“What gets measured gets done,” but what do you measure each week at your church? Just as you stay (or should stay) on top of the numbers that gauge your health, eg. blood pressure levels, weight and height — the same is true when gauging the health of your church. The numbers are blinking indicators that let you know if all systems are well maintained or if they are in need of improvement. Keeping … Read More
Free E-book for Pastors: What Should You Measure Each Week at Your Church?
“What gets measured gets done,” but what do you measure each week at your church? Just as you stay (or should stay) on top of the numbers that gauge your health, eg. blood pressure levels, weight and height — the same is true when gauging the health of your church. The numbers are blinking indicators that let you know if all systems are … Read More
The Metrics of Mission: How to Count What Counts
Today’s guest post comes to us from Jeff Christopherson for ChristianityToday.com Numbers can be deceptive. Everyone knows that. So, our numbers – the metrics that we frequently count – can be missionally deceptive. But it’s easy to throw the proverbial baby out with the bathwater when discussing the relationship between numbers and a kingdom-advancing mission. Numbers, while fundamentally deficient as … Read More
Know Your Numbers – FREE “What Gets Measured” E-book
“What gets measured gets done,” but what do you measure each week at your church? A lot of times, we take the eyeball approach in our churches. We stand on the podium during the weekend service, look out over the crowd and think, “Well, there are a lot of people here. Whew, we must be healthy!” But what you see … Read More
What Gets Measured – A Saturday Quote
“What’s measured improves.” – Peter Drucker, management consultant, author, and educator