If your church is completing the Attender Survey online, we provide some text templates to send invitations to your church attenders to complete the Attender Survey, to send a gentle reminder and to send a 'final call' reminder. Remember to include your Church Code before sending.
Invitation Template Text for the Attender Survey
Use this text to send invitations to your church attenders to complete the Attender Survey online. Remember to include your Church Code before sending.
YOU ARE INVITED to take part in our Attender Survey
Dear churchgoer,
Our church is participating in the 2026 National Church Life Survey and you are invited to complete the Attender Survey for churchgoers aged 16 years and over.
The survey will ask you about your experiences of our church, your thoughts about our ministries and activities, as well as your personal spiritual beliefs or religious practices. The results of the survey will help our local church to assess our church health, understand our strengths and build directions for the future.
We invite you to take part in this survey.
- It will take around 15-20 minutes to complete.
- It is anonymous and confidential.
TO TAKE PART:
- Complete a paper survey form or
- Go online to: attendersurvey.ncls.au
- and enter our Church Code:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
We ask you to complete the Survey by _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _
The Survey is designed by NCLS Research, as part of the 2026 National Church Life Survey and has Ethics approval from Charles Sturt University. More information about the survey can be found at 2026ncls.org.au/attender-survey
Yours faithfully,
Reminder Template Text for the Attender Survey
Use this text to send a reminder to your church attenders to complete their Attender Survey online. We recommend sending one or two reminders during your survey period. Remember to include your Church Code before sending.
A FRIENDLY REMINDER about our Attender Survey
Dear churchgoer,
Recently we sent you an invitation to take part in the Attender Survey, as part of the 2026 National Church Life Survey.
We hope you will take part soon if you haven’t already done so.
You will be asked about your experiences of our church, your thoughts about our ministries and activities, as well as your personal spiritual beliefs or religious practices.
We remind you to please complete the Survey by _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _
- It will take 15-20 minutes to complete.
- It is anonymous and confidential.
TO TAKE PART:
- Complete a paper survey form or
- Go online to: attendersurvey.ncls.au
- and enter our Church Code:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The results of the survey will help our local church to assess our church health, understand our strengths and build directions for the future.
The Survey is designed by NCLS Research, as part of the 2026 National Church Life Survey and has Ethics approval from Charles Sturt University. More information about the survey can be found at 2026ncls.org.au/attender-survey
Yours faithfully,
Final Call Template Text for the Attender Survey
Use this text to send a final reminder to your church attenders to complete their Attender Survey online. Remember to include your Church Code before sending.
CLOSING SOON: Don’t miss out on completing our Attender Survey
Dear churchgoer,
Recently we sent you invitations to take part in the Attender Survey, as part of the 2026 National Church Life Survey.
We hope you will take part soon if you haven’t already done so.
You will be asked about your experiences of our church, your thoughts about our ministries and activities, as well as your personal spiritual beliefs or religious practices.
Don’t miss out! The Survey is closing on _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _
We invite you to take part in this survey.
- It will take 15-20 minutes to complete.
- It is anonymous and confidential.
TO TAKE PART:
- Complete a paper survey form or
- Go online to: attendersurvey.ncls.au
- and enter our Church Code:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The results of the survey will help our local church to assess our church health, understand our strengths and build directions for the future.
The Survey is designed by NCLS Research, as part of the 2026 National Church Life Survey and has Ethics approval from Charles Sturt University. More information about the survey can be found at 2026ncls.org.au/attender-survey
Yours faithfully,