Church Shapes

1

The church has less than $50,000 in outside investments from grants, tithes, capital campaigns, etc.

YESNO

2

We don’t need more than 50 people for this church to be viable.

YESNO

3

We have no denominational funding for this church.

YESNO

4

If we lost our funding source, we would continue on with only minor pivots.

YESNO

5

The income I receive from the church will be a significant portion of my income.

YESNO

6

If all our funding sources dried up, it would be a clear end to our journey as a church.

YESNO

7

The church will rent or purchase a space in which to gather.

YESNO

8

Our church will have a paid staff team.

YESNO

9

Our church will not survive without strong partnerships with other churches and denominations.

YESNO

10

Bootstrap/Asset Calculation

11

While it may be slower, I prefer a multitude of voices in processes of decision making.

YESNO

12

If I had to step away from leadership for a season, the church would carry on without a hitch as other gifted leaders step in.

YESNO

13

There will not be one main speaker in our gatherings.

YESNO

14

I won’t be able to start this church without highly gifted leaders to whom I will defer.

YESNO

15

I will include other people in all of the important decisions that will be made.

YESNO

16

At the end of the meetings I lead, everyone walks away with action items, and sometimes I have none of my own

YESNO

17

I will prioritize time alone to shape the vision of the church.

YESNO

18

I am seeking to become a more charismatic leader, which means more upfront leadership for the good of our church.

YESNO

19

If I were to step away from my role for six months, the damage to the church would be difficult to overcome.

YESNO

20

The church won’t be able to survive without a strong central leader like me. If it’s not me, it will have to be someone similarly gifted.

YESNO

21

I get uncomfortable when other people start leading their own things.

YESNO

22

It will be important that I am the main speaker at gatherings of our church to clearly set the tone of our church.

YESNO

23

I prefer making decisions on my own rather than consulting a board or core team of leaders.

YESNO

24

Decentralized/Point Leader Calculation

25

Once we reach “critical mass” in our gatherings, it will help spur on even more growth.

YESNO

26

I look forward to the day when “word of mouth” about our church leads to more people joining us.

YESNO

27

A core part of our church’s efforts will be inviting others to attend/join our church.

YESNO

28

A portion of our service and/or programming will be dedicated to visitors and potential members.

YESNO

29

I intend to use a variety of marketing/outreach tools to reach potential members.

YESNO

30

Part of our vision for this church is to make sure significant numbers of new people are added to our church every year.

YESNO

31

If we do not experience an increase in attendees/members every year, I will question whether we’re being faithful to our call.

YESNO

32

I would rather take my time to find the right people to join our church than to quickly reach “critical mass.”

YESNO

33

Growing in number too quickly may disrupt the discipleship culture we seek to build.

YESNO

34

We are making little to no efforts to grow numerically within the next year.

YESNO

35

I will slowly invite people into the church one at a time rather than using public communication channels.

YESNO

36

A core part of our church's identity is deep relationships; we’d lose that sense of identity if our church grew too large.

YESNO

37

Our church service and/or programming is designed for growing our relationships and faith, not attracting seekers or potential members.

YESNO

38

Growth/Core Focused Calculation

39

We will struggle to survive as a church without a centralized worship gathering every week.

YESNO

40

Our Sunday worship gathering will be the center of our spiritual life as a congregation.

YESNO

41

It will be recognizable to almost everyone that what we are doing is church.

YESNO

42

Most of our leaders will be dedicated to planning and leading our central worship gathering.

YESNO

43

At most of our gatherings, we will sing worship songs with one another.

YESNO

44

At most of our gatherings, we will have sermons.

YESNO

45

The bulk of our budget is dedicated to paying staff.

YESNO

46

At least some of our gatherings will be in spaces you would not typically expect to see a church: cafes, bars, protests, parks.

YESNO

47

We will primarily gather in spaces that help us encounter people who do not identify as Christian.

YESNO

48

It will not always be obvious to everyone that what we are doing is church.

YESNO

49

We will have income streams that do not include traditional tithing, grants, and denominational support.

YESNO

50

If our centralized worship gatherings were to be canceled for six months, our mission, discipleship and administration would continue on, more or less uninterrupted.

YESNO

51

Even visitors might not know we’re a church until we tell them.

YESNO

52

We will not be taking pledges, organizing membership drives or leading capital campaigns.

YESNO

53

Traditional/Innovative Calculation

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