There is a difference between healthy, thriving, growing faith communities and those that are just going through the motions. It's a difference that can be measured — and managed — and
maximized.
The difference is engagement — the emotional bonds between your faith community as a whole and the individual members.
To fully energize your faith community in its ministry to the world, you must know how to measure, manage, and maximize the engagement of each member, and The Gallup Organization can help.
The ME
25
Engaged faith community members . . .
— are spiritually committed at levels
up to eight times as high
— are up to
twice as likely to be satisfied with their lives
— are up to
eight times as likely to invite others to their congregational events
— volunteer at least
twice as many hours per week in their communities
— give up to
three times as much money to their faith communities
. . . as members who are either Not Engaged or Actively Disengaged.
As the cornerstone metric of engagement, the ME
25 identifies the percentages of Engaged, Not Engaged, and Actively Disengaged members of the faith community. Through this census-style survey, leaders are able to effectively focus their time and efforts on the strategies that will have the greatest impact on engagement within their organizations.
The ME
25 is offered only in conjunction with ME
25 Onsite Consulting and/or the ME
25 Impact Seminar.
ME
25 Onsite Consulting
ME
25 Onsite Consulting heightens the impact of the ME
25 in your congregation. During the consultation, your Gallup consultant will provide the congregational leaders, staff, and members with a basic understanding about the importance of engagement; interpret and evaluate the congregation's ME
25 scorecard; and help leaders begin developing action plans to address issues raised by the ME
25.
The ME
25 Impact Seminar
The ME
25 Impact Seminar provides the parish leader with the teaching and coaching needed to effectively use the ME
25 survey data. During this two-day seminar, which is taught and moderated by Gallup instructors, participants learn how to increase engagement as they interact with peers who face similar challenges. This gathering provides an ideal environment for the exchange of ideas and best practices related to member engagement.
The Cascading Action Plan
The Cascading Action Plan (CAP) is a framework for increasing engagement in your faith community. Developed especially for large organizations composed of several small groups, the plan communicates and connects Senior Leadership's goals and strategies through all levels of membership.
For more information on Gallup's faith events and Gallup's work with faith communities, contact Cinda Hicks at 1-402-938-6304 (1-800-288-8592 toll-free) or Cinda_Hicks@gallup.com.
