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MISSION AUDIT

MISSION AUDIT. MISSION AUDIT. Who are we? Lets get to know our congregation…. Who are the members? Where are we located? Where do members come from? Do they live within the community or commute to church? What is the age group and gender groupings?

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MISSION AUDIT

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  1. MISSION AUDIT

  2. MISSION AUDIT

  3. Who are we? Lets get to know our congregation… • Who are the members? • Where are we located? • Where do members come from? • Do they live within the community or commute to church? • What is the age group and gender groupings? • What is the socio-economic status of the members? • Is the congregation urban, suburban or rural? • What are members’ attitudes towards the church? • What do we believe, what is our vision, mission?

  4. How have we changed through time? • Are we growing or declining, what causes such change? • What are our strengths and weaknesses as a church? • What are the opportunities opening up for us? • What are the impending threats? • You may wish to use SWOT Analysis as guide for this assessment

  5. Getting to know our community Mapping who is in our neighborhood…

  6. Exploring our context • Learning and understanding what is in our immediate community through analysing the different structures and aspects of community life: SPECS Analysis

  7. Some of the possible questions can be found in the succeeding pages relating to each of the five areas, offered to help you amass data about every aspect of community life.

  8. MISSION AUDIT • Who makes up the community? • Who are the key stakeholders? • Is it urban, suburban or rural? • What is the state of healthcare, education, transportation facilities? • How and where do people meet in the community? • What are the existing government facilities? • What are the pressing social problems?

  9. MISSION AUDIT • What are the formal/informal political structures in the community? • What is the nature of the formal leadership, informal/traditional? • What non-political factors have influence on the political life of the community? • Which organizations do people regard the most and why? • Who controls the use of resources? • Are there organizations for women and youth and is their voice heard?

  10. MISSION AUDIT • What are the socio-economic groupings in the community? • What are the major industries/businesses? • What are the sources of income of the people? • Who earns more? • Do most people work within or outside of the community? • What is the unemployment rate? • How much is the cost of living compared to household income? • What economic resources are abundant, who controls these resources?

  11. MISSION AUDIT • What is the history of the area? • How has the area changed over time? • What is the cultural character of the area? • What are the predominant values and life styles? • What are the common beliefs and practices of the people? • What are the signs of the past that are still visible?

  12. MISSION AUDIT • What are the different faiths and denominations in the area? • What is the percentage of different faiths? • What is the percentage of churched and un-churched people? • What is the degree of interfaith and ecumenical cooperation in the community? • How involved are the members of the churches in community life? • Where are the places of worship? • Is there a church council which meets to consider church related and community issues?

  13. Drawing insights from previous exercises, list down what are the emerging concerns of the people?

  14. In our community today… What then is the emerging story in our community?

  15. What does our faith say about this? Reading the Bible, where have we heard something like this before? • Identify and reflect on passages in the Bible that speak to the life of your local church and the local community

  16. Bringing all these together… What is God calling us to do? Our story Our faith Begin to list your conclusions What is God calling us to do? How do we understand God’s mission in our context? What is the calling of our church today? • Back to Mission Toolkit Main Page

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