Please answer the following questions to provide insights into how your church has implemented and is practicing simplified and accountable structure.

1. How was your SAS structure approved? *

No church or charge conference was held

One charge conference to approve new structure and new leaders

One church conference to approve the structure and second church or charge conference to approve the new leadership

2. Not counting the pastor, how many people currently serve on the leadership board? *

3. Are the leadership board members identified in three classes? *

Yes

No

4. Do you have a separate Committee on Nominations? *

Yes

No

5. Does your leadership board have a leadership covenant and it has been updated in the past year? *

Yes

No

6. Does your treasurer or financial secretary have a seat on the leadership board? *

Yes, the treasurer

Yes, the financial secretary

Yes, both

No, neither have a seat on the leadership board

7. Do your leadership board members have special titles and functions such as specialists or representatives of SPRC, Finance, or Trustees ? *

Yes

No

8. Do any of your leadership board members serve under the title of “chair” of SPRC, Finance or Trustee besides the leadership board chair? *

Yes

No

9. If you have more than nine members on your leadership board, are some members excluded from SPRC or trustee votes? *

Yes

No

10. Does your leadership board have guiding principles that are reviewed and updated regularly? *

Yes

No

11. Does your leadership board spend approximately the first 30 minutes of their meeting time engaged in spiritual formation and leadership development? *

Yes

No

12. Does your leadership board receive a digital packet with the minutes of the previous meeting, financial report, agenda, and any other pertinent information to be reviewed prior to the board meeting at least five to seven days prior to the board meeting? *

Yes

No

13. Does your leadership board still hear ministry reports? *

Yes

No

14. Does your leadership board spend time discussing ministry areas? *

Yes

No

15. Does your leadership board use the recommended SAS agenda? *

Yes

No

Not sure

22. How well does your leadership board practice accountable leadership to Christ in leading the church and leveraging and aligning its resources in its mission of making disciples? *

Very well

Just okay

Still struggle with this

Not sure

Not part of our model

23. Have all of your leadership board members and pastor been trained in the simplified, accountable structure model of governance? *

Yes

No

24. Do members of the leadership board and committee on nominations roll off after serving three years? *

Yes

No

25. Are new members of the leadership board trained before being seated? *

Yes

No

26. Are new members of the Committee on Nominations trained in the SAS model before being seated? *

Yes

No

27. Have all of your current members of the Committee on Nominations been trained in the simplified, accountable structure? *

Yes

No

28. Does your Committee on Nominations have a leadership development pathway and development process? *

Yes

No

29. Does your Committee on Nominations have holy conversation with potential new leadership board members and provide a clear understanding of the expectations of serving? *

Yes

No

30. Does your leadership board conduct “town hall meetings” at least twice a year to keep the church informed and provide opportunity for two-way conversation? *

Yes

No