helping churches reflect on where you are, where you want to get to and how to get there
church assessment
Comprehensive and careful ministry and mission health check for a church or network
“Fantastic to have a fresh pair of eyes look at what is going on.”
“I’ve really appreciated having someone outside be genuinely interested in the ministry here, without trying to get something out of us, just wanting to come alongside, help us to see what God is doing and encourage us in it. Apart from all the other good things if that alone is what we take out of it, it will have been really valuable.”
“The report that came out of the process was superb. A really really strong piece of work. There is loads in it, with very helpful practical suggestions, which in time we’ll work through as an eldership and staff team.”
“Very graciously handled. Winsome, warm and insightful.”
the consultant team
Richard Coekin
Senior pastor of Dundonald for 29 years and mission director for Co-Mission for 19 years, author of a number of books including Gospel DNA
Ray Evans
Pastor of Grace Community Church for more than 40 years, FIEC church leadership consultant, author of Ready, Steady Grow
David Anderson
30 years of pastoral experience, founder of Face to Face Scotland: Christ-centred mentoring for pastors in their first 10 years
Piers Bickersteth
4 years working for the Proclamation Trust followed by over 25 years pastoring near Reading overseeing the development of a small network of churches.
Gavin Smith
21 years experience in church management; passionate about the gospel and strengthening churches by supporting ops and admin through The Church Office.
church assessment process
specialist assessment
In addition to instead of a standard Reach Ministries church assessment, there are two specialist assessment options that churches may want to explore:
We provide an overview of your current HR practices based on the questions below and put some recommendations into place.
- What is the current state of staff handbooks, contracts, policies and procedures; team dynamics; line management; recruitment; annual reviews; employee engagement; team culture; sickness absence and annual leave?
- What HR support is needed and how could this be simply and appropriately achieved?
- Are there areas that are missing altogether?
- Are there areas that if implemented would make a huge difference?
- Are there areas that can be simplified or improved?
Backoffice review
from The Church Office
Supporting the ministry work that happens behind the scenes
As part of this service Gavin Smith will arrange a visit to the church and take the time to sit and assess the administrative needs of the church with staff and volunteers. This involves looking at
- the management, organisational structures and processes of the church,
- identifying any difficulties, challenges or frustrations that might exist
- looking at the current compliance and governance in place
The Back-Office Review then provides some feedback with a desire to offer some recommendations and changes to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the behind the scenes work. Gavin will draw alongside the staff or volunteers and share his experience and provide some solutions.
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