August Pastor’s Manna

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     In the July newsletter last month, I began referencing the results of the Gallup ME25 survey that we took back in the first two weeks of May.  I have now studied the methodology of reading the results of the survey and we are ready to look at the overall results and begin the process of interpreting the results and what they mean for us.
     There is good news and bad news in the results.  The good news is that in most of the results we exceed what is held up as the 75th percentile for the ‘Mean (Average) Score’, which means that we have a higher score then 75% of other churches in most of the items.
     The bad news however, is that even while we exceed how 75% of other churches are scoring, that is a relatively low-hanging fruit to grasp.  It is great to say that we had 34% of our members “strongly agree” on an item and the 75th percentile is 29%, but what that really means is that less than 4 out of 10 of our members strongly agreed on an item.  So while yes, we are scoring very well on a comparison basis with other churches, honing in on the questions actually reveals there is much work to be done.
            Inside this newsletter is a breakdown of the results, along with a comparison to other churches, but I encourage you to look at the most basic understanding of the numbers and ask yourself, are we satisfied with this percentage of members who are responding positively to a particular question.  I think we can do a lot better, if we intentionally approach these results, and through the month, and into August we are going to seek the input from our worshippers as to the meaning behind the results through different topics included in our bulletin insert on Sundays.
           I am very proud of our church, that our leadership has recognized the need to seek places where we are not as strong as we could be and strengthen our ministries!  This will be a fun time for us as we determine more fully who we are, who we want to be, and how we want to be!  Come and join us in worship downstairs this month as we build our community by looking at what these results mean for us.

In Him,
                                    Pastor Jon

Posted August 26, 2010, 3:22 pm | Comments Off 

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