Church Health Assessment

How healthy is your church? This free assessment tool helps you evaluate your church across 10 key areas of health. It takes about 5 minutes and gives you an instant score with specific recommendations.

Be honest. This is not a test you can pass or fail. It is a tool to help you see where your church is thriving and where it needs attention.

1. How would you describe the worship services at your church?

2. How would you evaluate the preaching and teaching at your church?

3. How actively is your church reaching out to unchurched people?

4. How well does your church disciple new and growing believers?

5. How would you describe the sense of community in your church?

6. How would you evaluate your church’s leadership structure?

7. How would you describe your church’s financial health?

8. How central is prayer to your church’s life?

9. How is your church doing in recruiting and retaining volunteers?

10. How engaged is your church in serving the local community?

About This Assessment

This church health assessment is based on research from church leadership experts and decades of practical ministry experience. It covers the 10 most critical areas of church health:

  1. Worship -- Is your worship engaging and spiritually meaningful?
  2. Preaching and Teaching -- Is the Word of God taught faithfully and relevantly?
  3. Evangelism -- Are you reaching unchurched people?
  4. Discipleship -- Are believers growing in their faith?
  5. Community -- Do members have genuine relationships?
  6. Leadership -- Is your leadership structure clear and effective?
  7. Financial Health -- Are your finances stable and well-managed?
  8. Prayer -- Is prayer central to your church's life?
  9. Volunteers -- Do you have enough people serving?
  10. Community Outreach -- Are you serving your local community?

This tool is provided free by MinistryPlace.net. Share it with your church leadership team, board, or search committee.

Brent Lacy is the founder of MinistryPlace and has served in church leadership for over 25 years. He created this assessment because he knows how hard it is for small churches to get an honest picture of their health.

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