"The CHAT church survey really stands out. I like how CHAT identifies your church's strengths, involves every member, is easy to take online,
and offers highly-readable results. What a great tool to assess where you are, fill people with hope, and together discern God's will for your
future."
Kevin Miller
Executive Vice President
Christianity Today International, IL
"Steve Macchia is at it again. His burning passion to see churches achieve maximum health has taken the next step. CHAT
(Church Health Assessment Tool) provides churches with an easy-to-use look at themselves that could move many congregations toward the
health that Steve (and, more importantly, the Spirit) envisions."
Larry Crabb
Founder
New Way Ministries, CO
"Without a doubt, one of the greatest needs of a large number of churches in America is to become more healthy. Leadership Transformations' new CHAT survey should be a great help to all who use it. It is a joy to recommend it to you!"
Paul Cedar
Chairman/CEO
The Mission America Coalition, CA
Church Needs
Church Needs — A Reality in Every Church
Church needs are abundant in every congregation. In some cases, the needs are overwhelming and too wide-spread for the church leadership to effectively address. If this is your circumstance, take heart. Remember that you and your ministry team have a finite amount of time and energy with which to meet the church needs in your community.
Church Needs — An Intentional Response
Without a plan, responding to every need that arises can be exhausting. Bring overwhelming church needs into a more manageable framework using this three-step process:
- Identify. First of all, you've got to recognize the full extent of what the needs in your community are. The use of a church assessment can be helpful in this process. In collecting feedback from the church body, you can begin to accumulate a list of all the needs and issues in your community. Don't get overwhelmed at this stage. Remember, you and your ministry team can only do so much.
- Prioritize. Once you've got what seems like a comprehensive list of the needs of your church community, you can begin to categorize them and see which groupings rise to the surface. You may find that while the extensive list of church needs seems overwhelming, they tend to group together into a much more manageable list of categories.
- Mobilize. Once you've identified the priority church needs to be addressed, it's time to mobilize and take action. Make a plan and work the plan. Never underestimate the value of volunteers. There is no reason that this new list of priority church needs should be addressed solely by you and your leadership team. Keep an eye out for potential volunteers in the church body who might have a particular heart or skill set in line with the identified church needs categories and solicit their help. In many cases, qualified people are willing to help and just waiting to be asked.
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