Farbe bekennen

Since it is called an NCD Church Survey, the answer to the question “whose survey results are they?” would seem obvious. “They are the results for our church!” In a sense this is true, but in the ‘Understand’ stage of the cycle, clarity about the specific human face of the results will have a dramatic impact on how well you use your time and energy in the ‘Plan’ and ‘Do’ stages and your rate of progress in quality and therefore quantity increase.

Levels of Influence

Every group in the world has within it a hierarchy of influence. Whether it be a Sunday School class, a family, a workplace team or even a terrorist cell, when people gather in a group for any purpose, a pecking order of influence over the group exists.

“It has been on your mind for some time that the emerging worship service-related talent in the church needs to be identified and developed. To this end, you arrange for a morning at the church where, for half an hour at a time, you talk to and enjoy the presentations of each of the prospective worship team members. It proves to be a wonderful experience as you discover instrumental gifts and gifts of singing, poetry, drama, dance (and some gifts you’re not even sure how to describe). It is clear that for some, further experimentation about their area of giftedness will be necessary but for the most part, God has undoubtedly given to your church wonderful fresh expressions of worship to honor him with. By placing yourself in this environment and opening your heart and mind, you have not been disappointed.