Remember that ACMC Missions Self-Assessment Tool which helped you look at your local church’s missions program one scale at a time? Here’s a Brigada participant looking for something along those lines. Have you seen anything like that lately? If so, please share in a comment following the online version of this item by clicking the link below.
8) Looking for a Missions Self-Assessment Tool
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Still available from Pioneers, which absorbed ACMC until ACMC shut down. Files inherited by Pioneers’ Church Partnerships Team and rewrite begun, but never finished. You can find the last published version here if it still seems useful. Some of us thought it was too prescriptive, as if all churches should be doing all these things (which we did not believe). Couldn’t seem to avoid that tendency while still producing a helpful diagnostic tool; that’s part of why we tabled it. However, if you aren’t offended, download the last published version at http://www.cartpioneers.org/missions-assessment-profile-map-download/
Still available from Pioneers, which absorbed ACMC until ACMC shut down. Files inherited by Pioneers’ Church Partnerships Team and rewrite begun, but never finished. You can find the last published version at the link below if it still seems useful. Some of us thought it was too prescriptive, as if all churches should be doing all these things (which we did not believe). Couldn’t seem to avoid that tendency while still producing a helpful diagnostic tool; that’s part of why we tabled it. However, if you aren’t offended, download the last published version at http://www.cartpioneers.org/missions-assessment-profile-map-download/
Try Propempo “Church Mission Profile” at:
http://www.propempo.com/_library/docs/Diagnostics/Propempo%20Church%20Missions%20Profile%201205.pdf
The website has five “paths” to guide the user as an “Inquirer,” “Personal Involvement,” “Church Mobilization,” “Church Leader,” or “Missionary”.
There are lots of downloadable resources. There are forums and blogs and interactive components for the registered user. The site still has some unfinished sections.
Mentioned this item in GMI’s research blog with backstory on analysis done for ACMC among 189 churches using this tool. http://www.gmi.org/connections/blogs/research-blog/?p=335
Ellen Livingood at Catalyst Services just published a very helpful take on this question. Really like it! See http://www.catalystservices.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Whats-Your-Missions-Strategy.pdf