I just read a church planting scorecard request. This strikes me as rather odd. The metaphor communicates that points and stats drive healthy church plants. The categories requested for the scorecard are: 1) Launch date 2) Average attendance 3) Highest attendence 4) Total baptisms 5) Average offerings.
Noticably missing are: 1) Spiritual maturity 2) impact on community 3) conversions. Thoughts?
Resources for healthy church (plants):
Rohrmayer, Avoiding Church Planting Landmines
Driscol, Confessions of a Reformissionary
Macchia, Healthy Church, Healthy Disciples, Building Teams
Dever, Nine Marks, Deliberate Church