Church Health AssessmentBy Karl Vaters / February 7, 2024 Welcome to the Church Health Survey. I am often asked how to assess the health of a church without including attendance numbers. The following 16 questions will help to reframe how you view church health as well as provide some insight into the health of your church with a focus on 4 main categories. Please try to answer these questions as honestly in order to get as clear a view as possible of where your church is doing well and where you may need to improve. Your answers and information will not be published. 1. Bible The eternal truths of the Bible are taught well and applied to our lives in practical ways. Not At All Not Very Somewhat Mostly Always None 2. Worship Worship through song, prayer and action is an essential focus of our congregation. Not At All Not Very Somewhat Mostly Always None 3. Salvation People are coming to faith in Jesus through the ministry of our church. Not At All Not Very Somewhat Mostly Always None 4. Discipleship Church members are growing in their faith, volunteering for ministry, and discipling others. Not At All Not Very Somewhat Mostly Always None 5. Teamwork There are more teams than committees because church members care more about doing ministry than having a title. Not At All Not Very Somewhat Mostly Always None 6. Unity There is a strong sense of love, cooperation and friendship among church members. Not At All Not Very Somwhat Mostly Always None 7. Alignment There is a high degree of communication, cooperation and respect among department and ministry leaders. Not At All Not Very Somewhat Mostly Always None 8. Context The language and methods we use to communicate the gospel can be easily grasped by an unchurched person. Not At All Not Very Somewhat Mostly Always None 9. First Impressions There is an effective process in place to help first-time guests feel welcome and get connected. Not At All Not Very Somewhat Mostly Always None 10. Outreach Congregation members feel good about telling their friends about the church and inviting them to attend. Not At All Not Very Somewhat Mostly Always None 11. Demographics The demographic mix of our congregation (race, gender, age, etc.) is at least as diverse as our neighborhood. Not At All Not Very Somewhat Mostly Always None 12. Impact If our church closed tomorrow, people outside our congregation would miss us. Not At All Not Very Somewhat Mostly Always None 13. Creativity When church members have new ministry ideas, they feel comfortable expressing them because they are heard, respected and embraced. Not At All Not Very Somewhat Mostly Always None 14. Resilience Our church is a good place to ask hard questions because doubts aren’t deadly and failure isn’t fatal. Not At All Not Very Somewhat Mostly Always None 15. Enthusiasm It’s not unusual to see church members come early, stay late, sit up front and volunteer when needed. Not At All Not Very Somewhat Mostly Always None 16. Anticipation We are more excited about the future than the past. Not At All Not Very Somewhat Mostly Always None How would you categorize your personal participation in the life of this congregation? Add description here! Pastoral Staff Leader of a Ministry Team or Committee Member of a Ministry Team or Committee Regular attender (30 or more times per year) Infrequent attender (fewer than 30 times per year) New attender (started attending less than 1 year ago) None Spiritual Life (check one box) Long-Time Believer New Believer Spiritual Seeker None Time's up
