Mission Measures in Fire Starting Metaphor

Are there new believers, miraculous answers to prayer, and experiences of sanctification?

What percent of the congregation can explain or has seen how Pagan Pete on the street, becomes New man Stan, and then becomes whole Cole, and then transforms into love formed Norm.

Does each leader have some one they intentionally mentor to mentor? What new leaders are emerging? What opportunities do these leaders have to lead? How often do developing leaders receive honest feedback about what they do well and next steps for growth?

Are we multiplying disciple-makers? And what is the plan for starting a new church?

Mission Measures Expanded

Spirit aliveness: Because we aim to ignite a Spirit-fueled movement within the FMCUSA, we start by seeking God’s presence with all our hearts and devoting ourselves to prevailing prayer with the expectation that we will see evidence of God’s work among us.

1. We have an observable passion for God’s presence when our congregation gathers. (1-10)

2. We intentionally cultivate a commitment to prayer in our church both individually and corporately. (1-10)

3. We regularly see God’s supernatural work moving in and through our congregation (conversions, restored marriages, healings, other miracles, impact in our community, etc.). (1-10)

Evangelistic disciple-making system:
Because we believe evangelism and discipleship are essential to the mission of the church, we expect every congregation to develop a clear plan for reaching the lost and ensuring that every believer is discipled to be a disciple-maker with the expectation that we will regularly see the fruit of conversions and baptisms.

4. Our pastors and/or staff personally model relational evangelism and disciple-making. (1-10)

5. We are confident in the effectiveness of our current evangelism and discipleship system. (1-10)

6. We regularly celebrate conversions and baptisms in public worship. (1-10)

Mentoring pipeline: Because leadership is essential to the long-term impact of any spiritual movement, we invest deeply in the development of both lay and pastoral leaders with the expectation that we will have both the quality and quantity of leaders to meet the needs of a growing movement.

7. We are confident in our church’s system for developing leaders. (1-10)

8. Our pastors and/or staff are actively being mentored by and/or are mentoring another FM pastor.(1-10)

9. We have persons in our congregation who are currently engaged in the path to ordination. (LMC/CMC) (1-10)

Multiplication step:

Because multiplication is a clear indicator of missional health, we challenge every church to take the next step toward a more fruitful ministry with the expectation that we will see new ministries launched and churches planted.

10. We are in dialogue with our conference about our next break-thru as a church. (1-10)

11. We are confident in our effectiveness in reaching our local community. (1-10)

12. We are currently involved in a church planting strategy. (1-10)