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1 12 Keys Evaluation Guide This guide was developed by Kennon L. Callahan, an expert in long-range planning for local congregations, and drawn from his book, Twelve Keys to an Effective Church. He has served as a consultant of over one thousand churches of all sizes. As church leaders begin long-range strategic planning for the church and its mission, they need to evaluate key characteristics of the church in its present state. This evaluation guide will help leaders through this process, as well as help them focus on a few key ministry areas for future growth. Guide: Specific, Concrete Missional Objectives Does your church have one major mission delivering effective help and known and respected on the community grapevine? Is there another major mission delivering effective help and known and respected on the community grapevine? Is there a third major mission delivering effective help and known and respected on the community grapevine? Is there a major missional objective planned that will be brought on board by a specified date? Are there other missional objectives being considered for future implementation? Guide: Pastoral and Lay Visitation Does your church have an adequate program of visitation of members and constituents? Adequate visitation of unchurched and newcomers? Adequate visitation in hospitals, nursing homes and with the homebound? How high is the quality of sharing and shepherding?

2 Guide: Corporate, Dynamic Worship What is the degree of warmth and winsomeness both of the service and of the congregation? How dynamic and inspirational is the music? Does the character and quality of the preaching come from the pastor's care as a good shepherd? Is there strong progression in the power and movement of the liturgy? How adequate is the seating in the sanctuary? Guide: Significant Relational Groups Is there an adequate number of groups in relation to the size of the congregation? A church with an average worship attendance of 0 would appropriately have 7 to groups for all ages. To what extent do persons discover a strong sense of community in the local church's present groups? Is there a sufficient number of new groups in relation to the present and projected size of the membership and constituency? An appropriate ratio would be 1 new group for each 3 present groups. To what extent do persons discover a strong sense of community in these new groups? Is an adequate number of new groups being planned for the coming several years?

3 Guide: Strong Leadership Resources To what extent are leaders in your church leaders, not enablers? Is there an appropriate balance of life strengths among the leaders? Is there a complementary quality to the objectives? To what extent is the focus on accomplishments, not activities? Is there a strong combination of competency and continuity? Is the ratio of 1 to met? Is there strong pastoral and staff leadership? Are proper recognition and rewards given? Guide: Solid, Participatory Decision Making To what extent are wise, thoughtful decisions developed in relation to important priorities? Is there a strong sense of ownership and openness in terms of the decision-making process? Does the decision-making process facilitate helping the local church resolve conflict? Is the organizational structure streamlined in relation to the local church's strategic priorities?

4 Guide: Several Competent Programs and Activities To what extent does the local church have comprehensive and critical criteria for evaluating its programs? Does the local church have from 1 to 3 programs that are respected for their community-wide competence? To what extent are those programs substantially multidimensional in terms of the groups and age levels they reach? To what degree are the leaders of those programs both relational and functional in their leadership? Is there a close relationship between those programs and the key missional objectives of the local church? Guide: Open Accessibility How good is location accessibility? 40 Site accessibility? People accessibility? 40 Guide: High Visibility How good is the physical visibility of your 40 church? Its community visibility? Its media visibility? 30

5 Guide: Sufficient Parking Does the available off-street church parking provide enough spaces for the number of people when the sanctuary is [select only one]: uncomfortably crowded [40] comfortably filled [35] comfortably empty [] uncomfortably empty [5] or Does the church depend on on-street parking alone? [5] Does the church own enough land for its present needs and future growth? Does the landscaping contribute to a first impression of warmth, welcome, and caring? Guide: Adequate Space and Facilities Do the major uses contribute to mission, program, and the utilization of the facilities? Are the spaces in balance with one another? Are the facilities maintained in good condition, and improvements planned? 30

6 Guide: Solid Financial Resources Does the per capita income, based on average worship attendance, represent a reasonable level compared with denominational data? Based on the current mission efforts, can your church expect to benefit from an increase in giving Has the church established interest-bearing investments of its financial resources, as well as the property and space and facilities used in its mission? Is the financial indebtedness being managed advantageously in balance with the church's mission and outreach? Has the church taken seriously the potential financial resources available to it?

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