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Home / Resources / Pastor/Congregation Evaluation

Pastor/Congregation Evaluation

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Formal reviews 3 – 5 years

Solo Minister
Pastor/Congregation Review for solo pastor of a congregation.

  • Overview Solo Ministry
  • Solo Ministry
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Team Ministry with lead pastor
Review for multi staff congregations with lead pastor supervising the other pastors

  • Overview Team Ministry with Lead Pastor
  • Team Ministry with Lead Pastor

 

Shared Team Ministry
Review for multi-staff congregations with personnel committee supervising pastors

  • Overview Shared Team Ministry
  • Shared Team Ministry

 

Pastor/Congregation Review – Appreciative Inquiry
This form of evaluation shifts from a problem-based to a strength-based approach while also identifying areas for growth in ministry.  The focus is to identify “what is life giving” in a formative, future oriented way. 

  • Appreciate Inquiry

 

Personnel policy development and pastoral reviews

  • Pastoral Review Guidelines
  • Personnel Policy
  • Sample Pastoral Review Survey

 

Informal assessments

Six Core Competencies
This tool can be helpful in assessing the pastor’s ministry balance around the competencies identified in our denominations.  These six areas can be processed together or on a rhythm which seems manageable for your local context.

  • Ministerial Core Competency Assessment

  

First year review of pastor in new congregational assignment
During the first year of a ministry it is imperative for the channels of feedback between the lay leaders of the congregation and the pastor be as open and honest as possible.  This short feedback tool is to help facilitate such conversations for alignment, growth and enhanced years of ministry.

  • First Year Review in a new pastor congregation relationship
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