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Church Assessment

Click here to take our church assessment specific for Central Texas.

Dear Ministry Friend,
The questions below are to be completed by pastors or lay leaders of any church interested in creating, improving, and/or increasing its care for children and families who are at risk of or are already involved in the child welfare system. This assessment will refer to these children and families as "vulnerable." This assessment will help the Harvest Family Life team know you and your church better and how we might be able to serve you best. Upon submission, the team at Harvest Family Life will contact you to take the next steps. Please note, this assessment will be kept confidential and it is just a tool for which there are no grades.

Church

Position

GETTING STARTED

Please indicate to us the current size (members and regular attendees) of your church.

Less than 50

Between 50 and 100

Between 100-250

Between 250-500

Between 500-1000

Over 1000

Do you currently have foster, kinship and/or adoptive families in your church?

Yes

No

Not sure

If so, how many (approx.)?

Does your church have an orphan care ministry? If so, is it primarily international, national, or local?

Yes

Primarily International

Primarily National/Local

No, we do not have an orphan care ministry.

Does your church have an active partnership with CarePortal?

Yes

No

Not sure.

Which of the following describes your experience with orphan care (Check all that apply):

I'm a Foster Parent

I was a foster child and/or adopted

I know foster/adoptive parents

I am a respite provider

I am involved in CarePortal

I do not have experience yet.

Does your church observe Orphan/Stand Sunday (Nov.), Blue Sunday (April), or Foster Care Awareness month?

Yes

No

Not sure

If yes, please list which emphasis your church currently observes.

Regarding your church's MINISTRY APPROACH

Does your church include local community engagement in its missions/evangelism strategy?

Yes

Not Sure

No

Does your pastor/church staff have both passion and compassion for ministry to vulnerable children and families?

Yes

No

Not sure

Does your church have a benevolence fund/budget for families in need?

Yes

Not Sure

No

Does your church have a budget set aside for local ministry outside of your church memebrship?

Yes, it is included in our Missions Budget

Yes, it is included in our benevolence fund

Yes, it is included in each ministry area's budget (children's, youth, women's, etc.)

No, we do not have a designated budget for minstry outside our church membership.

I am not sure.

Does your church allocate ministry efforts to children, youth, and their families?

Yes

Not Sure

No

Does your church have a dedicated missions minister or missions lay committee?

Missions Minister

Lay Committee

Neither

Is pastoral staff supported by other churches or ministry organizations to better equip them for ministry to vulnerable children and families?

Yes

No

Does your church have a benevolence fund for non church members in need?

Yes

Not Sure

No

Regarding your church's LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE

Is your church primarily led by a bivocational pastor or pastors?

Yes, our pastors/leaders are bivocational.

Our pastors are primarily employed by the church.

Who in your church makes decisions regarding local ministry opportunities?

Senior Pastor

Missions Pastor

Missions or other committee

Sunday school teachers

Other

Is/would your church's local orphan care ministry be supported by which of the following pastoral staff member?

Lead Pastor

Executive/Associate Pastor

Missions Pastor

Not sure

Regarding FOSTER & ADOPTION

Is your church involved in local foster care & adoption, international orphan care, or special orphan care events?

Yes

No

Not sure

Is any training currently available at your church for families interested in engaging in foster or adoption?

Yes

No

Not sure

Does your church provide wrap-around family support for those taking foster child placements or adopting?

Yes

No

Not sure

Have any of your members been cared for is foster care or adopted?

Yes

No

Not sure

Does your church have an established relationship with a Child Placement Agency?

Yes

No

Not sure

Does your church host foster/adoptive parents respite events (i.e., “parent’s day or night out”)?

Yes

No

Not sure

Is any financial support available through your church for those fostering children or seeking to adopt?

Yes

No

Not sure

Regarding ORPHAN PREVENTION & FAMILY PRESERVATION

Have any of your pastors or staff attended family court sessions in your local community?

Yes

No

Not sure

Does your church have existing support groups/Bible studies/programs for single parents?

Yes

No

Not sure

Does your church have youth mentoring programs in place?

Yes

No

Not sure

Is your church closely involved with the local schools in your church's neighborhood?

Yes

No

Not sure

What percentage of your congregation receives or would qualify for federal food or housing subsidies?

More than 50%

Less than 50%

Not sure

Have the ministry leaders in your church participated in poverty awareness training or simulations?

Yes

No

Not sure

Does your church have any after school or tutoring programs or partner with other ministries or community programs who do?

Yes

No

Not sure

Is your church within a 10 mile radius of a food desert?

Yes

No

Not Sure

Does your church partner with other churches in your community to care for vulnerable children and families?

Yes

No

Not Sure

What percentage of the children in your local school qualify to receive free or reduced lunch?

More than 50%

Less than 50%

Not sure

Thinking about NEXT STEPS

Would you like to hear more about how your church could observe Stand Sunday (November) and Blue Sunday (April)?

Yes

No

Not sure

Would you like to discuss having the Harvest Family Life Team come and share the Church To Child Vision in your church?

Yes

Not now

Not sure

Would you like to discuss having the Harvest Family Life Team come and share or train your church staff for implementing an orphan ministry/ministry to vulnerable children and families?

Yes

Not now

Not sure

No

Are you interested in any of the following additional ministries?

Educational Support

Food Distribution

General Social Services

Thanks for submitting!

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Glenn Heights, TX 75154

469-747-6242

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