Is your church or ministry reaching maximum effectiveness? Your answer to that question depends on how you define and measure effectiveness.<\/p>\n
Certainly God values numeric growth, efficiency, and excellence. And, our programs and pastoral staff can be used by Him to accomplish what He wants us to do. Yet, if we read Ephesians 4:12-13,<\/span> we learn that we haven’t arrived until . . .<\/p>\n Ephesians 4:15-16<\/span> continues to speak about growing up “into him who is the Head, that is, Christ. From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.”<\/p>\n Instead of asking how many members, staff, or programs we have, or to what level of efficiency or excellence we have obtained, let’s first ask questions that line up with God’s standard of measurement as found in Ephesians 4:12-13.<\/span><\/p>\n Once we can satisfactorily answer these questions, then we might find answers to the other types of questions we often ask to measure effectiveness more useful.<\/p>\n But, it’s also important to ask how God intends for us to reach His standard of maximum effectiveness. Look for the next post.<\/p>\n Subscribe for E-mail notice of new posts.<\/a><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Is your church or ministry reaching maximum effectiveness? Your answer to that question depends on how you define and measure effectiveness.<\/p>\n How Some Churches & Ministries Measure Maximum Effectiveness . . .\n
Questions to Ask to Determine if We are Reaching Maximum Effectiveness<\/h2>\n
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