Congregation Information |
| Name of Congregation: | |
| City and State/Province: | |
| Name of Interim Minister: | |
| Date Interim Ministry began: | |
| Date of Appraisal: | |
| Your Email Address: | |
Evaluation Details |
| This appraisal is (check either "A" or "B"): |
A) by the governing board or its designee |
| Convener: | |
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Were others involved in the appraisal process in addition to the governing board? (e.g. Transition Team) |
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Brief description of the process: |
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| Note to convener: Please seek to arrive at a consensus appraisal, in which the assessments of the individual appraisers are blended into statements with which all can agree. |
B) by the interim minister |
This evaluation is (check one): |
| at mid-term or: | |
| at the end-of-ministry: | |
Have you shared this appraisal with your partner in leadership? (i.e. has the leadership shared its appraisal with the interim minister and vice-versa) |
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| No: | |
The purpose of this appraisal is to provide a picture of the congregation’s progress to date toward its interim goals. The lay leadership and minister are each asked to complete an appraisal independently, to discuss the completed appraisals with one another, and to submit both to the Transitions Office. The Transitions Office will share the appraisals with the District and with the successor ministerial candidate. For the sake of the greatest possible candor, distribution of these appraisals is restricted to those authorized to receive them.
Instructions: In connection with each of the interim tasks, please appraise the congregation’s progress to date. Where progress is less than satisfactory, please note the steps to be taken, and by whom, to get up to speed?
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1. The congregation has . . .
a. claimed and honored its past
Progress to date:
Excellent: developmental task completed
Well on track
Satisfactory
Lagging
Unsatisfactory: serious concern here b. engaged and acknowledged its griefs and conflicts.
Progress to date:
Excellent: developmental task completed
Well on track
Satisfactory
Lagging
Unsatisfactory: serious concern here |
2. The congregation recognizes its unique identity and its strengths, needs, and challenges.
Progress to date:
Excellent: developmental task completed
Well on track
Satisfactory
Lagging
Unsatisfactory: serious concern here
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3. The congregation
a. has a clear understanding of the appropriate leadership roles of minister(s), church staff, and lay leaders
Excellent: developmental task completed
Well on track
Satisfactory
Lagging
Unsatisfactory: serious concern here
b. has successfully navigated the shifts in leadership that may accompany times of transition.
Excellent: developmental task completed
Well on track
Satisfactory
Lagging
Unsatisfactory: serious concern here |
4. The congregation makes appropriate use of District, UUA, and other outside resources.
Excellent: developmental task completed
Well on track
Satisfactory
Lagging
Unsatisfactory: serious concern here
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5. The congregation is in proud possession of a renewed vision and strong stewardship, prepared for new growth and new professional leadership, ready to embrace the future with anticipation and zest.
Excellent: developmental task completed
Well on track
Satisfactory
Lagging
Unsatisfactory: serious concern here
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6. Have there been difficulties experienced with or constraints put on the interim minister’s carrying out the normal tasks of ministry, i.e. preaching, teaching, and pastoral care? |
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7. Has the interim minister been attentive to self-care and to a spiritual practice of choice? |
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8. Are there other areas in which the leadership has specifically requested assistance from the interim minister, either as the ministry began or later on? If so, please describe the requests and appraise the progress to date on each. |
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9. To what degree does the congregation reach beyond the dominant culture to include the multicultural world in social service and social justice? |
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10. In your perception, how fully did the leadership inform the congregation about the Interim Ministry Program before the interim minister arrived? |
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11. If a mid-term evaluation: What would you like to see happen during the remaining months that differs from what is now occurring? |
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12. Please comment on the Interim Ministry Program (as distinct from the interim minister) as you have experienced it so far. |
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13. Recognizing that congregational leadership is in its truest sense a shared undertaking, what other satisfactions and dissatisfactions do you, as minister or as lay leaders, have about your role in leading the congregation during the interim period? |
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