This is the stable public page for the first revived weekly Christian Thought Survey report. Results are not posted yet. The survey is in launch preparation, and the SurveyOL response link is distributed by email rather than posted publicly.
12 CTS-administered credence-slider items will focus on this topic.
12 featured-topic items plus 3 independent items, all using 0-100 credence sliders.
Public interpretation, charts, and data notes will be added after review.
Planned report sections
Executive summary
A short public brief naming the most striking patterns, pastoral implications, and limits of the response pool.
15-item overview
Means, medians, response counts, distribution shape, and a concise interpretation for all live slider items.
Key tensions
The items and themes with significant disagreement, spread, or subgroup contrast.
Distribution visuals
Compact sparkline-style distribution strips for every credence item, using a shared scale when sample size permits.
Correlations and scatterplots
Exploratory correlation views only where the sample size, subgroup quality, and privacy thresholds justify them.
Ballot results
The ranked participant-nominated item ballot and the top items selected for the following week's live survey.
Results template
| Section | What will appear here | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Field dates and response count | Survey window, completed responses, and any response-quality notes. | Pending |
| Featured-topic items | 12 Divorce and Remarriage item summaries with 0-100 credence distributions. | Pending |
| Independent items | 3 orthogonal live items chosen for relevance and meaningful participant spread. | Pending |
| Key tensions | Items where disagreement is substantial enough to merit interpretation. | Pending |
| Participant ballot | 7 ranked participant-nominated or seed items, with winners for the next survey. | Pending |
| Data release | Prepared data or a release note after privacy and formatting review. | Pending |
Preview of upcoming topics
- Week 2: Pornography and the Church.
- Week 3: Pastoral Authority and Accountability.
- Week 4: Women in Church Leadership.
Data note: Public files will not include email addresses or direct identifiers. Free-text suggestions may be edited, grouped, or withheld before publication to protect participants and keep survey-item wording usable.