Church Revitalization Expert Panel Survey Round 2
Thank you for your willingness to participate in round 2 of this research by rating the competencies needed for a successful church revitalizer. As you complete this survey, focus on the behaviors and characteristics that pastor would need in the process of
leading a plateaued or declining church to change their culture and practice in such a way that resulted in numerical growth and greater church health. Please do not rate these characteristics in an idealized way, or based on what you think you "should" say. As the experts, ratings should be based on your personal experience and expertise.
The following are the list of competencies derived from interviews with successful revitalizers and round 1 of the expert panel survey. Analysis of the survey and interviews identified 129 distinct competencies in five domains: motives, traits, self-concepts, knowledge, and skills. Each competency has a brief definition that seeks to reflect the intent from the survey and the interview data.
Using the scale at the top of each page, rate each competency in terms of importance to church revitalization by selecting a number between 1 and 5, with 5 being the most important and 1 being the least important. Please take the time to reflect on the importance of each item. This survey should take you no more than 30 minutes.
The scale for rating the competencies is as follows:
5 – Essential: These are the most important competencies. This competency is absolutely essential for the normal tasks, situations, and challenges of church revitalization. It would be hard for you to imagine someone being successful in revitalization if they did not possess this trait, skill, or characteristic.
4 – Important: These competencies are necessary for a pastor/revitalizer to effectively complete the tasks, situations, and challenges that a revitalizer faces on a regular basis.
3 – Helpful: These competencies are not necessary to be an effective pastor/revitalizer, but are helpful traits, skills, or characteristics to have for some of the normal tasks, situations, and challenges of revitalization.
2 – Somewhat Helpful: These competencies are not necessary to be an effective
pastor/revitalizer, but may be helpful traits, skills, or characteristics to have in uncommon situations or very specific contexts.
1 – Not Useful: These competencies are not particularly helpful, and are unnecessary for a pastor/revitalizer.
I have included this scale at the top of each page for your convenience.
Please provide your name (your
information will be kept confidential and anonymous).
Informed Consent Statement:
The following survey is designed to develop a competency model for church revitalization. This research is being conducted by Steve Hudson for purposes of
dissertation research. Any information you provide will be held strictly confidential, and at no time will your name be reported, or your name identified with your responses.
Participation in this study is completely voluntary and you are free to withdraw from the study at any time.
By your completion of this survey, you are giving informed consent for the use of your responses in this research.
Motives
Motives are defined as the things a person consistently thinks about or wants that cause action and drives their behavior toward certain actions or goals and away from others.
Please rate each motive in terms of importance by selecting a number between 1 and 5, with 5 being the most important and 1 being the least important. Please take the time to reflect on the importance of each item. The scale for rating the competencies is as follows:
5 – Essential: These are the most important competencies. This competency is absolutely essential for the normal tasks, situations, and challenges of church revitalization. It would be hard for you to imagine someone being successful in revitalization if they did not possess this trait, skill, or characteristic.
4 – Important: These competencies are necessary for a pastor/revitalizer to effectively complete the tasks, situations, and challenges that a revitalizer faces on a regular basis.
3 – Helpful: These competencies are not necessary to be an effective pastor/revitalizer, but are helpful traits, skills, or characteristics to have for some of the normal tasks, situations, and challenges of revitalization.
2 – Somewhat Helpful: These competencies are not necessary to be an effective
pastor/revitalizer, but may be helpful traits, skills, or characteristics to have in uncommon situations or very specific contexts.
1 – Not Useful: These competencies are not particularly helpful, and are unnecessary for a pastor/revitalizer.
1-Not
Useful 2-
Somewhat Helpful
3-Helpful 4-Important 5-Essential
Achievement Orientation – a concern for excellence, improvement, results, and competitiveness
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Biblical
Community – a love for bringing people together and seeing
relationships built in the Body of Christ
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Church Health – a motivating desire to see an unhealthy church restored to health
o o o o o
Concern for Order, Quality, and Accuracy - reflects an
underlying drive to reduce uncertainty in the surrounding environment
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Discipleship– a love for
discipleship and a desire to see people mature in their faith
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Evangelism- a passion for evangelism and a desire to see lost people come to Christ
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Glory of God - a strong desire to see God's glory and character displayed in a local church
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Great
Commission – a motivation to fulfill the Great Commission
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Holiness- a strong desire for
Christians to grow in Christ-likeness
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Information Seeking – an underlying curiosity, a desire to know more about things, people, or issues
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Love for Children – a love for and desire to serve children
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Love for God– a love for and desire
to honor God
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Love for People – a love for and desire to serve people
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Love for the Bible – a love for and commitment to the authority of
Scripture
o o o o o
Love for the Church
(Universal) – a love for the global community of Christ’s church
o o o o o
Love for the Church
(individual) – a love for the specific church in which one serves
o o o o o
Love for the City/Community – a love for the city and/or community in which a church is located
o o o o o
Personal Growth – a desire to be challenged and grow personally