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① Which of these types of articles do you find helpful:
■ General devotionals from various sources
■ Weekly (Thursday) articles by Clarke Dixon
■ Bi-Weekly (alt. Tuesdays) articles by Russell Young
■ Sunday Worship series
■ Original articles by Paul Wilkinson
■ Quotations series featuring various authors
■ Articles consisting of commentary on verses/passages from 3-4 different writers
■ Worship liturgies by Ruth Wilkinson
■ Articles featuring worship songs and hymns at the end
■ Scripture medleys (articles that are entirely Bible text)
② How do you feel about the length of the articles?
► Too long
► Too short
► Just about right (Admittedly this was a “Goldilocks” question!)
③ We draw on a number of authors from the widest variety of Christian denominations. Do you find the selection
► Too diverse
► Still not diverse enough
④ Our aim at Christianity 201 is to be “digging a little deeper.” In other words, to be more more than Christianity 101. Given that, would you say that,
► The articles go deeper than many devotionals
► The articles still don’t go deep enough
► Because there are different writers each day, the depth spiritually is inconsistent
► Because there are different writers each day, the variety of voices makes up for the inconsistencies in the depth
⑤ We didn’t want to make this too long, but if there’s anything else, this would be the place to mention it. For example:
► Time of day you receive the devotional. Most newsletters go out in the morning but we wanted to create something different when we started this.
► Use of a wide variety of Bible translations
► Use of a green font to highlight scripture selections (because the scriptures are alive!)
► Nothing to sell you. Other than anything WordPress ads (and a bi-weekly mention of Russell Young’s book) I wanted to this to be a commerce-free zone.
Two quick questions about your reading habits…
⑥ Do you ever forward your copy of the newsletter? It would help us out if you would help spread the word.
⑦ Do you click through to read the articles at source or simply read them on the email or at the website?
► Click through sometimes
► Click through frequently
► Simply read the articles on the email or at C201
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