Readiness 360 Results

Dear SCC,

Over the past month we’ve had the opportunity to take an online survey called the Readiness 360 to help discern God’s future for SCC.  The survey measures how ready we are to multiply.  This weekend we wrapped up the Readiness 360 in a consultation with Paul Nixon, a nationally recognized new church strategist.  Because we took the survey last year, we can also measure if we’ve grown in our readiness.

So what are the results of the Readiness 360?  The short answer is this: We have grown in a positive direction in all four areas that the Readiness 360 measures.  Thank you God!  Here are the results for 2012 and 2013:

Number of People Who Took the 360 (+19)
2012 – 60
2013 – 79

Spiritual Intensity (+2.5)
2012 – 82.25
2013 – 84.75

Dynamic Relationships (+3.25)
2012 – 77
2013 – 80.25

Missional Alignment (+4.75)
2012 – 75
2013 – 79.75

Cultural Openness (+1.25)
2012 – 76
2013 – 77.25

Total Score (+11.75)
2012 – 310.25
2013 – 322

You can read more about the results of this survey by downloading this PDF (2013 – Readiness 360 -news_release).  At one point Paul came over to our team’s table and encouraged our team saying, “You are ready!”  He told us that other churches around the nation that are multiplying have a total score similar to ours.  He also told our Sunday morning team that we were achieving a level of excellence in worship that he rarely sees in churches our size.  It was encouraging to hear someone who has seen hundreds of churches affirm our church so strongly.

What will that multiplication look like?  I am not yet sure, but I am excited to see what God is going to do in our church in the future.  Please be in prayer for God’s Holy Spirit to continue to breathe new and renewed life into our community of faith.  Pray for the lives of new people in our community as we seek to ignite authentic life in Christ in as many new people as possible and fan it into an all consuming flame!

Peace,
Pastor Tom