Vitality is strengthened when the people in a congregation experience a sense of God’s living presence in everything the church does: worship, faith formation, service, pastoral care, community life.
Vitality is strengthened when the people in a congregation experience a sense of God’s living presence in everything the church does: worship, faith formation, service, pastoral care, community life. Low Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when the people in a congregation experience a sense of God’s living presence in everything the church does: worship, faith formation, service, pastoral care, community life.
Vitality is strengthened when the people in a congregation experience a sense of God’s living presence in everything the church does: worship, faith formation, service, pastoral care, community life. Moderate Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when the people in a congregation experience a sense of God’s living presence in everything the church does: worship, faith formation, service, pastoral care, community life.
Vitality is strengthened when the people in a congregation experience a sense of God’s living presence in everything the church does: worship, faith formation, service, pastoral care, community life. High Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when when the people in a congregation recognize and participate in God’s sustaining and transforming life and work in the world.
Vitality is strengthened when when the people in a congregation recognize and participate in God’s sustaining and transforming life and work in the world. Low Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when when the people in a congregation recognize and participate in God’s sustaining and transforming life and work in the world.
Vitality is strengthened when when the people in a congregation recognize and participate in God’s sustaining and transforming life and work in the world. Moderate Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when when the people in a congregation recognize and participate in God’s sustaining and transforming life and work in the world.
Vitality is strengthened when when the people in a congregation recognize and participate in God’s sustaining and transforming life and work in the world. High Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when a congregation is committed to helping people of all ages know and follow Jesus Christ.
Vitality is strengthened when a congregation is committed to helping people of all ages know and follow Jesus Christ. Low Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when a congregation is committed to helping people of all ages know and follow Jesus Christ.
Vitality is strengthened when a congregation is committed to helping people of all ages know and follow Jesus Christ. Moderate Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when a congregation is committed to helping people of all ages know and follow Jesus Christ.
Vitality is strengthened when a congregation is committed to helping people of all ages know and follow Jesus Christ. High Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when s church has a clear identity – who they are, where they have come from, and where they are going – and is focused on living a shared mission in their specific time, place, and situation.
Vitality is strengthened when s church has a clear identity – who they are, where they have come from, and where they are going – and is focused on living a shared mission in their specific time, place, and situation. Low Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when s church has a clear identity – who they are, where they have come from, and where they are going – and is focused on living a shared mission in their specific time, place, and situation.
Vitality is strengthened when s church has a clear identity – who they are, where they have come from, and where they are going – and is focused on living a shared mission in their specific time, place, and situation. Moderate Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when s church has a clear identity – who they are, where they have come from, and where they are going – and is focused on living a shared mission in their specific time, place, and situation.
Vitality is strengthened when s church has a clear identity – who they are, where they have come from, and where they are going – and is focused on living a shared mission in their specific time, place, and situation. High Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when a church is willing to adapt and innovate to meet new challenges in living its mission.
Vitality is strengthened when a church is willing to adapt and innovate to meet new challenges in living its mission. Low Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when a church is willing to adapt and innovate to meet new challenges in living its mission.
Vitality is strengthened when a church is willing to adapt and innovate to meet new challenges in living its mission. Moderate Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when a church is willing to adapt and innovate to meet new challenges in living its mission.
Vitality is strengthened when a church is willing to adapt and innovate to meet new challenges in living its mission. High Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when a church engages in lifelong faith formation and spiritual growth to help people of all ages grow in relationship with God, learn how to be a disciple of Jesus Christ, grow in faith for a lifetime, and live the Christian faith in daily life.
Vitality is strengthened when a church engages in lifelong faith formation and spiritual growth to help people of all ages grow in relationship with God, learn how to be a disciple of Jesus Christ, grow in faith for a lifetime, and live the Christian faith in daily life. Low Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when a church engages in lifelong faith formation and spiritual growth to help people of all ages grow in relationship with God, learn how to be a disciple of Jesus Christ, grow in faith for a lifetime, and live the Christian faith in daily life.
Vitality is strengthened when a church engages in lifelong faith formation and spiritual growth to help people of all ages grow in relationship with God, learn how to be a disciple of Jesus Christ, grow in faith for a lifetime, and live the Christian faith in daily life. Moderate Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when a church engages in lifelong faith formation and spiritual growth to help people of all ages grow in relationship with God, learn how to be a disciple of Jesus Christ, grow in faith for a lifetime, and live the Christian faith in daily life.
