E.P.I.C. Ministry Evaluation Questions

A. Goal One: Connecting Young Adults With Jesus Christ

1. Spiritual Formation and Direction: How well does EPIC help young adults develop their spiritual life rooted in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ as their redeemer and savior?
2. Religious Education/Formation: How well does EPIC help young adults appreciate the teachings and traditions of the Church (through catechesis, religious education, and pastoral care)?
3. Vocation Discernment: How well does EPIC help young adults understand vocation as primarily a call to holiness and Christian maturity (lived through single or married life, the priesthood, the diaconate, or religious life)?

B. Goal Two: Connecting Young Adults With The Church

1. Evangelizing Outreach: How well does EPIC identify places where young adults gather and connect them personally with the Church (by listening to their concerns, hopes, and dreams and by welcoming them into a community of faith)?
2. Forming the Faith Community: How well does EPIC invite, empower, and enable young adults to participate in the life of the Church (through worship, community life, small faith communities, and evangelizing efforts, and on committees, in ministries, and in Catholic movements and organizations)?
3. Pastoral Care: How well does EPIC provide activities, visitations, and counseling opportunities that respond to the spiritual and developmental needs of young adults?

C. Goal Three: Connecting Young Adults With The Mission Of The Church In The World

1. Forming a Christian Conscience: How well does EPIC help young adults form their conscience based on the Gospel and on the Church's moral and social teachings?
2. Educating and Working for Justice: How well does EPIC provide educational and service opportunities for young adults to practice the gospel values of justice and peace and to care for the less fortunate in the workplace, at home, and in the local community?
3. Developing Leaders for the Present and the Future: How well does EPIC invite, train, support, and mentor young adults to be leaders in society and church life?

D. Goal Four: Connecting Young Adults With A Peer Community

1. Forming Faith Communities of Peers: How well does EPIC provide opportunities for young adults to find among their peers the necessary support and encouragement as they journey through life and fulfill their mission to the world?
2. Developing Peer Leadership: How well does EPIC help young adults become leaders, not only among their peers but also within the larger community?
3. Identifying a Young Adult Team: How well does EPIC advocate and respond to the needs of young adults in the parish community?