Developing a church planting measurement instrument creating alignment by measuring the right things /
Oke, Kenneth B,
Developing a church planting measurement instrument creating alignment by measuring the right things / by Kenneth B. Oke. - 2011. - xiii,71 leaves ; 28 cm.
Typescript. "January, 2011." Part I: A Summary Article Part II: The Thesis Chapter One: Statement of the Problem Chapter Two: Creating Alignment by Measuring What Is Important Chapter Three: A Case Study from Avant Ministries Chapter Four: Practical Steps for Implementing a Designing a Church Planting Measurement Instrument Chapter Five: Summary Appendix I: Avant Ministries' Deconstruction of the Target Church
The Approach to the Problem -- Does God Expect Us to Measure Results? -- Principles from Faithful Servants -- Principles from the Wicked Servant -- Summary of the Three Parables -- Being Fruitful Means Fulfilling the Great Commission -- The Great Commission and Church Planting -- Are We Making Effective Use of Our Resources? -- Summary. What is Alignment? -- Summary -- Church Planters Often Measure Inputs Rather than Outcomes -- Measuring Numerical Growth and Best Practice Benchmarking -- Demographic Measurements -- Conclusions -- The Lean Thinking Mindset -- Specify Value -- Difficulties in Specifying Value -- Lean Thinking and Church Planting -- A Step in the Right Direction for Church Planters -- The Starting Point of Specifying Value -- Can Character be Measured? -- Implications for Church Planters -- Summary. Monitoring Progress Toward the Ends -- Quantifying the Evaluative Elements: Intent, Enabling, Enacting -- How This Tool Shaped a Church Plant in Poland -- Focused on the End Goal, id est, Avoiding Mission Creep -- Responding to the Polish Ministry Context -- A Guide to Decision Making -- Key Observations -- What Did Avant Learn in the Process? -- Summary. A Word of Caution -- Developing the Tool -- Defining Sub-targets -- Reducing Uncertainty Where it Matters: From Sub-targets to Indicators -- Quantifying the Indicators: Choosing teh Best Method for Each Indicator -- Three Helpful Questions -- Weighting the Indicators -- Visual Presentation of Data -- Suggestions for Graph Designs -- Do We Need a Scorecard or a Dashboard? -- Summary. Recommendations to Leaders of Church Planting Missions -- Identify What is Currently Being Measured or Monitored -- Establish How Far the Organization is Willing to Go -- Allocate Time and Resources -- Recommendations for Future Research -- Metrics for Individual Projects -- Key Performance Indicators -- Complexity Science -- A Final Warning.
Church growth.
BV4070 / .D484 2011 BV4070
Developing a church planting measurement instrument creating alignment by measuring the right things / by Kenneth B. Oke. - 2011. - xiii,71 leaves ; 28 cm.
Typescript. "January, 2011." Part I: A Summary Article Part II: The Thesis Chapter One: Statement of the Problem Chapter Two: Creating Alignment by Measuring What Is Important Chapter Three: A Case Study from Avant Ministries Chapter Four: Practical Steps for Implementing a Designing a Church Planting Measurement Instrument Chapter Five: Summary Appendix I: Avant Ministries' Deconstruction of the Target Church
The Approach to the Problem -- Does God Expect Us to Measure Results? -- Principles from Faithful Servants -- Principles from the Wicked Servant -- Summary of the Three Parables -- Being Fruitful Means Fulfilling the Great Commission -- The Great Commission and Church Planting -- Are We Making Effective Use of Our Resources? -- Summary. What is Alignment? -- Summary -- Church Planters Often Measure Inputs Rather than Outcomes -- Measuring Numerical Growth and Best Practice Benchmarking -- Demographic Measurements -- Conclusions -- The Lean Thinking Mindset -- Specify Value -- Difficulties in Specifying Value -- Lean Thinking and Church Planting -- A Step in the Right Direction for Church Planters -- The Starting Point of Specifying Value -- Can Character be Measured? -- Implications for Church Planters -- Summary. Monitoring Progress Toward the Ends -- Quantifying the Evaluative Elements: Intent, Enabling, Enacting -- How This Tool Shaped a Church Plant in Poland -- Focused on the End Goal, id est, Avoiding Mission Creep -- Responding to the Polish Ministry Context -- A Guide to Decision Making -- Key Observations -- What Did Avant Learn in the Process? -- Summary. A Word of Caution -- Developing the Tool -- Defining Sub-targets -- Reducing Uncertainty Where it Matters: From Sub-targets to Indicators -- Quantifying the Indicators: Choosing teh Best Method for Each Indicator -- Three Helpful Questions -- Weighting the Indicators -- Visual Presentation of Data -- Suggestions for Graph Designs -- Do We Need a Scorecard or a Dashboard? -- Summary. Recommendations to Leaders of Church Planting Missions -- Identify What is Currently Being Measured or Monitored -- Establish How Far the Organization is Willing to Go -- Allocate Time and Resources -- Recommendations for Future Research -- Metrics for Individual Projects -- Key Performance Indicators -- Complexity Science -- A Final Warning.
Church growth.
BV4070 / .D484 2011 BV4070