Earl Creps - 3rd Message

Earl Creps third message was on "The Discipline of Missional Efficiency" and he quotes from Harvard's Robert Behn, "what gets measured gets done." He suggests that many ministries experience assessment drift, "the failure to capitalize on the power of concentrated effort because no common benchmark calls the group forward into action."

Here is Earl's list of where to start when assessing performance:

1. What proportion of our largest group meeting (and our leadership) is present because of a significant faith experience, rather than by transfer?
2. What proportion of our leadership did we develop here by spiritual formation and leadership training?
3. What have we learned about doing ministry in our context in the last month? What have we done about it?
4. How many spiritual conversations have we had this month with unchurhced (marginalized) people?
5. What would our church look like if we had the same income but the majority of it came from those under thirty (or the poor, or the unchurched)?
6. What would our ministry look like if the pre-Christian community had a representative with veto power on our board of directors?
7. If we worked for a missions agency, would we still have jobs?
8. What are the best stories we can tell about he things God has done among us since our last meeting?
9. What would we say to a poor person who asked us what we have done to help the marginalized since our last meeting?
10. Who is growing spiritually among us, and how do we know this?

#6 is my favorite. I am going to think hard about this as I lead. I want to keep the 17 year student who doesn't love Jesus in mind sitting around the table.