Vitality is strengthened when a church engages in lifelong faith formation and spiritual growth to help people of all ages grow in relationship with God, learn how to be a disciple of Jesus Christ, grow in faith for a lifetime, and live the Christian faith in daily life. High Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when a church provides formation for all ages in the historic Christian practices, such as discernment, hospitality, worship, theological reflection, healing, forming diverse communities, testimony, contemplative devotional disciplines, social justice and peacemaking, and beauty (art, music, drama, poetry).
Vitality is strengthened when a church provides formation for all ages in the historic Christian practices, such as discernment, hospitality, worship, theological reflection, healing, forming diverse communities, testimony, contemplative devotional disciplines, social justice and peacemaking, and beauty (art, music, drama, poetry). Low Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when a church provides formation for all ages in the historic Christian practices, such as discernment, hospitality, worship, theological reflection, healing, forming diverse communities, testimony, contemplative devotional disciplines, social justice and peacemaking, and beauty (art, music, drama, poetry).
Vitality is strengthened when a church provides formation for all ages in the historic Christian practices, such as discernment, hospitality, worship, theological reflection, healing, forming diverse communities, testimony, contemplative devotional disciplines, social justice and peacemaking, and beauty (art, music, drama, poetry). Moderate Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when a church provides formation for all ages in the historic Christian practices, such as discernment, hospitality, worship, theological reflection, healing, forming diverse communities, testimony, contemplative devotional disciplines, social justice and peacemaking, and beauty (art, music, drama, poetry).
Vitality is strengthened when a church provides formation for all ages in the historic Christian practices, such as discernment, hospitality, worship, theological reflection, healing, forming diverse communities, testimony, contemplative devotional disciplines, social justice and peacemaking, and beauty (art, music, drama, poetry). High Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when a church community experiences God’s presence, joy, inspiration, and awe at worship, and when worship and preaching connect Scripture to daily life and inspire Christian living.
Vitality is strengthened when a church community experiences God’s presence, joy, inspiration, and awe at worship, and when worship and preaching connect Scripture to daily life and inspire Christian living. Low Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when a church community experiences God’s presence, joy, inspiration, and awe at worship, and when worship and preaching connect Scripture to daily life and inspire Christian living.
Vitality is strengthened when a church community experiences God’s presence, joy, inspiration, and awe at worship, and when worship and preaching connect Scripture to daily life and inspire Christian living. Moderate Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when a church community experiences God’s presence, joy, inspiration, and awe at worship, and when worship and preaching connect Scripture to daily life and inspire Christian living.
Vitality is strengthened when a church community experiences God’s presence, joy, inspiration, and awe at worship, and when worship and preaching connect Scripture to daily life and inspire Christian living. High Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when a church cultivates a caring, hospitable, welcoming, and safe community where people of all ages, generations, and diversities can experience belonging and acceptance.
Vitality is strengthened when a church cultivates a caring, hospitable, welcoming, and safe community where people of all ages, generations, and diversities can experience belonging and acceptance. Low Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when a church cultivates a caring, hospitable, welcoming, and safe community where people of all ages, generations, and diversities can experience belonging and acceptance.
Vitality is strengthened when a church cultivates a caring, hospitable, welcoming, and safe community where people of all ages, generations, and diversities can experience belonging and acceptance. Moderate Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when a church cultivates a caring, hospitable, welcoming, and safe community where people of all ages, generations, and diversities can experience belonging and acceptance.
Vitality is strengthened when a church cultivates a caring, hospitable, welcoming, and safe community where people of all ages, generations, and diversities can experience belonging and acceptance. High Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when a church has a strong apostolic culture with a passion to reach uninvolved and unaffiliated people where they live, welcoming and incorporating them into the congregation’s life, and helping them to come to know Jesus and hear the Good News.
Vitality is strengthened when a church has a strong apostolic culture with a passion to reach uninvolved and unaffiliated people where they live, welcoming and incorporating them into the congregation’s life, and helping them to come to know Jesus and hear the Good News. Low Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when a church has a strong apostolic culture with a passion to reach uninvolved and unaffiliated people where they live, welcoming and incorporating them into the congregation’s life, and helping them to come to know Jesus and hear the Good News.
