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Ministry ToolBox Value Analysis

Adjust the numbers below based on your budget and understanding. If you do not perceive a value to a particular line item in your case, enter a "0". On the other hand, the default numbers are only suggested place markers. Costs and benefits will vary in each case. Try various scenarios. Be sure you only include values either where you intend to spend money or where you are comfortable with assigning a value for something you need. When you have adjusted the numbers click "CALCULATE ESTIMATE" to see your cost/benefit analysis. Your honest appraisal of the personal value of each component doesn’t change your cost of the ToolBox but it will help you estimate your benefit.

Please Choose: Existing Church   New Church Start  

 

Software Component Product Compare Personal Value
1. Church Directory & Member/Adherents Attributes  more...close...

View and print a list of workers and pertinent information based on their varied roles in the church. BENEFIT - Keep track of who does what and who did what when. This helps you find the untapped resources and get the right person in the right role.

Define a fully customizable list of characteristics of individuals starting with our template of suggestions. BENEFIT - Your ministry is unique so you can create your unique list of characteristics to track based on your desires and needs.

$595-$1595

Church Windows, Power Church Plus, Church Helpmate, etc.

2. Multi-User Date Book Program  more...close...

Manage multiple calendars in one database for several people. Create integrated task lists, multi-day and recurring activity schedules. See scrollable daily, weekly, monthly and yearly views, separate appointment and task lists. Manage and integrate office details as well as selected ToolBox events. BENEFIT - A well-organized calendar externalizes your expectations with one resource. Integrating expectations from multiple people into one date book gives an astounding capacity to manage and integrate productively.

$100-$200

Sometimes this tool is included in software item number one.

3. Survey Program/Cross Referencing (Includes modifiable database of questions.)  more...close...

Poll a segment or the entire congregation about selected aspects of the church's ministry and graph the results. BENEFIT - Most every church leader gets some real surprises when people state their opinions anonymously. This tool gives you a way to build on facts instead of educated guesses.

$295 plus

Perseus Survey, Key Survey, etc.

4. Church Health Software & Reporting (Unlimited use for a single church.)  more...close...

Diagnose your church health using the results of a quick survey of your church. A full narrative and statistical report pinpoints strengths and weaknesses. This 37 question survey asks each participant a few questions about their behavior and perceptions of church life. BENEFIT - Once responses are entered into the software, the most comprehensive report in the market today provides scores of pages with results, recommendations and suggested projects to assist the church’s leadership group in making programming decisions.

$150

Natural Church Development / per use.

Request ToolBox Sample Report / Analysis

5. Vision Caster / Philosophy of Ministry(Includes modifiable database of samples.)  more...close...

Develop a statement in a presentable form to express the role of your church, as it ought to be in its community. BENEFIT - Most churches experience between 10 and 20 percent turnover per year. Newcomers always need to be provided with the correct frame of reference to maintain the integrity of your direction.

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Only In Ministry ToolBox

6. SWOT Analysis (Strategic Planning - Strengths/Weaknesses/Opportunites/Threats.)  more...close...

Complete a SWOT analysis. Discover your strengths, weaknesses and ministry opportunities. Identify ministry areas that may limit spiritual productivity. BENEFIT - Objectivity tends to generate more steady action to stay on a productive course. Drawing together the material in The ToolBox to form a SWOT analysis, The Ministry ToolBox uses the facts to show you the implications.

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Only In Ministry ToolBox

7. Project Management Software (Integrate unlimited one time and cyclical projects.)  more...close...

Full and adaptable implementation plans for more than 340 projects - events, programs and systems. The Church Creation edition of The Ministry ToolBox adds an additional 100 projects designed specifically for new church starts. Cost, date and track every action item. BENEFIT - Blend creativity and adaptability by integrating a variety of ideas from within the supplied resources of The ToolBox. In addition, you can add any resources from other sources into the format with ease.

$479-$799

Microsoft Project

8. Objective Setting (Develop and track measurable objectives - sometimes called goals.)  more...close...

Set faith objectives for this year’s priorities, so that you know exactly what results you are planning for a fixed time in the future. Assess the results regularly. BENEFIT - When people have a sense of where you want to go together, they tend to rally to the cause and achieve more than they might otherwise do without specific targets in mind.

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Sometimes this tool is included in software item number seven.

9. Goal Based Budget Development (Separate from your accounting software.)  more...close...

Track expenditures for all your projects and programs. Subtotals and totals are provided for each specific area of ministry. BENEFIT - You can look at the money issues in the same light and framework as the actual execution of your church programs. This gives a greater capacity to measure the relative worth of various financial options.

