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| # | Name | Clarity | Intentionality |
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| 1 | Kurian | 40% | 50% |
| 2 | Sharyl | 25% | 45% |
| 3 | Rachel | 33% | 33% |
| 4 | Brian | 35% | 43% |
| 5 | Yohan | 33% | 45% |
| 6 | Angelica | 25% | 60% |
| 7 | Dorothy | 25% | 50% |
| Ministry Average | 31% | 46% | |
North Point is drifting away from its original mission.
The calling was probably clear for you on day 1. However, if you don’t check for drift frequently you can very easily end up far from that calling. Don’t be dismayed! You can still correct course.
45%
Mission Untrue
Mission Drift
Mission True
Celebrate what you’re doing well
- Mission Drift is a topic of conversation within your organization.
- Prayer is fully integrated in decision making, in meeting structure, and as a weekly or daily discipline for staff.
- You have hiring practices that go beyond technical abilities and assess a candidate’s full mission fit.
Focus on what needs immediate attention
- Your key donors are vocal and engaged in keeping you accountable to remaining on mission. (e.g., they speak up and challenge leadership if something does not clearly articulate or embody your values.)
- Board members and staff sign a statement of faith before joining the organization.
- Board meetings are focused on culture, mission, and impact, and the board is aware of its role as guardians of the full mission.
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Here are all the aspects that your team agreed on
- Your key donors are vocal and engaged in keeping you accountable to remaining on mission. (e.g., they speak up and challenge leadership if something does not clearly articulate or embody your values.)Disagree
- Board members and staff sign a statement of faith before joining the organization.Strongly Disagree
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Here are all the aspects that your team disagreed on
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Mission Drift is a topic of conversation within your organization.
- Kurian Neutral
- Sharyl Neutral
- Rachel Disagree
- Brian Agree
- Yohan Agree
- Angelica Agree
- Dorothy Agree
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The verbal sharing of Christ is actively and intentionally being discussed on a consistent basis (even if methods for doing so are less clear because of context limitations).
- Kurian Disagree
- Sharyl Neutral
- Rachel Disagree
- Brian Neutral
- Yohan Neutral
- Angelica Agree
- Dorothy Neutral
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Your organization has a statement of belief, mission statement, and core documents that explicitly describe the full mission.
- Kurian Agree
- Sharyl Neutral
- Rachel Disagree
- Brian Neutral
- Yohan Neutral
- Angelica Neutral
- Dorothy Neutral
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Staff members know and believe the core tenets of your full mission
- Kurian Neutral
- Sharyl Neutral
- Rachel Disagree
- Brian Neutral
- Yohan Neutral
- Angelica Disagree
- Dorothy Disagree
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Supporters are in alignment with the core tenets of your full mission.
- Kurian Neutral
- Sharyl Disagree
- Rachel Disagree
- Brian Neutral
- Yohan Disagree
- Angelica Disagree
- Dorothy Strongly Disagree
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You have consistency in your messaging and there is clarity in communicating your full mission.
- Kurian Neutral
- Sharyl Strongly Disagree
- Rachel Neutral
- Brian Disagree
- Yohan Strongly Disagree
- Angelica Strongly Disagree
- Dorothy Disagree
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Board meetings are focused on culture, mission, and impact, and the board is aware of its role as guardians of the full mission.
- Kurian Disagree
- Sharyl Strongly Disagree
- Rachel Neutral
- Brian Strongly Disagree
- Yohan Disagree
- Angelica Strongly Disagree
- Dorothy Strongly Disagree
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You measure metrics capturing the entirety of your mission, not just inputs.
- Kurian Neutral
- Sharyl Strongly Disagree
- Rachel Neutral
- Brian Strongly Disagree
- Yohan Disagree
- Angelica Strongly Disagree
- Dorothy Strongly Disagree
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Here are all the aspects that your team agreed on
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Here are all the aspects that your team disagreed on
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Prayer is fully integrated in decision making, in meeting structure, and as a weekly or daily discipline for staff.
- Kurian Neutral
- Sharyl Agree
- Rachel Agree
- Brian Strongly Disagree
- Yohan Neutral
- Angelica Agree
- Dorothy Agree
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You have hiring practices that go beyond technical abilities and assess a candidate’s full mission fit.
- Kurian Neutral
- Sharyl Agree
- Rachel Agree
- Brian Strongly Disagree
- Yohan Neutral
- Angelica Neutral
- Dorothy Agree
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Prospective board members are interviewed by multiple board members and formally assessed for their personal faith and full missional alignment.
- Kurian Neutral
- Sharyl Neutral
- Rachel Agree
- Brian Agree
- Yohan Disagree
- Angelica Neutral
- Dorothy Neutral
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Compared to a year ago, staff and board members are showing increasing fruit in their lives (e.g., humility, patience, kindness, etc., Galatians 5:22-23) as evidence of the Holy Spirit at work in them.
- Kurian Disagree
- Sharyl Neutral
- Rachel Neutral
- Brian Neutral
- Yohan Disagree
- Angelica Neutral
- Dorothy Disagree
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There is a clearly articulated plan to create a culture that reinforces your identity, and you have daily or weekly rituals that reinforce your organization’s values and mission.
- Kurian Disagree
- Sharyl Agree
- Rachel Strongly Disagree
- Brian Disagree
- Yohan Disagree
- Angelica Disagree
- Dorothy Strongly Agree
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Church partnerships are a constant source of consideration for your organization.
- Kurian Neutral
- Sharyl Disagree
- Rachel Strongly Disagree
- Brian Neutral
- Yohan Agree
- Angelica Neutral
- Dorothy Disagree
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You have a succession plan in place that is actively cultivating internal candidates for leadership, and there are known, potential future Mission True leaders.
- Kurian Agree
- Sharyl Disagree
- Rachel Strongly Disagree
- Brian Neutral
- Yohan Disagree
- Angelica Agree
- Dorothy Strongly Disagree
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A large percentage of your staff would leave the organization if you experienced Mission Drift.
- Kurian Agree
- Sharyl Strongly Disagree
- Rachel Strongly Disagree
- Brian Neutral
- Yohan Strongly Agree
- Angelica Agree
- Dorothy Neutral
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You have said no to a “good opportunity” in the last two years because it did not fit with your identity and full mission.
- Kurian Agree
- Sharyl Neutral
- Rachel Disagree
- Brian Agree
- Yohan Disagree
- Angelica Agree
- Dorothy Disagree
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If your leader has suddenly left, you would not be concerned about the mission continuing.
- Kurian Disagree
- Sharyl Disagree
- Rachel Disagree
- Brian Neutral
- Yohan Neutral
- Angelica Agree
- Dorothy Agree
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Talk to a coach today to see how your
organization can combat mission drift today
and be mission true tomorrow
