Evaluation: Avoiding the blame game
For your ministry to “step up its game,” it must have an objective understanding how it is performing now. But is your organization ready to evaluate itself? More
Tag Archives: Evaluation
Voices: Signs your church is stalling out
The article lists possible reasons for poor growth results for churches and ministries, and all of them are controllable by the leader. More
The plank in our own eye
Jesus said that we need to look at the sin in our own lives rather than look to the sin in others. We used to do this well, because as David Smith notes in his blog, the majority of letters found in the New Testament are in-house discussions with the saints of the church about their bad behaviours! Smith says we’re not so good today at that kind of discussion, but we’re very good at tossing bombs over the fence at our neighbours. More
Board Survey: How is your board doing?
Here is a survey you can use to have your directors self-assess their own performance as well as the performance of the board as a whole. They deal with how the board works rather than the work itself (which would be another survey). More
The Measure of our Success
Many ministries struggle with measuring their mission success. Which of a myriad of possible measurements are most helpful in determining progress towards mission accomplishment? Can you even measure intangibles such as someone’s journey towards Christ? Of all Christian ministries, I think churches find it hardest to measure what really matters,… More
Evaluate your fundraising worthiness
Fundraising success depends on a charity being worthy of receiving donations. Here’s how to assess your charity for its worthiness to receive donor support. More
Business people as charity directors
Business leaders can be great charity directors if they keep in mind the differences between charity and business boards. Here they are. More
