VIEW/PRACTICE 1. TRADITIONAL 2. ATTRACTIONAL 3. HYBRID 4. ORGANIC 1. CHURCH STRUCTURE Single Pastor/ Deacon led or Congregation led Single Elder Single Elder with deacons or Elder board Multiple Elders 2. CHURCH LOCATION Building Building 1, 2 and 4 but building focused Incarnational lived out in the community 3. COMPLEXITY Simple Complex Extremely Complex Simple 4. EVANGELISM If at all - “Soul Winning” “Come and See” or “Invest and Invite” Mainly “come and see” “Relational missional groups” 5. DISCIPLESHIP From the pulpit-Hearing Classes- curriculum driven: learning 1 and 2 Mainly Small Groups- learning & mentoring 6. SMALL GROUPS No small groups “Of” small groups “With” and “Of” small groups “Is” small groups 7. CHANGE ATTITUDE Change is not needed: Resistant Change is accepted b/c of evangelism Change is tolerated but not well received Change is constant due to missional living 8. SPIRITUAL FORMATION If happens… happens at church Attender’s encouraged to become a self feeder Both personal and community Intentional mentoring in community 9. GIFTS Not needed Outward gifts needed Needed for the programs All gifts needed 10. PREACHING For the congregation Toward the Seeker 1, 2 and 4 but light For the believer 11. GROWTH ENGINE- What drives the church? Or How is success measured? Maintenance/ Survival Evangelism Activity Mission/ Discipleship 12. BUDGET Limited for the Preacher Support the staff, property and buildings 2 and 4 and complex Aimed toward the mission 13. WORSHIP On Sunday morning On Sunday morning 2 and 4 but mainly Sunday focused Through the people in the community 14. PRAYER At the church Personal Personal Body life 15. LEADERSHIP PHILOSOPHY Co-dependent leader- the people need me to minister to and for them Hierarchical- the people are there to accomplish the leader’s goals Understands equipping leadership but manages a complex organization Equipping leadership- to develop the people to reach their full potential 16. LEADERSHIP Development No leaders developed Leaders developed for the programs 2 and 4 but limited Disciples developed, leaders emerge for the mission 17. Sr. PASTOR “Preacher” Charismatic C.E.O Multi-talented Equipper/ Teacher 18. STAFF Limited staff Paid staff to run the Sunday programs Extensive paid staff Can be paid, but also bi-vocational 19. SAINTS ROLE Watch and Pay Watch and cheer Watch, pay, cheer, and limited involvement Involved and active 20. SAINTS ATTITUDE “Watcher” “Consumer” 1, 2 and 4 but limited “Kingdom Citizen” 21. TRAINING No training To run the programs 2 and 4 but divided To lead the missional groups 22. PERSONAL GOAL Be Faithful Meet my needs Both emphasized, but the default is meet my needs Fulfill my role in the mission 23. MISSIONS Foreign missions board Local (satellites) International Local, (satellites) and international Local, national and international through church planting 24. MULTIPLICATION Not Applicable Addition b/c of leadership philosophy Addition b/c of leadership ...

1. VIEW/PRACTICE
1. TRADITIONAL
2. ATTRACTIONAL
3. HYBRID
4. ORGANIC
1. CHURCH STRUCTURE
Single Pastor/ Deacon led or Congregation led
Single Elder
Single Elder with deacons or Elder board
Multiple Elders
2. CHURCH LOCATION
Building
Building
1, 2 and 4 but building focused
Incarnational lived out in the community
3. COMPLEXITY
Simple
Complex
Extremely Complex
Simple
4. EVANGELISM
If at all - “Soul Winning”
“Come and See” or “Invest and Invite”
Mainly “come and see”
“Relational missional groups”
5. DISCIPLESHIP
From the pulpit-Hearing
Classes- curriculum driven: learning
1 and 2
Mainly Small Groups- learning & mentoring
6. SMALL GROUPS
No small groups
“Of” small groups
“With” and “Of” small groups

2. “Is” small groups
7. CHANGE ATTITUDE
Change is not needed: Resistant
Change is accepted b/c of evangelism
Change is tolerated but not well received
Change is constant due to missional living
8. SPIRITUAL FORMATION
If happens… happens at church
Attender’s encouraged to become a self feeder
Both personal and community
Intentional mentoring in community
9. GIFTS
Not needed
Outward gifts needed
Needed for the programs
All gifts needed
10. PREACHING
For the congregation
Toward the Seeker
1, 2 and 4 but light
For the believer
11. GROWTH ENGINE-
What drives the church? Or How is success measured?
Maintenance/ Survival
Evangelism
Activity
Mission/ Discipleship
12. BUDGET
Limited for the Preacher
Support the staff, property and buildings
2 and 4 and complex
Aimed toward the mission
13. WORSHIP
On Sunday morning
On Sunday morning
2 and 4 but mainly Sunday focused

