TUCC’s Innovative Ministry Centre (IMC), in collaboration with Cynthia Majewski, has created a tool to assess innovative ministries. The tool, when used by a trained assessor, will provide an opportunity for people engaged in new forms of ministry to share their story and explain ways in which their ministry changed course as they progressed. It is useful to both practitioners and funding agencies to be able to compare projects and document lessons learned. The goal is to have a consistent and positive way talk about a wide variety of different types of projects and contexts.

This course will train you to become a licensed user of the Ministry Assessment Tool. You will be introduced to the Tool and the four steps for using it and undertake practical exercises to ensure that you understand how to use it accurately. The course also includes an extensive section on how to ask questions using Appreciative Inquiry. You will complete a practice assessment and then compare it to an actual evaluation of an innovative ministry. After you have successfully completed the course, you will receive a license to use the tool.

Course Type: Asynchronous,  5-7 hours to complete

The purchase of this tool is on behalf of yoru organzition, therefore you will receive a link via email to share with members of your team to join the training course.

The goal of this course is to enable learners to implement an evaluative tool to track the performance and improvement of the systems and processes which contribute to innovative ministry.

At the end of this course, you will:

• Be familiar with the tools of evaluation offered in this unit: the Ministry Assessment Tool and the accompanying Guide.
• Define key terms used as part of the assessment process.
• Plan and conduct a simulated interview using Appreciative Inquiry questions.
• Complete a case study using the assessment components and compared it with an actual one.
• Enhanced your personal inventory of tools as a ministry evaluator for coaching and facilitation.