Process Design Survey Result
Thank you for completing the Process Design Survey.
Your overall score is 0.
The average score of the vibrant churches in the original Simple Church research project was 87.
The average score of the comparison church was 62.
You also received a score for each of the four Simple Church elements:
Clarity, Movement, Alignment, and Focus.
1. Clarity
Clarity is the ability of the process to be communicated and understood by the people.
Your clarity score is 0.
The vibrant churches in the study averaged a clarity score of 20, while the comparison churches averaged a clarity score of 15.
To increase CLARITY in your church, consider the following:
- Clearly define how your church makes disciples. This is your process.
- Illustrate your process so everyone can grasp it.
- Measure the number of people moving through your process.
- Discuss the process constantly with the leadership teams.
2. Movement
Movement is the sequential steps in the process that causes people to move to greater areas of commitment.
Your movement score is 0.
The vibrant churches in the study averaged a movement score of 22, while the comparison churches averaged a movement score of 16.
To increase MOVEMENT in your church, consider the following:
- Place your programs strategically along your process.
- Place your programs in sequential order based on your process.
- Intentionally move people from one program to another.
- Utilize a new member’s class and a clear next step for new believers.
3. Alignment
Alignment is the arrangement of all ministries and staff around the same simple process.
Your alignment score is 0.
The vibrant churches in the study averaged an alignment score of 22, while the comparison churches averaged an alignment score of 16.
To increase ALIGNMENT in your church, consider the following:
- Recruit and hire people who are committed to your simple process.
- Offer accountability for the implementation of the simple process.
- Implement the same process in each ministry department.
- Ensure new ministries fit into the simple process.
4. Focus
Focus is the commitment to abandon everything that falls outside of the simple ministry process.
Your focus score is 0.
The vibrant churches in the study averaged a focus score of 22, while the comparison churches averaged a focus score of 18.
To increase FOCUS in your church, consider the following:
- Eliminate programs that are outside of the simple process.
- Do not add programs to your simple process.
- Limit your special events.
- Ensure your process is easy to talk about and easy to understand.