Doing the Math of Mission: Fruits, Faithfulness, and Metrics

Rendle, Gil

ISBN 10: 1566997224 / ISBN 13: 9781566997225

Published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Doing the Math of Mission: Fruits, Faithfulness, and Metrics
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1566997224
• ISBN 13: 9781566997225
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 8 ounces

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Synopsis

Over the past ten years, the North American mission field has experienced dramatic changes, which in turn have required congregations, middle judicatories, and denominations to adapt. Among these adaptations is an expectation for clear goals and quantified progress towards those goals. Church leaders who have never needed to measure their goals and progress with metrics may find this change daunting. The use of metrics—denominational and middle judicatory dashboards, and the tracking of congregational trends—has become an uncomfortable and misunderstood practice in this search for accountability. Doing the Math of Mission offers theory, models, and new tools for using metrics in ministry. This book also shows where metrics and accountability fit into the discernment, goal setting, and strategies of ministry. While there are resources for research on congregations, tools on congregational studies, and books on program evaluation, there is a gap when it comes to actual tools and resources for church leaders. This book is intended to help fill that gap, giving leaders a toolbox they can use in their own setting to clarify their purpose and guide their steps.

About the Author

Gil Rendle serves as senior consultant with the Texas Methodist Foundation in Austin, Texas, and as an independent consultant working with denominational leaders on issues of change and leadership. Prior to this position he served the Alban Institute as an author, seminar leader, and senior consultant. He is the author of seven earlier books including Journey in the Wilderness: New Life for Mainline Churches and Back to Zero: The Search to Rediscover the Methodist Movement.