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a. Daily b. At least two or three times a weekc. Once a week d. Occasionally, when I think about ite. Almost never

a. Weeklyb. 2 or 3 times per monthc. Once a month d. Maybe once a quarter, when we think of ite. Not much, if at all

a. Yes, we have a specific plan and have intentionally programmed intercessory prayer into our ministry. b. Yes, prayer is a priority in our ministry but we need to tighten up our plan to emphasize it more. c. Not yet, but we are working to develop a plan as prayer is a regular focus and practice in our ministry. d. No, but we’re thinking about ite. No, it's not a priority right now

a. Yes, we have organized a group of prayer warriors who regularly pray for our students and their unreached friends.b. Yes, there are people who commit to praying, although we have not officially organized them as a prayer team for our ministry. c. Occasionally. We have a few people we activate to pray when we have needs and ask them to pray.d. Not really. We hope prayer is happening but we don't really monitor this much.e. Not at this time.

a. They have it down and can navigate almost any Gospel conversation.b. They are fairly strong, and can easily articulate the Gospel. c. They more or less know the basics and can stumble through it.d. They have bits and pieces but wouldn't be confident to a Gospel conversation with their friends. e. Not at all.

a. Weekly. It's a regular occurance. b. Once or twice a month.c. A few times a year. d. They have probably shared the Gospel at least once in their lives. e. Most of my students have never shared the Gospel with anyone.

a. Yes, we do this nearly every week.b. Yes, we do this at least once a month. c. Yes, we do this occasionally. Maybe 3 or 4 times a year. d. Not really. we may have done this once or twice when we've emphasized evangelism and outreach. e. No, we currently don't give our students an opportunity to do this.

a. There’s usually a story every week.b. Maybe once a month or so.c. At least a few times a year.d. It doesn't happen all that often, but there have been a few times. e. I can’t remember the last time this happened.

a. At lease once a week.b. Once a month.c. A few times a year.d. Maybe once a year.e. I can't remember the last time I shared the Gospel with someone, one-on-one.

a. This past week.b. Within the last month.c. Within the last couple months.d. Sometime this past year.e. I don't know that this has ever happened.

a. 5 or more b. 3 or 4 c. 2d. 1 e. None, currently.

a. All of themb. Most of themc. Maybe half of themd. A few of theme. None, they hired me to do it.

a. It’s probably the biggest single indicator that one of our students really understands and is living out his or her faith.b. It’s one of several important marks of spiritual maturity in our group.c. Evangelism is important, but not as a primary indicator of spiritual maturity.d. We tend to treat evangelism as a separate thing from discipleship and spiritual maturity.e. Evangelism just doesn’t come up that often when we think about spiritual growth and maturity.

a. Yes, all of my students have someone who is shepherding them.b. Most of our students are connected with a mature believer who is invested in them. c. Our core students are connected with a mature believer.d. Only the students that show a strong desire for maturity are connected with an adult.e. We don't have any student assigned to an intentional, discipleship relationship.

a. at least 50%b. 25%-50%c. 10%-25%d. Less than 10%e. I have no idea

a. There are stories of this happening on a weekly or monthly basisb. This has happened several times this yearc. This has happened once this yeard. This hasn’t happened in a whilee. I don’t think that this has ever happened

a. Yes, the vision is embraced by the student and adult leadership, and it is the primary grid by which our ministry operates.b. The vision is what gets me up in the morning and most of our leaders know it as well. c. We have a vision statement that is referenced a few times throughout the year and helps us make some key decisions.d. Our ministry has a vision statement but it has almost no influence on what we do.e. We don’t feel it is terribly important to have a vision statement.

a. Very aggressive; we are pursuing plans on how to engage every teenager in our community in a Gospel conversationb. Moderately aggressive; we are making plans on how to engage most of the teenages in our community in Gospel conversations c. Somewhat aggressive; we have general aspirations for reaching teens in our community, but don’t really have a specific or aggressive visiond. Not aggressive; it's not all that central to our overall ministry.e. Not at all; we don't tend to think about outreach very much, let alone a vision in this area.

a. Yes, we are part of a youth ministry network. b. Yes, we work with several churches.c. A few; we should probably be thinking more intentionally about this. d. Not really; we tend to limit what we do to just our churche. No; in fact, we should probably set even higher goals just for our church and group

a. All of themb. Most of themc. About ½ of themd. A few of theme. Hardly any of them

a. Yes, we have specific indicators and goals that we track.b. Yes, we have general goals where we hope to see progress, and that I discuss with my students and leaders from time to time.c. Yes, I have a broad sense for what I’m looking for, but it’s probably a bit vague.d. Not really – it’s based more on a gut feeling.e. No, I don’t really think about trying to set goals and measure these kinds of things.

