The Unstuck Church Podcast with Amy Anderson

Evaluating Effectiveness - Episode 371

Nov 13, 2024

30:40

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Discover how to assess the effectiveness of weekend church services. Enjoy tips on systematic evaluation and the significance of feedback for church growth. A Millennial pastor shares insights on improving newcomers' experiences. The conversation highlights the potential of structured meetings to guide spiritual journeys. Learn how leadership plays a key role in creating quality weekend experiences. Plus, explore strategies for enhancing service delivery, especially as churches expand to multiple sites.

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Quick takeaways

Regular evaluation of weekend services is essential for churches to identify solvable problems and enhance service quality effectively.

Establishing a culture of feedback within church teams fosters continuous improvement, balancing performance outcomes and team health for meaningful critiques.

Deep dives

Evaluating Weekend Effectiveness

Churches conduct weekend services 52 times a year, making it essential to evaluate their effectiveness regularly. This evaluation process can identify solvable problems and improve future services, ensuring they do not fall into predictable routines. The discussion emphasizes that while perfection is unattainable, having a structured debrief process allows churches to assess what worked well and what did not. Effective evaluation is vital for ongoing improvement and helps avoid becoming complacent in delivering the same experience week after week.

Intro

4min

Cultivating a Culture of Evaluation

13min

Enhancing Weekend Experiences Through Leadership and Evaluation

4min

Evaluating Service Effectiveness

5min

Enhancing Church Services Through Effective Evaluation and Transitioning to Multi-Site

5min

You’re ready for first-time guests. You’ve planned your sermon series. You’ve prepared your message. But how do you know if it’s working? How do you evaluate your weekend experience?

Throughout the “Weekend Quality Check” series, we’ve shared some practical ways you can increase the quality of your weekend planning, preparation and execution. Now, it’s time to evaluate it.

In this episode, Sean and Amy talk through some ways to evaluate our weekends. Plus, we have another great interview to share with you from a very strategic Millennial pastor whom we love dearly: Jimmy McCloud at First Christian in Canton, Ohio.

For the full episode transcript, links mentioned during the show and to download the Leader Conversation Guide, visit this episode's Show Notes at theunstuckgroup.com/episode371.

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