Chapter 2 - Evaluation

Take some time to rate St. Timothy’s in these areas of discipleship deficit. A “1” means this is true of St. Timothy’s and a “5” indicates that you feel this is not true at all of St. Timothy’s.

Dara:

Causes of Discipleship Deficit	Rating	Notes
Diversion from primary calling	3	Ken is certainly on the right track as a leader
Discipling through programs	3	Has been a great place to strart, but some people could get bogged down right here and not develop anymore
Reducing the Christian life	2	I sometimes woder if we are too hung up on Anglicanism Vs Jesus

A two-tiered understanding of discipleship	2	I do not know how a regular person becomes a disciple or what that looks like
Unwillingness to call people to discipleship	2	I would have trouble calling someone to be a disciple when I could not describe what it is
An inadequate view of the church	4	I think our church is at a critical point in paving the way to allow parishoners to become mature in their faith and mentor others along their path or becoming comfortable in the church and all its busyness
No clear pathway to maturity	2	I think we are paving the way right now

Lack of personal discipling

1

I think we may not be giving this the priority it deserves

Ron & Carolyn:

Causes of Discipleship Deficit	Rating	Notes
Diversion from primary calling	2	We do have a Pastoral Care team and a Grow team
Discipling through programs	1
Reducing the Christian life	1
A two-tiered understanding of discipleship	1
Unwillingness to call people to discipleship	3	Ken constantly and consistently calls us to do discipleship things (e.g. “40 Days of Prayer)
An inadequate view of the church	2	Our Parishioners are communal and use their gifts to benefit others.
No clear pathway to maturity	2	We have followed Rick Warren’s model to 1st base, leading off to 2nd.
Lack of personal discipling	1

Florence:

For some reason I find this very difficult to complete – it’s easier to rate myself than St. Timothy’s.

Causes of Discipleship Deficit	Rating	Notes
Diversion from primary calling	3	St. Timothy’s does give opportunities for many to share the varied aspects of church life.
Discipling through programs	2	Focus on programs can be helpful as a basis, especially when lay people take on religious education tasks.
Reducing the Christian life	5	There are many references to every-day living and growing closer to Christ.
A two-tiered understanding of discipleship	5	St Timothy’s strives to give equal opportunities to all.
Unwillingness to call people to discipleship	4	There is an openness that anticipates that people are willing to become more involved. The fact the St. Timothy’s initially started as a group without a pastor has meant the parishioners feel it’s normal to pitch in.
An inadequate view of the church	5	There is a very strong sense of community and love of the church family.
No clear pathway to maturity	2	There was initially focus on membership, with Rick Warren’s diamond being used as a basis, but there is no defined pathway beyond that point.
Lack of personal discipling	2	I think we learn from one another in an informal way, but there is no formal personal discipling.

Patricia:

Causes of Discipleship Deficit	Rating	Notes
Diversion from primary calling	?
Discipling through programs	3	I think there is an attempt to do this.
Reducing the Christian life	?
A two-tiered understanding of discipleship	?
Unwillingness to call people to discipleship	5
An inadequate view of the church	?
No clear pathway to maturity	4
Lack of personal discipling	3	Some available through small groups.

Sarah:

Causes of Discipleship Deficit	Rating	Notes
Diversion from primary calling	2	At St. Timothy’s we are often reminded of the Great Commission and the role we all have to play in bringing others to Christ.
Discipling through programs	1	To date, this is true.
Reducing the Christian life	2	I think many of us have been readily willing to accept the concept of salvation through Christ, but find it more difficult to die to the selfish life and follow Christ’s teaching..
A two-tiered understanding of discipleship	1	We often differentiate between discipleship as 1 - following Christ’s teaching and 2 -actively going out to create other disciples
Unwillingness to call people to discipleship	2	I think people are called, but are reluctant to follow this part of Christ’s teaching. Our mission statement includes going out to call people to discipleship.
An inadequate view of the church	3	At St. Timothy’s, with the creation of the new church body, we have clearly shown that our church is indeed meaningful to us.
No clear pathway to maturity	2	As a relatively new church, we are establishing our “pathway to maturity, not simply through programs, but with the gradual introduction of different spiritual disciplines.
Lack of personal discipling	1	We do not currently practice accountable relationships or discipleship units.