Book Description

This book is best used in conjunction with Easum's Church Growth Handbook (reviewed above.) "It is designed to help you make assessments and improvements in your congregation's ministries. . . the process is more a diagnosis than an evaluation." The object is not to make a value judgment about a congregation, but to make a diagnosis of problems experienced by congregations, and to prescribe models of ministry in response.

Study guides and questionnaires for staff and church members are included. There are questions and evaluations which focus on Easum's 20 principles.

The process ends with strategic recommendations that can help move the congregation towards growth and health.

RECOMMENDED FOR: congregations during pulpit vacancies and congregations interested in renewal through self-analysis. Best used in conjunction with The Church Growth Handbook.