LifeWay Consulting uses a variety of assessment tools and processes to help your church discover and define its current reality:

Church Health and History Survey
Our initial module examines categories such as worship, ministry, prayer, fellowship, evangelism, and discipleship. Following survey, comparisons are created and correlated as measures of health. Then, historical trends for attendance, baptisms, and giving are determined and ratios established. Additional insight is gained by reviewing current plans and goals with church staff and key leaders.

In-depth Church Interviews
Together with your leadership team, out consultants develop questions for detailed interviews with key ministry leaders to gather crucial insight. The breadth of analysis from the assessments bring together data and observations needed for the strategic plan and determine which areas need further investigation. These one-hour key leader interviews verify which module observations are most important for defining and achieving the compelling future God has in store.

Community Geo-demographic Correlation Analysis
This assessment goes well beyond census and lifestyle clustered data. We establish your PMA (primary ministry area) that encompasses where 80% or more of your attendees live and correlate that with the community at large. This evaluation shows your church's growth potential in terms of who the people are, where they live, and what is projected to change in the next 5 years.

Facility and Image Analysis
This assessment examines your church room by room and determines who sues the space and for what ministry purpose. Capacities for sustainable attendance for worship, age group education, and other ministries are calculated. Site evaluation evaluates overall capacities for current property and for potential additions. How guest and prospects feel about their visit and how they perceive your image is studied. The examination also encompasses the ease of finding key ministry areas and any obstacles, as well as how signage, architecture style, Web site, parking, and church communication pieces influence guest perceptions.