Assessment Tools

A key step toward Church Revitalization is the willingness to make an honest evaluation of the current state of the church’s ministry, vision, attitudes, environment, and performance. 


Step 1: Read Conducting a Church Assessment for a discussion on what type of assessment is best for your church. 


Step 2: Choose the Type of Assessment that best fits your church and your purposes (click links below to access) 


A Guided Conversation

A guided conversation is informal way to lead directed, small-group discussions that yield insight about your church. This guide will help you lead a strategic, informal series of meetings that will lead to conversations regarding some of the underlying needs in your church. 


A Written Assessment Tool

Permission has been granted to make the Beeson Church Health Questionnaire available for use in your church. This tool measures 8 key aspects of church health as well as demographic information on those who complete the survey. Use of this instrument is free, but churches are responsible for printing, input of data, scoring, and interpreting reports. 


Transformational Church Assessment Tool

Produced by LifeWay Research, this tool provides a thoroughly trustworthy instrument for conducting a complete evaluation of 7 factors found in Transformational Churches. The links below will help you determine if this is the best choice for your church. Arkansas Baptist Churches can receive FREE access to the TCAT when participating in the ABSC Church Revitalization process. Contact us for details. 


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