TY  - MANSCPT
AU  - Oke,Kenneth B
TI  - Developing a church planting measurement instrument: creating alignment by measuring the right things 
AV  - BV4070 .D484 2011
PY  - 2011///
KW  - Church growth
N1  - 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; 1 (leaves 67-70); 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; 2
ER  -