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Best Practices in Church Planter
AssessmentJohn Shepherd
Church Planting in US Today More churches are being planted each
year(approx. 4000) than are being closed (approx. 3500).
Big increase over approx. 1500/yr reported a decade ago.
Stetzer and Bird, Viral Churches, 1.
Stetzer and Travis, Church Planting Overview: State of Church Planting in the USA , 3.
Why Such a Big Deal?
Making progress
Adding new churches
Baptisms Per Member
Under 3 yrs: 10 baptisms/100 mbrs
3-15 yrs: 5 baptisms/100 mbrs
Older than 15 yrs: 3 baptisms/100 mbrs
Viral Churches, 26.
“Church planting has become the ‘it’ thing right now and the new
evangelism.”
Viral Churches, 1.
Challenges to Church Planting Today
Attracting more people who want to plant
Tough economy
Barna Study on GivingJan 2010
48% of Americans had reduced giving to nonprofits in last 3 mos.
30% had dropped their level of giving to church.
Nearly 25% of church donors had cut giving by 20% or more.
75% of Americans believe economic recovery is 2 or more yrs away.
Some Good News on Giving
According to a survey conducted in Jan. 2011, for the first time in four years Americans say they are likely to increase their charitable giving in 2011.
Number of households who plan to increase giving this year rose 29%.
Dunham+Company New Year’s Philanthropy Survey
Assessments are more important than ever before!
12 CP Organizations in Study Acts 29 Alliance NW Bapt. Missionary Assoc. Church of Nazarene EFCA Forest Lakes District (EFCA) Foursquare General Bapt. Illinois Bapt. Assoc. NAMB PCA Vision Ministries Canada
Overview of Current Patterns of CP Assessments
Patterns in What We Are Assessing?
Patterns in How We Are Assessing?
What We Are Assessing
All 12 organizations are assessing:
• Planter’s Call—Why?
• Planter’s Character—Who?
• Planter’s Competencies—What?
• Planter’s Context—Where?
How We Are Assessing
Primary Methods of Indirect Observation:
Behavioral Interview
Assessment Center
Self-Assessment
Behavioral Interview
Background:Based on research by Charles
Ridley, 1984Ch. Planter Performance Profile-
13 Qualities of Effective Planters 3 Limitations of CPPP
4 Phases of Ridley’s Process
Pre-screen applicantsInterviewEvaluate interview dataWrite report
Principles behind Behavioral Interviewing
Past behavior is best predictor of future behavior.
Behavior performance is more important than work experience.
Focus on a group of behaviors, not just single behavior.
Reliance on indirect observation of behavior.
Strengths
Inexpensive Easily reproducible Adaptable to local context Focuses on past behavior Increases candidate’s self-awareness
Weaknesses Ridley did not define “effective church
planter” Puts “all eggs in one basket” Highly dependent on quality of
assessors CPPP was developed in 1984 Is CPPP applicable to all planters,
regardless of gender, race, education, CP model, etc.?
Why spend so much time talking about Charles Ridley?
75% of organizations in this study use his behavioral profile either as is or in a modified version!
100% of organizations in this study use behavioral interviewing!
Assessment Center
History:WWII: First used by military in
the US.1954: AT&T first American
business to use AC.1983: Thomas Graham (COMD)
first used AC in selecting church planters.
Elements of Assessment Centers
ACs have multiple:CandidatesAssessorsExercises, simulations, testsCriteria or competenciesDays (typically 3-4)
Strengths
Multiple means of assessment Multiple assessors Ability to use AC as developmental
process for church planter Situational exercises may give
realistic preview of job to candidate
Weaknesses
Expensive
High levels of skill, time & energy needed by assessors
Hard for lay & bivocational planters to participate
5 of 12 organizations (42%) in this study use ACs in their
CP selection process.
Self-Assessment
Created by Jim Griffith of Griffith Coaching Network in 1996.
He’s assessed over 1900 CP candidates, trained 7000 planters, worked with over 30 organizations.
Elements of Self-Assessment
Pre-screening/Application
Assessment Instruments
DiSC, Team Profile, Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode, CP Assess. Workbook
Debrief Interview (75 min, 15 Core Competencies)
Strengths
Inexpensive Candidate is vital partner in decision-
making process Encourages candidates to make
conclusions first and then collaborate with supervisor
Time-saver for CP leaders Easily adaptable for different CP contexts Interview is shorter & feels less adversarial
than Ridley’s
Weaknesses
Designed for well educated candidates-- How will it impact lay & bivo planters?
Less emphasis on behavioral interviews
100% of the organizations in this study have
incorporated elements of Self-Assessment into their
process.
Direct Observation
Best method—Observe faithfulness & fruitfulness over time
Fastest growing method
Used primarily by local churches:Multi-siteChurch plantsOrganic
Top 5 CP Realities Church planting is hard!
The two ongoing emotions church planters feel are disappointment & discouragement.
The key to a healthy church plant is a healthy church planter.
Too many hurting planters are reaching hurting people.
Church planting is primarily a spiritual endeavor.
What We Are Assessing
• Planter’s Call—Why?
• Planter’s Character—Who?
• Planter’s Competencies—What?
• Planter’s Context—Where?
• Planter’s Capacity—How Much?
Capacity—How Much?
Capacity is “the ability to perform or endure under stress for a period of time.”
Focus on the emotional, relational & spiritual health of a planter.
It is our responsibility to help planters start and stay healthy.
Capacity ResourcesAssessment:Emotional—EQ-i, Professional Counselor
Relational—Prepare-Enrich
Spiritual—Interview & Written Description of Call, Prayer Life
Ongoing: Coaching!
Top 5 Things @ Capacity Help planters start healthy by assessing
their capacity.
Help them stay healthy thru coaching.
Give permission to take a day off and vacations.
Encourage the hearts of planters/spouses.
Provide “annual check-up” with a counselor.
Questions
Describe your assessment process. What is working well? What can be improved?
How are you assessing the capacity of your planters?Emotional—PastRelational—Family & friendsSpiritual—Power & presence of God