St. Barnabas' Episcopal Church, Odessa, Texas

Our community follows Christ because we seek enhanced spiritual life with our heavenly Father.

1. Our Programs
a. List the top 10 programs in our church.
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b. How do we quantify “success” in our programs?
c. Which programs are successful/unsuccessful at the moment?
d. Which programs are given the most attention and “advertisement” both within the church and in communication outside of the church?
e. What percentage of our programs occur mostly within the church building, or mostly involve church members? What percentage of our programs are conducted in the marketplace, community and involve individuals outside of our church or involve significant partnerships with community groups and agencies?


Program Emphasis

The demonstration of values in a church are often expressed in the emphasis on various programs.
What conclusions do you draw about our actual values after looking at our program emphasis?
Beside each of the ten programs listed in your assessment, list the three top values that these programs promote and/or embody (i.e., Sunday morning worship service: 1. whole-community worship; 2. Bible education; 3. fellowship)
Count up your answers and list the five values that are listed most often.
How often is “equipping” listed as one of the top three values promoted by our programs?



Progress