Good mechanics, and even the not so good, check all of the systems in a car. My stepfather, who was a fine connisseur of used vehicles, used to announce the systems he had checked before the purchase. "Yes," he’d drawl in his Odessa, Texas accent, "This is a fine auto-mo-bile, I had the points, plugs and condenser changed and it has good rubber all around."

Now it is time in our ministry diagnostic to check the systems of all the activities and initiatives your group is engaged in. Once again, get a clean sheet of paper. Write down each and every activity, the amount of time devoted to it , the number of participants, the infrastructure support, and the budget needed to support it.

Here’s a table:

Activity Time Participants Infrastructure Budget/mo.
Sunday a.m. gathering 4 hours 85 15 $9,000
         

You get the idea, right?

Email me your results when you have completed them at charlie@kindness.com.

Father: Bring favor on these kingdom outposts. Holy Spirit inspire your leaders as they do the hard work of understanding how they can move in your flow. In Jesus’ name, Let it be.