Evaluating Your Church

10-Point Checklist for Churches

To assess the mission ministry of your church, answer these 10 thought-provoking questions.

1. Are the majority of your members aware of your church’s mission efforts, and are they personally involved in mission outreach?

2. Does your church have a clear plan for outreach to your community, the country, the places many people would rather avoid, and the ends of the earth?

3. Is your mission team organized in a way that facilitates effective leadership in each of these geographic arenas?

4. Is globally-focused prayer encouraged and practiced during worship, in Sunday school classes and small groups, in your men’s and women’s groups, and in your ministries with children and youth? 

5. Is missions an occasional event in your church, or does missions permeate every area of your church’s life 52 weeks a year?

6. Do you have an annual missions celebration focusing on your mission locally, nationally, and internationally? If so, would most of your members rate it as one of the most exciting events in the life of your church?

7. Does your church’s giving to global missions reflect the high priority God places on reaching the nations?

8. Are growing numbers of your members involved in fruitful short-term mission teams? If so, does your church provide effective training for members before they go and meaningful opportunities to share their experience when they return?

9. Are you engaged in ongoing, strategic ministry partnerships with missionaries, nationals, or ministries that allow for the personal involvement of your members?

10. Do you have a clear set of policies and guidelines to direct and sustain your mission outreach, including a plan to equip the missionaries God raises up out of your church?