Vitality is strengthened when a church has a strong apostolic culture with a passion to reach uninvolved and unaffiliated people where they live, welcoming and incorporating them into the congregation’s life, and helping them to come to know Jesus and hear the Good News. Moderate Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when a church has a strong apostolic culture with a passion to reach uninvolved and unaffiliated people where they live, welcoming and incorporating them into the congregation’s life, and helping them to come to know Jesus and hear the Good News.
Vitality is strengthened when a church has a strong apostolic culture with a passion to reach uninvolved and unaffiliated people where they live, welcoming and incorporating them into the congregation’s life, and helping them to come to know Jesus and hear the Good News. High Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when a church is engaged in outreach and service to those in need, locally and globally; addresses the spiritual, human and emotional needs of those who are marginalized, hungry, homeless, hurting, or in need; works and advocates for social justice; and cares for creation.
Vitality is strengthened when a church is engaged in outreach and service to those in need, locally and globally; addresses the spiritual, human and emotional needs of those who are marginalized, hungry, homeless, hurting, or in need; works and advocates for social justice; and cares for creation. Low Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when a church is engaged in outreach and service to those in need, locally and globally; addresses the spiritual, human and emotional needs of those who are marginalized, hungry, homeless, hurting, or in need; works and advocates for social justice; and cares for creation.
Vitality is strengthened when a church is engaged in outreach and service to those in need, locally and globally; addresses the spiritual, human and emotional needs of those who are marginalized, hungry, homeless, hurting, or in need; works and advocates for social justice; and cares for creation. Moderate Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when a church is engaged in outreach and service to those in need, locally and globally; addresses the spiritual, human and emotional needs of those who are marginalized, hungry, homeless, hurting, or in need; works and advocates for social justice; and cares for creation.
Vitality is strengthened when a church is engaged in outreach and service to those in need, locally and globally; addresses the spiritual, human and emotional needs of those who are marginalized, hungry, homeless, hurting, or in need; works and advocates for social justice; and cares for creation. High Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when a church communicates its identity, mission, and ministries through digital technologies and platforms (website, social media, e-mail, texts); and provides virtual spaces to explore and grow in faith that are interactive and inclusive of all people - involved and uninvolved in the church community.
Vitality is strengthened when a church communicates its identity, mission, and ministries through digital technologies and platforms (website, social media, e-mail, texts); and provides virtual spaces to explore and grow in faith that are interactive and inclusive of all people - involved and uninvolved in the church community. Low Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when a church communicates its identity, mission, and ministries through digital technologies and platforms (website, social media, e-mail, texts); and provides virtual spaces to explore and grow in faith that are interactive and inclusive of all people - involved and uninvolved in the church community.
Vitality is strengthened when a church communicates its identity, mission, and ministries through digital technologies and platforms (website, social media, e-mail, texts); and provides virtual spaces to explore and grow in faith that are interactive and inclusive of all people - involved and uninvolved in the church community. Moderate Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when a church communicates its identity, mission, and ministries through digital technologies and platforms (website, social media, e-mail, texts); and provides virtual spaces to explore and grow in faith that are interactive and inclusive of all people - involved and uninvolved in the church community.
Vitality is strengthened when a church communicates its identity, mission, and ministries through digital technologies and platforms (website, social media, e-mail, texts); and provides virtual spaces to explore and grow in faith that are interactive and inclusive of all people - involved and uninvolved in the church community. High Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when the pastor and church leaders lead from a clear set of core values and personal principles; and possess a profound sense of being called by God and called to ministry, that is manifested as a deep trust in God and the willingness to act boldly and to take risks.
Vitality is strengthened when the pastor and church leaders lead from a clear set of core values and personal principles; and possess a profound sense of being called by God and called to ministry, that is manifested as a deep trust in God and the willingness to act boldly and to take risks. Low Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when the pastor and church leaders lead from a clear set of core values and personal principles; and possess a profound sense of being called by God and called to ministry, that is manifested as a deep trust in God and the willingness to act boldly and to take risks.
Vitality is strengthened when the pastor and church leaders lead from a clear set of core values and personal principles; and possess a profound sense of being called by God and called to ministry, that is manifested as a deep trust in God and the willingness to act boldly and to take risks. Moderate Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when the pastor and church leaders lead from a clear set of core values and personal principles; and possess a profound sense of being called by God and called to ministry, that is manifested as a deep trust in God and the willingness to act boldly and to take risks.
