{"id":3410,"date":"2016-05-16T08:00:02","date_gmt":"2016-05-16T12:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/?p=3410"},"modified":"2026-08-07T12:04:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T16:04:15","slug":"assessments-standard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/assessments-standard.htm","title":{"rendered":"The Right Standard for Assessments"},"content":{"rendered":"
If you have not read the section of the site on Church Purpose, please do so now in order for this practicum to be most helpful to you. Click below:<\/em>
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Church Leadership Basics: God’s Purpose for the Church<\/a><\/strong><\/center><\/div>\n

Ministry assessments can be useful tools for helping us determine if we are lining up with God’s purposes for His Church. For them to have optimal benefit, we must make sure we are using the right standard.<\/p>\n

Use the Right Standard from Start to Finish of the Assessments Process:<\/h2>\n
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  1. \"GreatestUse the right standard for measurement.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Jesus identified the Greatest Commandments as:<\/p>\n

    “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” This is the first and greatest commandment.<\/em><\/p>\n

    And the second is like it: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” (Matt. 22:37-39)<\/em><\/p>\n

    It only seems logical that what He identified as the Greatest Commandments become our top priority and purpose in the Church. As He said, everything else comes under these two commands. — “All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” (Matt. 22:40)<\/p>\n

    The right standard for measurement when doing assessments in the church, then, should be how what we are doing aligns with His purpose for us to love Him and to love others. It isn’t just about reaching a certain number or doing a lot of good. We may look at that data but the ultimate standard of measurement is how we align with our Church Purpose.<\/p>\n

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