Doing the Math of Mission: Fruits, Faithfulness and Metrics

book

by Gil Rendle, Rowman & Littlefield, MD, 2014

Description

This resource provides readers with the tools to accurately evaluate the effectiveness of their congregational endeavors, commenting on the difference between counting and measuring and how both are essential to congregations.

Features

turning ideas into outcomes, clarifying the purpose of endeavors, measuring effectiveness

Recommended Audience

Clergy and lay leaders

Cost

Purchase as book or e-book

Practical Applications

Evaluate and reflect upon the way your congregation is making a difference in lives by using this resource to help measure your congregation's purposefulness.
Clarify the purpose of various congregational aspects and measure their effectiveness.

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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