Vitality is strengthened when the pastor and church leaders lead from a clear set of core values and personal principles; and possess a profound sense of being called by God and called to ministry, that is manifested as a deep trust in God and the willingness to act boldly and to take risks. High Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when the pastor and church leaders have the ability to cast a vision, and mobilize and empower people to work toward it—influencing people in ways that will help them achieve their goals.
Vitality is strengthened when the pastor and church leaders have the ability to cast a vision, and mobilize and empower people to work toward it—influencing people in ways that will help them achieve their goals. Low Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when the pastor and church leaders have the ability to cast a vision, and mobilize and empower people to work toward it—influencing people in ways that will help them achieve their goals.
Vitality is strengthened when the pastor and church leaders have the ability to cast a vision, and mobilize and empower people to work toward it—influencing people in ways that will help them achieve their goals. Moderate Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when the pastor and church leaders have the ability to cast a vision, and mobilize and empower people to work toward it—influencing people in ways that will help them achieve their goals.
Vitality is strengthened when the pastor and church leaders have the ability to cast a vision, and mobilize and empower people to work toward it—influencing people in ways that will help them achieve their goals. High Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when the pastor and church leaders demonstrate adaptive skill to frame or reframe a congregation’s vision for ministry, and develop innovative ways of giving expression to the vision in the face of the particular challenges the congregation is facing.
Vitality is strengthened when the pastor and church leaders demonstrate adaptive skill to frame or reframe a congregation’s vision for ministry, and develop innovative ways of giving expression to the vision in the face of the particular challenges the congregation is facing. Low Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when the pastor and church leaders demonstrate adaptive skill to frame or reframe a congregation’s vision for ministry, and develop innovative ways of giving expression to the vision in the face of the particular challenges the congregation is facing.
Vitality is strengthened when the pastor and church leaders demonstrate adaptive skill to frame or reframe a congregation’s vision for ministry, and develop innovative ways of giving expression to the vision in the face of the particular challenges the congregation is facing. Moderate Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when the pastor and church leaders demonstrate adaptive skill to frame or reframe a congregation’s vision for ministry, and develop innovative ways of giving expression to the vision in the face of the particular challenges the congregation is facing.
Vitality is strengthened when the pastor and church leaders demonstrate adaptive skill to frame or reframe a congregation’s vision for ministry, and develop innovative ways of giving expression to the vision in the face of the particular challenges the congregation is facing. High Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when the pastor and church leaders create a team approach—investing time and energy in building and sustaining capable teams; and demonstrating skills to work collaboratively and co-responsibly with leaders.
Vitality is strengthened when the pastor and church leaders create a team approach—investing time and energy in building and sustaining capable teams; and demonstrating skills to work collaboratively and co-responsibly with leaders. Low Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when the pastor and church leaders create a team approach—investing time and energy in building and sustaining capable teams; and demonstrating skills to work collaboratively and co-responsibly with leaders.
Vitality is strengthened when the pastor and church leaders create a team approach—investing time and energy in building and sustaining capable teams; and demonstrating skills to work collaboratively and co-responsibly with leaders. Moderate Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when the pastor and church leaders create a team approach—investing time and energy in building and sustaining capable teams; and demonstrating skills to work collaboratively and co-responsibly with leaders.
Vitality is strengthened when the pastor and church leaders create a team approach—investing time and energy in building and sustaining capable teams; and demonstrating skills to work collaboratively and co-responsibly with leaders. High Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when the pastor and church leaders help people in the congregation discover and utilize their gifts for ministry in the church and world; and engage the gifts of the laity in leadership within the church community.
Vitality is strengthened when the pastor and church leaders help people in the congregation discover and utilize their gifts for ministry in the church and world; and engage the gifts of the laity in leadership within the church community. Low Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when the pastor and church leaders help people in the congregation discover and utilize their gifts for ministry in the church and world; and engage the gifts of the laity in leadership within the church community.
Vitality is strengthened when the pastor and church leaders help people in the congregation discover and utilize their gifts for ministry in the church and world; and engage the gifts of the laity in leadership within the church community. Moderate Importance/priority
Vitality is strengthened when the pastor and church leaders help people in the congregation discover and utilize their gifts for ministry in the church and world; and engage the gifts of the laity in leadership within the church community.
Vitality is strengthened when the pastor and church leaders help people in the congregation discover and utilize their gifts for ministry in the church and world; and engage the gifts of the laity in leadership within the church community. High Importance/priority
