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ChurchScanTM

Ministry Assessment


 

The following survey is designed to provide insight into your church.  It measures spiritual and relational functioning as your congregation seeks to become a healthy expression of the body of Christ.  The survey covers five key areas: Corporate Pulse, Trust in Leadership, Vision Fulfillment, Communication and Historical Trauma. 

 

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               Date:______________ Church Name:_________________________________________________

 

              Church Address__________________________________________________________________

 

              Your Name/Postion:_______________________________________________________________

 

              Phone #______________________  Email:_____________________________________________

 

              Church Website:__________________________________ Age of Church:____________________ 

 

              Denomination:______________________________________    Sunday AM Attendance:_________

 


 

 

How accurate are the following statements as it relates to your church? 

Select only one answer for each question

 

     Not at all             Some Extent                    Great Extent                Very Great Extent

           1                            2                                     3                                    4

 

Corporate Pulse                                                          

1

2

3

4

Our congregation often has fun together, and joy is in the "atmosphere" when gathered.

 

 

 

 

Our church leaders (pastoral, lay and staff) enjoy unity and love among themselves.

 

 

 

 

God calls a good number of young people from our church into full-time ministry.

 

 

 

 

Our church regularly sees conversions from its services and individual evangelism.

 

 

 

 

Pastors at our church feel respected and enjoy long, positive tenures.

 

 

 

 

Corporate Pulse Total Score:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trust in Leaderhship                                                                                

1

2

3

4

Pastoral initiatives are embraced by church leaders and congregation.

 

 

 

 

Board initiatives are embraced by staff and  congregation.

 

 

 

 

Our church is free from reactive[1] behavior toward leadership.

 

 

 

 

Our church business meetings are pleasant and non conflicted.       

 

 

 

 

Our church’s leaders are free from a controlling spirit[2].                            

 

 

 

 

Trust in Leadership Total Score:

 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Vision Fulfillment                                                                    

1

2

3

4

Our lay leaders are excited and enthusiastic about the ministry of the church.           

 

 

 

 

Our pastor and his family are free from stress related to ministry frustration.

 

 

 

 

Our church enjoys a consistent sense of ministry effectiveness and momentum.

 

 

 

 

Our church is accomplishing what Christ put it in our community to do.

 

 

 

 

Our church has many former leaders who are willing and eager to serve in the future.

 

 

 

 

Vision Fulfillment Total Score:

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Communication

1

2

3

4

Our pastor, staff and lay leaders feel safe discussing difficult issues with each other.

 

 

 

 

When leaders know real problems exist they talk about them.  No "elephants are

in the room."

 

 

 

 

Our leaders resolve their interpersonal conflicts in a godly and timely manner.

 

 

 

 

Our church’s leaders courageously and consistently address church discipline issues.

 

 

 

 

We are currently free from unhelathy/destructive interpersonal tension within the church.

 

 

 

 

Communication Total Score:

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Historical Trauma                                                                       

1

2

3

4

Our church has no unremedied stories of bad behavior by previous pastors or staff.

 

 

 

 

Our church has no unremedied injuries committed against previous pastors or staff.

 

 

 

 

Our church was birthed without controversy or from a split.

 

 

 

 

Our church is currently free of trauma or corporate pain[3].

 

 

 

 

Our church is free from any repetitive history of corporate pain (i.e. splits, firings etc.).

 

 

 

 

Historical Trauma Total Score:

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 Additional comments - issues not raised by survey:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Key Area                                                        Total

                                                                       Possible                                  Actual

Trust                                                                     20                                        ________                                 

Communication                                                     20                                        ________ 

Ministry Frustration                                               20                                        ________

Corporate Functioning                                           20                                        ________

Historical Trauma                                                  20                                        ________

 

 

 

ACTION NEEDED

 

75-100                          Keep up the good work!  Consider preventative maintenance through a Keeping the Heart of Your Church Healthy seminar.

 

25-74                             Danger signs exist, attention needed! Consider the Healing the Heart of Your Church process or a Path of Revival seminar.

 

Under 25         Critical situation – immediate help is needed for this ministry to continue and grow.

 
 

 Copyright 2010 Blessing Point Ministries


[1] Reactive behavior is a negative reaction that is out of proportion to the event stimulating the reaction.

[2] A controlling spirit is an excessive attitude of limitation often in the name of “doing things the right way”.

[3] Corporate pain is defined as a crisis or unresolved issue that negatively impacts the leadership and or congregation as a whole.