a. Yes, we do this frequently, using specific outcomes b. Yes, we talk about this regularly, at least in general termsc. Yes, we do this occasionally, though I sometimes wonder whether my sense for this progress and health is really all that accurated. Not really, though I could probably come up with something if pressede. No, we don’t really do this

a. Yes, I’ve got an intentional approach in place to do this regularly and proactively.b. Yes, we do this from time to time throughout the year and consider this an important priority.c. Yes, but more reactively than proactively – mostly when one of our alumni is still in the church, comes home from school, etc.d. No, not really, but we should do this moving forward e. Are you kidding? I have a hard enough time staying plugged into the lives of the kids in my group.

a. Very strong and it's expectedb. We are definitely growing in this area. c. We are consistent.d. We aren't as strong here as we used to be. e. This doesn't describe the culture of our ministry.

a. We do something every month. b. We do this multiple times a year.c. Maybe once a year or so.d. We do this every few years. e. We’ve never done this.

a. Monthly or moreb. Roughly quarterlyc. Once a yeard. Every 2-3 yearse. Hardly ever, if at all

a. Every week.b. Once a month or so.c. A few times throughout the year.d. Once in a while.e. Almost never, if at all.

a. Every time we meet.b. We do this about half the times we meet. c. About once a month. d. We do this at special outreach events and/or when we emphasize evangelism.e. We don't share the Gospel publicly in corporate gatherings.

7 Values Survey

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Value 1 - Intercessory Prayer Fuels It

Intercessory prayer is the discipline of praying for unreached people in your life, and in the lives of your students (Acts 4:31).

Value 3 - Leaders Fully Embrace and Model

Adult and student leaders inspire and influence others by example as they commit to personally pray for unreached people in their lives and consistently share the Good News of Jesus with them (Luke 6:40).

Value 4 - A Disciple Multiplication Strategy Guides It

A disciple multiplication strategy is a plan to take students into deeper and deeper levels of discipleship, while equipping them to do the same with their friends - making disciples who make disciples (Acts 19:8-10).

Value 5 - A Bold Vision Focuses It

A bold vision is a Kingdom-sized vision for your youth ministry centered on reaching students in your area that can only be accomplished by God's power and provision (Acts 1:8).

Value 6 - Biblical Outcomes Measure It

This is more than just counting attendance at your gatherings. Biblical outcomes are Scripture-based metrics that serve as a gauge by which you can assess progress, pinpoint weaknesses, and spot opportunities for growth (Acts 2:42-47).

Value 7 - Ongoing Programs Reflect it

In youth ministry, we program our priorities. When these values are real priorities, they will be reflected in the youth group meeting run down, the weekly schedule, and the annual calendar (Acts 6: 3-4).

7 Values Survey

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Value 1 - Intercessory Prayer Fuels ItIntercessory prayer is the discipline of praying for unreached people in your life, and in the lives of your students (Acts 4:31).

Value 3 - Leaders Fully Embrace and ModelAdult and student leaders inspire and influence others by example as they commit to personally pray for unreached people in their lives and consistently share the Good News of Jesus with them (Luke 6:40).

Value 4 - A Disciple Multiplication Strategy Guides ItA disciple multiplication strategy is a plan to take students into deeper and deeper levels of discipleship, while equipping them to do the same with their friends - making disciples who make disciples (Acts 19:8-10).

Value 5 - A Bold Vision Focuses It A bold vision is a Kingdom-sized vision for your youth ministry centered on reaching students in your area that can only be accomplished by God's power and provision (Acts 1:8).

Value 6 - Biblical Outcomes Measure ItThis is more than just counting attendance at your gatherings. Biblical outcomes are Scripture-based metrics that serve as a gauge by which you can assess progress, pinpoint weaknesses, and spot opportunities for growth (Acts 2:42-47).

Value 7 - Ongoing Programs Reflect itIn youth ministry, we program our priorities. When these values are real priorities, they will be reflected in the youth group meeting run down, the weekly schedule, and the annual calendar (Acts 6: 3-4).

Value 1 - Intercessory Prayer Fuels It

Intercessory prayer is the discipline of praying for unreached people in your life, and in the lives of your students (Acts 4:31).

Value 3 - Leaders Fully Embrace and Model

Adult and student leaders inspire and influence others by example as they commit to personally pray for unreached people in their lives and consistently share the Good News of Jesus with them (Luke 6:40).

Value 4 - A Disciple Multiplication Strategy Guides It

A disciple multiplication strategy is a plan to take students into deeper and deeper levels of discipleship, while equipping them to do the same with their friends - making disciples who make disciples (Acts 19:8-10).

Value 5 - A Bold Vision Focuses It

A bold vision is a Kingdom-sized vision for your youth ministry centered on reaching students in your area that can only be accomplished by God's power and provision (Acts 1:8).

Value 6 - Biblical Outcomes Measure It

This is more than just counting attendance at your gatherings. Biblical outcomes are Scripture-based metrics that serve as a gauge by which you can assess progress, pinpoint weaknesses, and spot opportunities for growth (Acts 2:42-47).

Value 7 - Ongoing Programs Reflect it

In youth ministry, we program our priorities. When these values are real priorities, they will be reflected in the youth group meeting run down, the weekly schedule, and the annual calendar (Acts 6: 3-4).