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Crunching Numbers. How do you (or your boss) rate attendance?

November 11, 2015 by Chris Parker 2 Comments

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It happens at every church. The moment your senior pastor or supervisor asks you one of these questions:

  • “How many students do we have coming to program?”
  • “How many students attend on a weekly basis?”
  • “How many students regularly attend?”
  • “How many students are fully engaged?”
  • “What are our numbers for high school?”
  • “What are our current numbers for middle school?”

While many of these questions have a similar feel to them, they indeed are DIFFERENT questions. If your boss or senior pastor ask one of the above questions you might feel stuck or unfairly represented by answering that one question. Help them clarify their question by answering more questions that should be asked.

My high school ministry is most misrepresented by simply observing a weekly attendance report. If I were to answer the question, “How many high school students attended this week?” I would be forced to answer, [Read more…]

Filed Under: Church Planting, Leadership, Student Ministry, Uncategorized Tagged With: attendance, boss, church, crunching numbers, fully engaged, numbers, reports, Youth Ministry

Hey there, my name is Chris. I wake up every morning thinking youth ministry. If you are in the same boat, then I know you will identify with me, because you also live the life of a youth pastor .

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