Church Council
How does the council spend its meeting time?
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1 — Almost entirely on budget, building, and program maintenance. 5 — A real share asks where God is at work in the neighborhood and how to join it.
Church Council
How often does the council launch experiments to reach people it isn't currently reaching?
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1 — Never — the work is to maintain what exists. 5 — Regularly — new missional experiments are a standing expectation.
Church Council
How present is the perspective of people outside the congregation in council decisions?
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1 — Absent; decisions are made by and for current members. 5 — Actively sought — neighbors and outsiders shape the conversation.
Staff-Parish Relations Committee
How does the SPRC define a successful pastor?
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1 — By congregational satisfaction and harmony. 5 — By missional fruit — is the work bearing fruit and reaching new people?
Staff-Parish Relations Committee
How does the committee respond when the pastor takes a missional risk that creates friction?
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1 — It pulls the pastor back toward keeping people comfortable. 5 — It advocates for the pastor and removes obstacles to the work.
Finance Committee
How is the budget built?
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1 — Fixed costs first; mission is whatever is left over. 5 — Mission priorities first, then fixed costs are fit around them.
Finance Committee
Is there protected money for new missional experiments?
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1 — No — mission giving is a residual after obligations. 5 — Yes — a non-negotiable line item funds experiments not yet proven.
Board of Trustees
How is the building used through the week?
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1 — Mostly empty outside church activities; kept for members. 5 — Actively shared with neighbors and community organizations.
Board of Trustees
How do trustees understand the building's purpose?
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1 — An asset to protect and preserve. 5 — An instrument for serving people who don't yet come here.