{"id":1522,"date":"2014-05-05T08:00:35","date_gmt":"2014-05-05T12:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/?p=1522"},"modified":"2025-09-18T16:07:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T20:07:09","slug":"evaluations-great-commission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/evaluations-great-commission.htm","title":{"rendered":"Staff Evaluations: The Great Commission Way?"},"content":{"rendered":"
To get the greatest benefit from this practicum, make sure you have read related training on the site. Click below to read about The Great Commission:<\/em><\/div>\n
Church Leadership Basics: The Great Commission<\/a><\/center><\/div>\n

Meeting with staff, both paid and volunteer, to discuss their ministry can be a healthy exchange if we remember and apply the basics of life in Christ to staff evaluations. The Great Commission is one of those basics.<\/p>\n

Principles to Apply to Staff Evaluations Based on the Great Commission<\/h2>\n
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  1. Always reinforce how people are first and foremost accountable to the Lord, not just pleasing you.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The Great Commission begins, “Then Jesus came to them and said, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore . . .'”<\/p>\n

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    1. Always emphasize that the whole of their lives is ministry, not just what they do at your church.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      The Great Commission commands us to “go and make disciples.” Consequently we need to be concerned about their “going” as well as their “coming.”<\/p>\n

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      1. Always stress the goal of making an eternal difference, not just impacting the here and now.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        The Great Commission produces the fruit of fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ who in turn go and make a difference.<\/p>\n

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        1. Always clarify that you don’t expect them to change on their own.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          The Great Commission ends with Jesus’ promise, “And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”<\/p>\n

          The Steering the Church Toward Discipleship Leadership Guide<\/strong><\/a> adds some brief input for each of the above principles. It also gives a question you might ask in a staff evaluation for each of the principles.<\/p>\n

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