Be Prepared for the Exam (June 16 email)

The steps of the process
The use of theory and frameworks in relation to developing a survey and/or doing the analysis of the data
The common benefits of survey feedback

For more details see emails from Robert on June 14 and June 16

July 14

Demand System exercise
See email from Michelle on June 9

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