Oil change places have a great selling point, they will check X amount of things on your car for one price. It sounds invasive. It sounds like they’ll take the whole thing apart and put it back together. We feel pretty safe because they will check x amount of things.
The rub is, when they check x amount of things, that means it may cost me more money. It may cost me a fuel filter or windshield wiper, but that’s o.k. if I really need them. Sometimes I say no, but it always cost me later if I do.
Today I’d like to offer you a free youth meeting diagnostic tool. This resource is broken into three categories, People, Program, and Personal. This list has helped me reflect on what’s important (people), what I can get better at (program), and how to develop myself (personal). If you’re interested, sign up for my newsletter and download the pdf here.
People
Who do I need to thank? __________________________________________
Who needs more attention? _______________________________________
Who was missing that I need to follow up on? _____________________________________
Who did I make a connection with? _____________________________________
Program
What worked? __________________________________________
What did not? __________________________________________
Did we start and finish on time? Time started__________ Time finished __________
Did the program run smoothly? Yes No.
If not, where were the rough spots? ________________________________________________
How do I think the meeting made my students feel? ________________________________
What do I think the meeting made my students think about? ___________________________
What did the meeting/message challenge my students to do? ____________________________
Personal
How did I feel before the meeting? _______________________________
How did I feel after the meeting? _________________________________________
Was my prep-time/prayer time adequate? Yes No.
If no, where did you waste/lose time?______________________________________
What do I need to change in my process for next week__________________________
What did God do that I did not expect______________________________________
Paul Turner Disciple Project Ministries www.thediscipleproject.net
When was the last time your did an inspection on your youth ministry? Do you know what to look for? Do you need some help?
Visit my coaching page and I’d be glad to get my overalls on and take a look under your youth ministry’s hood.