SHANDON METRICS
GATHER
A healthy and advancing Shandon GATHERS well when:
Our church has a healthy number of first-time guests on Sunday morning
Our church collects a healthy number of connection cards on Sunday morning
Our church has a healthy number of guests attending Discover Shandon
Our church has a healthy number of guests completeing the requirements for
membership
Our church is growing in worship attendance
Our church’s age-based disciple-making ministries are growing I at...
SHANDON METRICS
GATHER
A healthy and advancing Shandon GATHERS well when:
Our church has a healthy number of first-time guests on Sunday morning
Our church collects a healthy number of connection cards on Sunday morning
Our church has a healthy number of guests attending Discover Shandon
Our church has a healthy number of guests completeing the requirements for
membership
Our church is growing in worship attendance
Our church’s age-based disciple-making ministries are growing I attendance
Our church has a healthy member retention rate
GROW
A healthy and advancing Shandon GROWS in a culture of disciple-
making when:
Our church’s ministries clearly communicate a compelling disciple-making
vision
Our church offers a leadership development process that includes members of
all generations
Our church has a healthy percentage of worship attendees enrolled in a small
group
Our church has a healthy percentage of age-based groups (Family/Sunday
Groups) that are multiplying
Our church has a healthy percentage of those baptized who enlist in a Grow
Group
Our church has a healthy percentage of Grow Group enrollees who complete
their group
Our church has a healthy percentage of Shandon University graduates who
become Group leaders
Our church is growing in Sunday Group/Family Group attendance
Our church witnesses members take a next step in the discipleship pathway
GIVE
A healthy and advancing Shandon GIVES as a service-oriented church
when:
Our church has a healthy number of worship attendees who serve in a ministry
Our church is growing in financial giving percentage
Our church is growing in new giving units
Our church has a healthy number of members moving from periodic tithers/givers to consistent tithers
GO
A healthy and advancing Shandon is GOING on mission when:
Our church has a well-communicated strategy for building relationships with
those who are far from God
Our church regularly prays for the lost by name
Our church initiates gospel conversations
Our church has a healthy percentage of Reach Event attendees who take a
next step with us
Our church regularly baptizes new believers
Those who were baptized were led to Jesus by someone other than a pastor or
staff member
Our church consistently equips and trains members to share their faith
Our church hears stories of church members talking about Jesus to their lost
friends
Our church has members who have answered the call and are actively serving
on the mission field (vocationally)
Our church sponsors missions training
Our church has a healthy percentage of members who go on a short-term trip
each year
Our church has a designated trip leader for each short-term trip
Our church teaches and talks about church planting
Our church sponsors and/or supports church plants and church revitalizations
We train and encourage members to become part of the church plants we
support
Our church’s budget reflects our commitment to evangelism and missions