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Sometimes this tool is included in software item number seven.

Training and Coaching Component Product Compare Personal Value
10. Four Day Professional Training (Graduate level course equivalent.)  more...close...

Expand your education with cutting-edge concepts and learn to exploit the power of the ToolBox at the same time. BENEFIT: Continuing education is significant in supplying energy for ministry and enhancing your productivity. Hands-on training events help implement these management systems quickly and effectively.

$495-$995

11. On Demand / Conference Call Coaching  more...close...
Estimate number of hours that would be helpful:

Stimulate wise choices as you stretch from the real towards your ideal. Pastors with seasoned coaching and support minister more effectively. BENEFIT Everyone can use a second opinion. Most of us appreciate advice that either helps us modify or confirm critical ministry plans. Augment existing support structures with independent objective coaching with a Certified Coach.

$50/hr
hrs(s)

Content Component Time/Number    Personal Value
12. Mission/Vision Statements (Cost to create Church Missional Statement.)  more...close...

Over 150 sample statements supplied to stimulate your creativity. BENEFITS - Only you can articulate your vision but it’s helpful to have other samples to start with to help you identify concepts and words that resonate.

Only In Ministry ToolBox

13. Philosophy Hierarchy (Cost to create Church Philosophy Statements.)  more...close...

Using more than 100 predesigned goals and strategies, add, delete or modify outlining all the ministry areas of your church and their inter-relatedness. BENEFIT - A consistent mechanism of explanation and reporting provides the capacity for each department or area of ministry to fit into a unified whole. Therefore, workers moving from one ministry to the other take much less time to become properly oriented.

Only In Ministry ToolBox

14. Pre-designed Surveys (Cost for one survey with questions/answers and cross-reference.)  more...close...
Estimate number of Surveys used this year:

There are more than 20 prebuilt surveys including 5 related to church starting providing the user with the experience of ministry professionals. More than 400 modifiable template questions focused on key church life issues. Each question is cross-referenced by age, gender, marital status, attendance and more. BENEFIT – Designing survey questions is an art. Poorly constituted questions can provide incorrect information. Tested survey questions let you identify the profile, demographics and needs of your congregation and community. Replace the tendency to plan based on shaky guesses and personal preferences with actual data.

$(cost)
 (number)

Only In Ministry ToolBox

15. Program Plans (Time for a person to create a project and complete a draft set of action items)  more...close...
Estimate number of Program Plans for All Staff:
Hourly Rate of Paid Staff Time:

Fully, adaptable and implementation plans for more than 340 general projects - events, programs and systems. Included in the church creation edition of The Ministry ToolBox is an additional 100 specific church creation projects. BENEFIT - Blend creativity and adaptability by integrating a variety of ideas from within the supplied resources of the ToolBox. In addition, you can add any resources from other sources into the format with ease.

 (time)
 (number)
 (rate)

Only In Ministry ToolBox

16. Ministry Planning (Time for a person to create a single objective for a specific project)  more...close...
Estimate number of Objectives for All Staff:
Hourly Rate of Paid Staff Time:

Choose from more than 300 modifiable objectives or add your own. The professional staff of Church Growth Resources has created at least one creative objective for each of the 180 ministry elements outlined in the ministry structure of The ToolBox. BENEFIT - Learn to manage by objective. Keep your professional and lay staff accountable. Most people feel more fulfilled when they can pinpoint what they actually have accomplished.

 (time)
 (number)
 (rate)

Only In Ministry ToolBox

Opportunity Value Gain Component Personal Value
17. Extra Donations Due to Possession of a Complete Plan (Include only funding sources external to new church participants and included only the extra amount you believe you can raise because you have all your "ducks in a row" in a presentable plan.)
18. Additional Families Gained Due to Possession of a Complete Plan (Include families or working singles recruited for involvement in the new church before the actual first Sunday service.)
  Estimate Per Family Annual Giving From Extra Participants (People give. Some more. Some less. However, you can predict the average based on existing giving patterns.)
19. Estimated First Annual Offering From the New Church (Do not include external sources.)
  Estimated Number of Weeks Earlier For Public Start (Based on increased planning efficiency.)
Opportunity Value Gain Component Personal Value
17. Senior/Executive Staff (Using ToolBox reports - time saved each week to create checklists, project milestones, create staff summaries, etc.) 
Number of Weeks:
Estimated Hourly Rate of Senior / Executive Pastor:

 (hrs)
 0 (weeks)
 (rate)

18. Reduction of New Staff (Amount of dollars saved for the next 12 months.)
Instead of calling an associate to plan and manage church programs - use existing resources for now, save time and money.

   
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