Hope Community CRC Riverside, CA

1. Hope Community CRCRiverside, CA West Coast Church Resourcing Assessment Team Members: Lora Lightfoot Larry Fryling Jim Den Ouden Arlan Vanden Bos

3. Report Format • Assessment Process • Affirmations • Significant Findings • Recommendations

4. Assessment Process • Review of Documents, Records, History and Financials • On-line Survey (some hard copy surveys) • Focus Groups • Analysis • Report Preparation

5. Report Format • Assessment Process • Affirmations • Significant Findings • Recommendations

6. Affirmations • Love and Appreciation for Pastor Cor • Preaching • Shepherding “A real prince” • Pastoral Care “Johnny on the Spot!” • Community Involvement • Regional Involvement

7. Affirmations • Small Groups • Many are involved in small groups

8. Affirmations • Coffee Break • Coffee Break has a long history here

9. Affirmations • Praise Team • “Our praise team is very talented and does an awesome job of leading in worship” • “I appreciate that the worship leader is humble and has a servant’s attitude”

11. Affirmations • You Are A Family • Care • Fellowship • Love! • “Caring, loving, out-going. My church is the greatest”

13. Affirmations • Ministry to Youth • Gems and Cadets • VBS • High School

14. Affirmations • Committed Staff • They go “above and beyond” in time and effort • They are passionate about their ministry • You affirm them and they feel appreciated

15. Affirmations • Church Campus • Great Location in a residential Community • No Mortgage • Large Corner Lot

16. Affirmations • Stewardly Use of Building for Ministry • Romanian Victory • New Hope • 7th Day Adventist • Al-Anon • Home School

17. Affirmations • The majority of people at Hope Community are serving • 70% are involved in ministry

18. Affirmations • Prayer Chain • Many of you spoke about the blessings of the prayer chain

19. Report Format • Assessment Process • Affirmations • Significant Findings • Recommendations

20. Significant Findings • The campus has fallen into disrepair • From an objective viewpoint…

27. Significant Findings • Condition of Facility (con’t) • Frustration with “Renters” Take ownership of being the owner

28. Significant Findings • Condition of the Nursery • Needs to be someone’s #1

29. Significant Findings

30. Significant Findings • Declining Membership/Attendance • From weekend worship attendance of 125 in 2002 to 80 in 2010. • We counted: • 71 at worship this past Sunday. • 3 children in children’s church (counted in worship total) • 2 children in nursery

31. Significant Findings • Fear: “WE NEED…” (families with children, help, finances, members). • Confusion: “Why don’t people stick?”…yet there are no actual numbers, or exit interviews.

32. Significant Findings • Frustration regarding Evangelism and Outreach • “They come to VBS, but they don’t come to church” • “New people come for a while and then they leave. We don’t know why”

33. Strengths

34. Ethnicity

35. Age Demographics

36. Offering Income

37. Significant Findings • Giving Performance – 2009 • Should be in the 4+ range I believe my present level of giving to the church is pleasing to God. (3.8)

38. Mean Household Income Church Households Congregational Income True Congregational Tithe 2009 Contribution Income Giving as a Percentage $62,364 40 $2,494,560 $249,456 $176,000 7.1% Giving Performance - 2009

39. Giving Performance • In 2009 church people gave 7.1% • National average for Protestant churches is approximately 2.8% • Two and one half times better than average! • Keep it up. Goal is 10%

40. Significant Findings Mean Scores

41. Mean score calculation • “Do Not Know” responses NOT included • “Do Not Agree” responses = 1 • “Somewhat Agree” responses = 2 • “Agree” responses = 3 • “Significantly Agree” responses = 4 • “Strongly Agree” responses = 5 • Weighted total is divided total number of responses

42. Mean score calculation • If every person responded “Do Not Agree” that statement would have a mean score of 1.0 • If every person responded “Strongly Agree” that statement would have a mean score of 5.0

43. Mean Score Ranges • Sizzle: 4.2+ • Excellent: 4.0 – 4.1 • Good, Solid: 3.7 – 3.9 • Just OK: 3.4 – 3.6 • Clearly Needs Work: 3.0 to 3.3 • Cause for Concern: 2.6 – 2.9 • Triage: 2.5 and below

45. Mean Range Scores • Two category in the 4.2 (Sizzle) range • Preaching (4.4) • Children’s Ministries (4.3) • Six In the Excellent Range 4 – 4.1 • Finance (4.1) • Communication (4.0) • Prayer Ministry (4.0) • Leadership (4.0) • Care, Fellowship, Community (4.0) • Involvement & Commitment (4.0)

46. Mean Range Scores • Four in the 3.7 to 3.9 (Good, Solid) range • Worship (3.9) • Adult Ministries (3.9) • Youth Ministries (3.9) • Facilities (3.7)

47. Mean Range Scores • Two in the 3.5 to 3.6 (Just OK) range • Mission, Vision, and Purpose (3.6) • Evangelism, Outreach, and Purpose (3.6)

48. Significant Findings Lack of Passion for Lost People

49. Lack of Passion for Lost People • We count what we value • Money in our pocket, checkbook, retirement account • College and University students count credits and grade point averages • Parents count kids at the mall • Churches count… • Money • Attenders

50. Lack of Passion for Lost People • What does God count? • Conversions • Day of Pentecost • Noted that in the Early Church “people were being added daily” • The first step in making disciples is conversion • Nothing should matter more than the making of converts in order to be able to make obedient disciples