Assessing the Health of Your Church Organizational Systems
A good organizational structure can often spell the difference between a smooth operating church and one in chaos. A healthy organizational structure includes intentional and aligned systems that establish how the church operates and assists the church in obtaining its mission, vision, priorities, goals and strategies.
The following 10 statements reflect the attributes of a church with healthy and functional organizational systems. Use this quick survey to measure the health of your church’s core organizational systems.
Church Organizational Systems Health Assessment
Based upon your understanding of your church, for each statement share how much you agree or disagree with the statement using a five-point scale. If “5” on the scale means you strongly agree and “1” means you strongly disagree, where would you place your church? Circle the number that best reflects your understanding.
Prayer is foundational and scripture is used as a guide to every action our church takes.
Strongly Disagree < 1 2 3 4 5 > Strongly Agree
Our church has a mission statement and it is prominently displayed, consistently referenced and serves as a filter for every decision our church makes.
Strongly Disagree < 1 2 3 4 5 > Strongly Agree
Our church has a set of core values that are prominently displayed, consistently celebrated, modeled by leadership and used to communicate what is unique about our church.
Strongly Disagree < 1 2 3 4 5 > Strongly Agree
Our church has a clear vision of who we want to be, what we want to do, and where we want to go that is compelling and widely supported.
Strongly Disagree < 1 2 3 4 5 > Strongly Agree
Our church has established priorities that support the mission and vision and are used to communicate focus, make decisions, and determine resource allocation.
Strongly Disagree < 1 2 3 4 5 > Strongly Agree
Our church has documented goals and strategies that are tied to the mission, vision and priorities.
Strongly Disagree < 1 2 3 4 5 > Strongly Agree
The volunteers and staff in our church are in positions for which they are gifted, impassioned, empowered, and called and that are tied to the church’s mission, vision, priorities, goals and strategies.
Strongly Disagree < 1 2 3 4 5 > Strongly Agree
Our church has job descriptions and an organizational chart based upon the church’s mission, vision, priorities, goals and strategies and that identifies each job, its function and where it reports in the organization.
Strongly Disagree < 1 2 3 4 5 > Strongly Agree
Our church has systems, processes and policies in place that offer safeguards, provide accountability, measure success, and insure execution of the mission, vision, priorities, people, goals and strategies.
Strongly Disagree < 1 2 3 4 5 > Strongly Agree
Our church’s budget is intentionally allocated in a manner that supports the mission, vision, priorities, people, goals and strategies.
Strongly Disagree < 1 2 3 4 5 > Strongly Agree
Assessment Tabulation Grid
| Total of 1’s | Total of 2’s | Total of 3’s | Total of 4’s | Total of 5’s | Total |
Assessment Key:
1 – 16: Unhealthy and Dysfunctional Church Organizational Structures That Impedes Success
17 – 33: Church Organizational Structures That Are Hit or Miss, Working Both For and Against Success
34 – 50: Healthy and Functioning Church Organizational Structures That Encourages Success
Posted on October 27, 2015
