More Reasons to do Need Assessment
(part 3) Community Needs Assessment is a vital part of the launch plan for any new church. See the previous two posts and explore what follows…
Let the community know we are serious about serving. Since community needs assessment is the official method that new organizations in the community use to prepare for service, our use of the needs assessment lets the community know that serving is more than lip service—we are serious, intentional and sophisticated about understanding the needs in our community. The needs assessment changes the conversation with community leaders from the very beginning. It is critical to establish a service identity for the new church from the beginning, both for team members and the community.
Develop community partnerships. Long term partnerships with community organizations result from the needs assessment process. It allows us to begin by asking “how can we help?”, rather than “what can you give us?” You will discover that your requests for meetings with community organizations are much more readily accepted for the purpose of needs assessment that they are for the introduction of a new church. One church reported a 100% “yes” response to appointment requests with more than 200 community leaders during their needs assessment.
Look for some more insights about the importance of community needs assessments in the next post. Check out the community needs assessment kit for new churches
Check out the community needs assessment for existing churches
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