Organisation and planning 2006-2008

A research survey that will give the opportunity for a better

analysis and understanding of European Adventist youth.
The survey will look at key areas relating to:
Faith maturity, personal spirituality, relationship with the church,
commitment to Adventist doctrines behavioral standards and
social ethics.
What is Valuegenesis Europe

Mission of statement

To understand how European Adventist youth live
out their faith, in order to develop a culturally-
appropriate strategy for Adventist youth ministry
and mission.
Why a Valuegenesis Europe
Essentially :
1. to provide a description of the value system of European Adventist youth
2. to assess their faith in the context of the most influential institutions: family,
church and society.
3. to determine what factors in Adventist homes, churches and in their social
context, nurture the values and faith in young people.
4. to help understand how Adventism in the 21st Century can provide a relevant
framework for the faith of young people in the European context.

Whos organizing this project?
The organisation of the survey is co-ordinated by the
Jos Figols Centre for Youth Ministry (Collonges),
in cooperation with the EUD/TED Youth Ministries
Departments and their networks at Union and
Conference level, under the supervision of both
European Divisions.

The three Division Colleges (Collonges, Friedensau,
Newbold) provide the research network.
Who can participate in
Valuegenesis?
The target population of this survey is Adventist
youth living in 17 European countries.
Countries involved
EUD
1. Austrian Union
2. Bulgarian Union
3. Czech Conference
4. Franco-Belgian Union
5. North German Union
6. South German Union
7. Italian Union
8. Portuguese Union
9. Rumanian Union
10. Slovakian Conference
11. Spanish Union
12. Swiss Union
TED
1. Adriatic Union
2. British Union
3. Netherlands Union
4. Swedish Union
5. Danish Union
6. Norwegian Union
Translations
EUD
1. Bulgarian
2. Czech
3. French
4. German
5. Italian
6. Portuguese
7. Rumanian
8. Slovakian
9. Spanish


TED
1. Albanian
2. Croatian
3. Danish
4. Dutch
5. Norwegian
6. Slovenian
7. Swedish
Definition of Population (young people aged 14-25)
All baptized young people aged 14-25 years.
All youth from SDA family background currently attending
(whether baptized or not)
Include all irregular or non-attending young people who have
had contact with the church in the last 2 years. (Baptized or not
but with a SDA background.)

Why should youth participate?
1. Because youth are an important part of the church
2. Because it is an opportunity to express their opinion about the church
3. To try and find an answer to why youth are leaving the church
4. To make the church more aware of youth issues
5. Because the opinions of every youth are important for us
6. Because the answers will help in setting strategies relevant to young
peoples needs.
7. To help the church make changes to better fulfill its mission.
European Valuegenesis:
how does it work?
For the first time the survey will be administered
through a website designed by a professional
survey company.
All youth either owning or having access to a
computer will be simply connected with a very
easy questionnaire of approximately 250
questions.
Each participating country will be given one month for
the data collection (see Calendar)
The website will provide
confidential and anonymous
access to the questionnaire by
means of a password. Each
young person will receive a
personal and single-use
password which will allow
him/her to fill out the
questionnaire. The password will
expire at the completion of the
questionnaire.

Union/Conference Survey administrator (President or Youth Leader) will send a
package to the local pastor including a description of the process and the
passwords.
Local youth leaders will create a list of youth in the target age group and they
will distribute the passwords to them.
When the process is completed, the pastor will sign a form and will send it back
by fax or by email to the Union/Conference Survey Administrator
together with the unused passwords.
How does it work?
Pre Survey Organisation
How does it work?
Promotion & data collection
The pastor (survey coordinator) supervises
the promotion & data collection process
in partnership with the local Youth Leader

The Administration Manual and Promotion
& data collection Timetable are
available both in the package and on the
website. www.valuegenesis.org
After receiving the password, all youth are
invited to access the Valuegenesis
webpage.
The questionnaire can be completed by
following easy to use guidelines.
All youth are invited to complete the
questionnaire (in one sitting)

How does it work?
Completing the survey
In addition to web based forms written forms can be made available
as a PDF file upon request for young people not having access to a
computer. However, these results must be processed locally, under
the supervision of the Union/Conference Survey Administrator.
Date Union Language Notes
October
2006
Portuguese Union Portuguese Pilot test
Italian Union Italian Pilot test
November
2006
German Unions German
Austrian Union German
Valuegenesis Calendar
Date Union Language Notes
December 2006
British Union English
Bulgarian Union Bulgarian
Czech Conf.
Slovak Conf.
Czech
Slovakian
January 2007
Franco-Belgian
Union
French
Swiss Union French - German
Rumanian Union Rumanian
Adriatic Union Croatian, Albanian,
Slovenian
Date Union Language Notes
February 2007 Netherland
Union
Dutch
Norwegian
Union
Norwegian

March 2007 Swedish Union
Spain Union
Swedish
Spain
Danish Union Danish
After data collection
Each church is encouraged to give a feedback detailing the procedure put in
place and an estimation of how the project went.
The feedback will be sent to the Union/Conference office on an evaluation
form provided.
An analysis of the raw percentage scores for all questions will be available for
each Union 4-6 weeks after the close of the survey month.
The European report will be completed by the Valuegenesis Research
Committee some time after the conclusion of the whole survey.
After Valuegenesis
The results of the Valuegenesis survey will be useful in many directions:
1. A better comprehension on how youth see the church in all its dimensions;
2. How to face the most important challenges todays youth launches the church;
3. A better awareness about responsibilities that youth can accept within the church
4. To highlight the weak areas in order to empower youth leadership in the church.
5. To have an answer regarding the apparent inactivity of youth and challenge them
to be partner of the mission
and so on
Promotional material
Logo of the project:
A mouse pad
Web site www.valuegenesis.org
European Valuegenesis Survey
ADMINISTRATION MANUAL
The poster: a real meaning

Understanding a new
language, but
remaining church.
To involve our young
people, giving them the
feeling to be partners.
Every change is
appropriate when it
improves.
What do the young people
wish to change? Ask
them!
Prepared by
EUD/TED Youth Department Jos Figols Center
Contents are taken from texts written by
Manuela Casti Jos Figols Center
Bailey Gillespie John Hanckok Center
EUD/TED Youth Department Administrative material