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44 Questions for Congregational Self-Appraisal

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by Lyle Schaller, Abingdon Press, TN, 1998

Description

This list provides 44 assessment questions, ranging from staff to identity, to consider before taking the next steps.

Features

questions include "What do we do best?", "How do others see us?", "How much staff do we need?"

Recommended Audience

Clergy and lay leaders

Cost

Purchase as book or e-book

Practical Applications

Before a full assessment, discuss pertinent topics in this book and prioritize next steps as a small group.
Narrow what additional resources you will need by using the questions in this book.

Updated: January 08, 2025

About the Contributor

Tim Shapiro

President

Tim Shapiro is the Indianapolis Center’s president. He began serving the Center in 2003 after 18 years in pastoral ministry. For 14 years, Tim served Westminster Presbyterian Church in Xenia, Ohio. Prior to his pastorate at Westminster, he was pastor of Bethlehem Presbyterian Church in Logansport, Indiana. He holds degrees from Purdue University and Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary.

Tim’s interest in how congregations learn to do new things is represented in his book How Your Congregation Learns. After his extensive work on the Center’s Sacred Space initiative, Tim co-authored the book Holy Places: Matching Sacred Space with Mission and Message. He has also authored several articles, including Applying Positive Deviance and The Congregation of Theological Coherence.

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