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Discipling the Laity for Disciple Making (14)
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Paul Jang
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2008-03-24 03:39:14, hit : 3,643 |
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Discipling the Laity for Disciple Making (14)
Second of the measuring criteria of church growth is the maturity of faith in their Christian life. The fruits of faith can be measured (Hunter 1983, 128). This means a qualitative or spiritual growth of the church members. It can be measured in terms of an evaluation of their Christian life. In other words, it means how often have they been attending the worships, prayers, and activities of the church. And it also concerns what about giving to the church, and serving to the church and their society.
Third of the measuring criteria of church growth is an increase of giving in the church. This means financial growth of the church. The statistical data of the offerings and donations will become the criterion of the financial growth of the church. It is very clearly measurable. An effective disciple making program in the church may result in a financial increase in member giving and church finances.
Evaluation is necessary for the church to plan and change or to change and plan the programs again. The church can plan new programs according to the evaluation of the old programs. Evaluation should be going on throughout the entire planning process.
Evaluation may be conducted by not only pastor and church leaders but also all the members of the church that have participated in the program.
There are several methods of evaluation. Such methods as questionnaires, personal interviews, public hearings through the meeting for the evaluation, and documentations of the church and the study and training group may be considered.
The contents of evaluation may be the program style and scale, goals, activities, methodology, problems to solve, planning for future, and so on.
It is very important to ask not "what we are doing" but "how well we are doing." In fact, important is not the training content (what) but the training method (how). To improve the program effectiveness, evaluation and feedback will be much helpful (Lidgren and Shawchuck 1981, 93).
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Introduction
Ch Growth 