3. Through the people in the community
14. PRAYER
At the church
Personal
Personal
Body life
15. LEADERSHIP PHILOSOPHY
Co-dependent leader- the people need me to minister to and for
them
Hierarchical- the people are there to accomplish the leader’s
goals
Understands equipping leadership but manages a complex
organization
Equipping leadership- to develop the people to reach their full
potential
16. LEADERSHIP Development
No leaders developed
Leaders developed for the programs
2 and 4 but limited
Disciples developed, leaders emerge for the mission
17. Sr. PASTOR
“Preacher”
Charismatic C.E.O
Multi-talented
Equipper/ Teacher
18. STAFF
Limited staff
Paid staff to run the Sunday programs
Extensive paid staff
Can be paid, but also bi-vocational
19. SAINTS ROLE
Watch and Pay
Watch and cheer
Watch, pay, cheer, and limited involvement
Involved and active
20. SAINTS ATTITUDE

4. “Watcher”
“Consumer”
1, 2 and 4 but limited
“Kingdom Citizen”
21. TRAINING
No training
To run the programs
2 and 4 but divided
To lead the missional groups
22. PERSONAL GOAL
Be Faithful
Meet my needs
Both emphasized, but the default is meet my needs
Fulfill my role in the mission
23. MISSIONS
Foreign missions board
Local (satellites) International
Local, (satellites) and international
Local, national and international through church planting
24. MULTIPLICATION
Not Applicable
Addition b/c of leadership philosophy
Addition b/c of leadership philosophy
Multiplication oriented
25. CHURCH PLANTING
Not Applicable
Add satellites/ campuses
2 and 4 but limited
Multiply Churches
HEALTHY CHURCH ASSESSMENT: (UP/ IN/ OUT)
On the left side of each question rate each question on a scale
from 1 to 10 (low to high) rate each question.
LOVE FOR GOD: (UP)
1. Obedience to Christ is valued above all else

5. 2. Going, baptizing and teaching people to obey Christ is
prioritized
3. New believers are growing in their ability to surrender and
sacrifice for the kingdom
4. The “whole counsel of God” (meta-narrative) is being taught
5. A majority of the saints have daily quiet times--- % _______?
6. A majority of the saints are praying and listening daily for
the voice of Christ---% _______?
7. Believers are seeking to consistently be controlled by the
Holy Spirit
8. The saints are memorizing the Word of God
9. Believers are eager and willingly investing their financial
resources in the Kingdom of God
10. Worship occurs at the individual level and it is powerfully
manifested when the body gathers together
LOVE FOR ONE ANOTHER: (IN)
1. New believers are intentionally and individually nurtured and
developed
2. The saints are growing in maturity in community (connecting
them to Jesus through the disciplines)
3. The saints are growing in unity and love for one another
4. The saints are encouraged to discover their Spiritual gifts in
community
5. A majority of the saints are in relational groups they are
ministering to each other--- % _______?
6. A majority of the saints are using their gifts “properly”
(according to God’s design) --- % _______?
7. Leaders see their role as equipping and empowering the
saints
8. Leaders are being consistently developed to make disciples
9. “Speaking the truth in love” is being consistently practiced
10. Restoring of other believers is done with grace and truth
(Church discipline is practiced)

6. LOVE FOR OUR NEIGHBORS: (OUT)
1. Passionate prayer is continually being offered up for the lost
and for laborer’s
2. A majority of the body is engaged in mission (personal and
groups) --- %_______?
3. A majority of missional groups are lovingly sharing their
lives and the gospel with unbelievers (living on mission in
community) --- % _______?
4. The gospel is being proclaimed by word and action by the
members of the body
5. The poor and “least of these” is intentionally being served
and helped through the members of the body of Christ
6. Areas/ domains of the city are being intentionally occupied
by ambassadors of Christ
7. The body of Christ (hands and feet of Jesus) is visible to the
community… “We don’t know what we would do without this
church in our community”
8. Churches are working together to create a gospel net within a
community (connecting the loops)
9. New churches are emerging in the community in response to
the mission
10. The mission of Christ is being accomplished locally,
regionally, nationally and globally by members from within the
local body
OVERALL SCORE: Add up the three sections and divide by 3 =
_________
· Discuss: What is your strongest area?
· Discuss: What is your weakest area?
· Discuss: Plans for improvement?