Information Session on Church Health Assessment Process
Explore the detailed information gathered during a shadowing session with Jim Barber Consulting at Emmaus Church in Bloomington, MN. The session included consultations using Gantt charts, data request forms, health surveys, and more to assess the church's health. Discover the benefits of using Gantt charts in the church assessment process and the initiation of the final report. Dive into the data request form, church health report, and organizational health survey insights. Explore the church's answers regarding the church health report and their process for full participation.
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LEVEL 5 SHADOWING GATHERING INFORMATION SESSION 2 JIM BARBER CONSULTING EMMAUS CHURCH BLOOMINGTON, MN SHADOWING INSTRUCTOR: MARK LENZ
SESSION 2 MEETING CONTENT Consultation outline using a Gantt Chart 1 Data Request Form 2 Two Health Surveys (Church Health Report & Organizational Health Survey) 3 Percept Demographics Report 4 Our Next Meeting and Your Assignment 5
CHURCH HEALTH ASSESSMENT PROCESS BENEFITS OF USING A GANTT CHART Spiritual Foundation: Prayer Gantt Chart 1 for consultation when the church is in town Gantt Chart 2 for consultation when church is out of town See calendar negotiated with church on July 9, 2019 After The Fact Shadowing Emmaus OVERVIEW 2022 document, p. 6
CHURCH HEALTH ASSESSMENT PROCESS START THE FINAL REPORT NOW Contents of three ring notebooks with 8 Tabs and Sections - Table of Contents - Consulting Summary with Recommendations Summary - Church Health Defined - Recommendations Detail - Consulting Analysis - Church Health Report - Organizational Health Survey - Percept Reports 105 pages
DATA REQUEST FORM (DISCUSSED IN DETAIL IN SESSION #2) Data Request Form is 4 pages of questions 5 weeks to complete One point person They replied in 2 weeks! Next: Master List of Follow Up Questions Answers will inform interviews and likely what you will recommend.
CHURCH ANSWERS CHURCH HEALTH REPORT HTTPS://CHURCHHEALTHREPORT.COM Top Bones Agree with church on sample size of 41 15% of 271 Ten-year trend is steady decline from 335 to 271 average in most recent year Try to obtain survey diversity: all leaders, gender, age, ethnicity Order survey for them (at www.churchhealthreport.com) and give them online code (to order with SCC member discount, see Mark Lenz for instructions) Church Answers organization administer it to get full participation Church Health Report website produces a report for consultants use Consultant will reveal results in leadership interviews and in on site PowerPoint presentation
Bottom Bones SCC ORGANIZATIONAL HEALTH SURVEY HTTPS://CHURCHCONSULTING.ORG/SHOP THE-SCC-ORGANIZATIONAL-HEALTH-SURVEY/ Agree with church on sample size of just Council / Board, staff, some lay leaders Organizational concepts less likely to be known by non-leaders Survey is provided in Survey Monkey with one-time, exclusive link for participants They administer it to get full participation SCC produces a report Consultant reveals results in leadership interviews and in my on-site PowerPoint presentation
PERCEPT DEMOGRAPHIC REPORT WWW.MINISTRYAREA.COM Demographic and psychographic, media, etc. info from Census / other Help them be contextual as Paul was Acts 17 / 1 Cor 9:19-23 Alternative is: https://missioninsite.com
Demographic Content Radius 20% : 0-5 minutes Study referenced by Gary McIntosh, Aubrey Malphurs and others 40% : 5-15 minutes 23% : 15-25 minutes Why? Math of #trips back and forth Sunday and for other ministry events. 6% : 25-35 minutes 5% : 35-45 minutes Shorter than commute. Win Arn Church Study of distances families travel to church 83% are 25 minutes drive time or less versus their commute time 20 minute drive time equates roughly to 10 miles
Comparable survey 2017 Study by Baylor Religious Studies 9% 21% 91% drive 30 minutes or less Very close to Win Arn study 23% 47% 1-5 6-15 16-30 30+
START WITH SKETCH FROM CHURCH WHERE DO PEOPLE COME FROM IN YOUR CHURCH? - Use 10 Use 10- -mile radius to start mile radius to start Based on two studies (20 min drive time) on two studies (20 min drive time) - - Discuss Discuss where congregants live now where congregants live now - - Discuss where they Discuss where they could come from if more missional if more missional - - Draw around natural or socio Draw around natural or socio- - economic barriers, if they are barriers economic barriers, if they are barriers Based could come from
PERCEPT REPORT GENERATED RECEIVED AS PDF BY EMAIL Construct radius online Pay (members $10 discount) Receive 3 reports by email within 45 minutes
YOUR ASSIGNMENT: USING INFORMATION FOR INTERVIEWS Our Next Zoom Meeting online BEFORE MEETING 3: Examine all documents for Session #3 USING INFORMATION FOR INTERVIEWS https://churchconsulting.org/after-the-fact-shadowing/ Email me your completed assignment. 1. What are your 2 or 3 most important observations from the Organizational Health Report? 2. Comment on anything you would like to about the summary of the Sunday Morning participation. 3. Comment on any thoughts you have about using the Fishbone Diagram as a conceptual framework for church health. You may agree or disagree with any aspect of it. 4. Comment on any thoughts you have about the prepared Interview Questions & the interviewing practices.
WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE ABOUT SESSION 2? mark@churchconsulting.org 763-744-7338
