1.) Name of Church:________________________________
Address: _______________________________________
City:_______________ State: _____ Zip: _________
Phone:________________________
Fax: ________________________
Email Address: ___________________________________
Web Site Address:_________________________________
District:_________________________________________
Conference:______________________________________
Jurisdiction:______________________________________
Population of the City: _______________
2.) Which classification do you most fit in: (It is possible for you to fit in two categories, if so mark both.)
a. First Church that has undergone Revitalization
b. Church in Urban Context
c. New Church Start from Scratch
d. Merged Congregations forming a new Church
e. Multi-Cultural Church
f. Cross-Cultural Church
g. Transitional Church
h. Town & Country Church
i. Cooperative Parish
j. Multiple-Service Style Church
k. Hi-Tech Church
l. Contemporary-Modern Church.
m. Urban-Sprawl Churches-Suburban Church.
n. The Mega Church
o. Parent-Daughter Church/Satellite
p. Cell-Based Church
q. House Church
r. Shared-Facility Church
3.) Average age of your congregation:
4.) Racial breakdown of your congregation:
5.) Cultural breakdown of your congregation:
6.) Social-Economical breakdown of your congregation:
7.)List Your District Superintendent’s information:
District: _________________________
Superintendent’s Name: ____________________________
Address: _____________________________
Phone: ______________________
Fax: _____________________
Email: _______________________
Statisticians Table #1
(Give stats for the last 5 yrs., starting with the most recent.)
a.) Membership
b.)Worship Attendance
c.) Sunday School Average Attendance
d.) Total Received on Confession of Faith
e.) Preparatory Members on the Roll
f.) Total Enrolled in Confirmation Class this Year
Statisticians Table #2 (Give stats for last complete year)
a.) World Service & Conference Benevolence
Apportioned________/ Paid _______
b.) Total Apportionment’s _____________ & Amount Paid_________
c.) In addition to Apportionments, Local Benevolent Giving outside the Connection: List Amount:_________
Site some examples of the top 3 recipients:
d.) In addition to Apportionments, Global Benevolent Giving outside the Connection:
List Amount: ___________
Site some examples of the top 3 recipients:
e.) Advance Specials Gifts this year: List Amount: _________
Site some examples of the top 3 chosen:
2.) Indicate the tenure of the last 3 seniorpPastors, including the current pastor.
3.) Indicate what you see as the most critical areas of need for
ministry and how you have addressed them over the previous 3
years beginning with the most current programs and going
back:
a.) Children
b.) Youth
c.) Women
d.) Men
e.) Family
f.) Senior
g.) Young Adults
h.) Other- (define group)
4.) Give an indication of your Missions Programs: (Define by the
following definition.)----Missions defined as your strategic program to be a missions-giving church- “Defined by a church whose missions-giving is not an
obligation or task, but is a natural outflow of its heart and mind for effective ministry. This includes giving to: UM apportionments, local community benevolence, global outreach missions, both through measurable and immeasurable means.”
5.) Type of Bible study activities on-going for all age groups?
6.) How do you involve (equip/select) the laity for the Mission of the Church?
7.) What spiritual disciplines have been fostered within the life of the church in the last 3 years? (See Richard J. Foster’s book Celebration of Discipline1 for a possible listing of some of these Spiritual Disciplines: “The Inward Disciplines: Meditation, Prayer, Fasting, Study.” “The Outward Disciplines: Simplicity, Solitude, Submission & Service.” “The Corporate Disciplines: Confession, Worship, Guidance, Celebration” and any other you or your church have defined or focus upon.)
8.) Do you have a mentor church that you as pastor or that your church uses for guidance: (List the church, location and denominational affiliation)
9.) Do you, as the Senior Pastor, have a "Spiritual Mentor" that you are committed to or serves for you as an accountability partner? (Share what you are willing regarding this connection and relationship.)
2.) Prayer groups- Are they church-based or home-based? (What kind of resources do you use?)
3.) Do spiritual formation groups exist?- Are they church based or home-based?
4.) Do you have group counseling going on?- (Who leads these groups Clergy, Laity, Specialized Staff.)
5.) What programs, methods or educational tools do you use to foster leadership development?
6.) How do you deal with integrating prospective members into your church? (Do they just join on site? Is there a pre-member education process? What resources do you use? Describe your protocol for:)
A. Confirmation age youth
B. All other adults seeking to join
7.) Share how your church operates in the faith formation of children? (i.e. children’s church, Sunday School, VBS, camping, after-school, etc....)
8.) How does your church reach out to children in the community? (i.e. Tutoring programs, preschool, day care, latch key, Scouting, Mentoring programs,.....)
9.)Share how your church approaches youth faith formation for Jr. & Sr. High youth, (i.e. Youth Groups, Camping, Sunday School, Athletics, etc....)
10.) How does your church reach out to youth in the community? (Tutoring, Counseling, FCA, Athletics, Community relations-links, GED classes, Vocational Training, etc.....)
11.) Does your church work in crisis intervention ministries either in-house, with other churches or in cooperation with other civic and community agencies?
12.) How do you involve laity in the worship service on a regular basis?
13.) List some examples of fellowship groups that exist in your church, (i.e. Welcome groups, hospitality groups, etc...)
14.) How important are ecumenical relations and, if they are, share an example or two of your involvement with other Christian churches and interfaith groups.
(Be sure to indicate this plan’s origins. Who originated it?)
2.) Is your mission statement a written or an implied one?
A. If written, list your mission statement.
B. If implied, share the essence.
C. How is it kept before the people?
D. How is it carried out?
E. Can “Joe/Jane” church member articulate it?
3.) If a vision statement exists, write it out:
4.) If your church has a list of core values, please list them:
5.) What is your staffing structure? (List staffing positions)
A. From whom does the staff receive its supervision?
B. How does your staff intra-relate with one another on a
routine basis?
C. How does your staff inter-relate with the congregation?
D. Do you have a particular staffing philosophy that you can articulate?
6.) List your church’s goals and objectives
A. Short-range (0-1yr):
B. Intermediate (1-3yrs):
C. Long-range (3-5 yrs.):
7.) List & describe your church’s 3 most effective ministries. How do you evaluate them?
8.) List your two most recent ministry/program failures? How did you learn from them?
9.) List up to three ways your congregation reaches out to the spiritual needs of the “unconvinced”/ the unchurched members of your community.
10.) How do you define the role of clergy in your context?
11.) How do you define the role of laity in your context?
12.) What process do you, or does your church use to review & evaluate its mission, vision and ministry?
13.) Does the local church or do you, the senior pastor, have an understanding with the Cabinet on the tenure or objectives of a pastoral assignment?
2. Site-Interview
3. Video Interview & Tour
