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Internal and External Assessments

Internal and external assesments are crucial for the growth and longevity of any congregation. This collection equips faith leaders with valuable insight regarding how to use internal and external assessments.

Resources

6 Resources
From the Staff From the Staff
Five Things to Know about Assessments
Assessment tools are used in congregational planning. Such tools are helpful in strategic...
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Church Assessment Tool (CAT)
This congregational assessment from provides benchmark data to inform decisions about...
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Transforming Church Insight (TCI)
This assessment tool provides an evaluation of your congregation's sense of community.
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Creating a Culture of Renewal
This ongoing series of annual education events hosted by Rebekah Simon-Peter equips...
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How to Shape Your Church's Culture
This article from LifeWay provides an introduction to understanding what defines church...
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Look Before You Lead: How to Discern and Shape Your Church Culture
This book helps congregations lead cultural change by providing an overview, practical...

Contributor

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 LearnsAfter his extensive work on the Center’s Sacred Space initiative, Tim co-authored the book Holy Places: Matching Sacred Space with Mission and MessageHe has also authored several articles, including Applying Positive Deviance and The Congregation of Theological Coherence.

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