The Church Quiz: What Grade Does God Give Your Church for Growing His Kingdom?
By Jud Boies
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Are you a pastor or church leader whose ministry isn't growing . . . maybe even declining?
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One of the biggest jobs of a pastor is to grow the kingdom of God. Church growth and ministry growth are key indicators of whether or no
Jud Boies
Jud Boies is Executive Director and Pastor of the Church Goals and Business Goals ministries. Having served nine years as the Executive Pastor of Operations at Bayside Church in N. California, he has consulted with churches using the Church Goals program since 2005. With over thirty years of business experience at the C-level, Jud's passion is to re-energize churches and show people how to integrate their faith in leadership roles-both in the church and the workplace. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, and has a master's degree from Western Seminary. Jud has been married to Mary since 1982 with twin daughters and a granddaughter. They split their time between San Diego and Loomis, CA.
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The Church Quiz - Jud Boies
WHAT GRADE DOES GOD GIVE YOUR
CHURCH FOR GROWING HIS KINGDOM?
Jud Boies
A GOALS SERIES BOOK
BUSINES S GOALS PUBLISHING
The Church Quiz: What Grade Does God Give Your Church for Growing His Kingdom?
A Goals Series Book
© 2022 by Jud Boies
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Thank you to the hundreds of churches that have been part of the Church Goals program and have provided feedback to help the next church grow and become stronger. And thank you to Larry and Chris for asking me the right questions.
ENDORSEMENTS
"I am extremely thankful for Church Goals, a unique program that has given us the tangible resources and tools to know what our church should be doing to reach more people. The principles and ideas behind it are so simple and practical. You don’t need a big budget or a ton of volunteers to implement each step. The modules allow you to start where you are, showing you how to effectively do church on Sunday, start a new ministry, or improve an existing one. It’s not just theory but practical steps for me as a pastor to take each week as we build our church. I highly recommend Church Goals to any pastor who wants to reach more people for Jesus."
—Gary Greeno, Senior Pastor Horizon Christian Fellowship, Stockton, CA
"Jesus says, ‘Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find;’ (Matthew 7:7). The Lord has truly been faithful through Church Goals and Jud Boies. As a diocese that had been in decline with aging congregations, Church Goals has provided just the right level to encourage our clergy and lay leaders, challenge my leadership, and help us all get to the next level. I highly recommend this ministry and pray for the Lord’s blessing on you!"
—The Rt. Rev. Dr. Eric Vawter Menees Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of San Joaquin, Fresno, CA
Church Goals brings together top-level strategies with boots-on-the-ground practice. Church Goals not only knows what healthy churches need but shows you how to get there.
—Kyle Thomsen, Lead Pastor Life Community Church, Roseville, CA
Practical insights that not only work in today’s church but in the business environment as well. These tools work!
—Jim Wells, Lead Pastor New Hope Fellowship, Shingle Springs, CA
"Church Goals is helping us tremendously in making disciples with clarity. Countryside has become more intentional about ministry, and I highly recommend joining this leadership training. Jud Boies is very intentional and practical as he strategically guides us through each step."
—Jon Thompson, Lead Pastor Countryside Christian Church, Keizer, OR
CONTENTS
FOREWORD BY MARK CLARK
INTRODUCTION
THE CHURCH QUIZ: THE FIVE KEY QUESTIONS
QUESTION #1: ARE YOU CALLED? (AFFIRM)
QUESTION #2: ARE YOU PREPARED FOR VISITORS? (PREPARE)
QUESTION #3: DO YOU KNOW HOW TO GROW? (GROW)
QUESTION #4: ARE YOU WILLING TO EXPAND? (EXPAND)
QUESTION #5: CAN YOU SUSTAIN GROWTH? (SUSTAIN)
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
ABOUT JUD BOIES AND CHURCH GOALS
FOREWORD
by Mark Clark
I
was reading a book the other day, and the author pointed out that in the 1990s and 2000s if you went to a Christian conference and did a breakout session on Worship, End Times, or whatever, it was packed, but other topics weren’t as interesting to Christian leaders. Today, he said, it’s different. Now if you do a breakout on one topic over all others, it is packed, that being discerning the will of God for the direction of your church and life. I agree that this is a deep desire in all of us and should be, and I don’t know a book that does it better in regard to ministry than The Church Quiz. I only wish I’d had this book when I was trying to discern my role and calling in life.
As a nineteen-year-old, I was working at Michaels, an arts and crafts store, and planned to go into the film industry as an actor, writer/ director, or whatever they would let me do. I was already signed up and had started college. One day, I went away with three friends, and they all sat me down and said, We think you are going in the wrong direction in your life. You should go to Bible College instead and become a pastor because you have the gifts of leadership, evangelism, teaching, and apostolic thinking— and God could use those for really cool things. And the weird thing is that we all felt God tell us this completely separate over the last few weeks.
I laughed and said I don’t even know what you are talking about or how I would do that. A week later, I went away to a friend’s house for a weekend, and her father said to me out of nowhere, God told me you are supposed to go into ministry and become a pastor.
What?
Crazy.
I ignored them and pushed it off, and then one day, I was standing in Michaels putting away Christmas wreaths (in August), and all of a sudden, I felt this pressure on my chest and started to cry. I couldn’t control it! It was all about this question of what I was going to do with my life, and I realized God was calling me. At that point in my life, I had no ability to discern what God was asking me to do in my life and needed others to get my attention. Once they did, my life took off. I was finally doing what I was designed to do. But in order to get there, I needed others to guide me. What was all that about?
Discernment.
We discern things and make decisions every day for about a hundred different things, but then there is the discernment needed to figure out who we are and how we fit into this world. And when we discover that, we are filled with meaning and purpose, and direction.
All of this is true about us as individuals, but it is also true about us collectively—as the Church and as local churches. And that is where Jud Boies is brilliant. He has developed a way to help us figure out exactly what we should be doing as leaders to make our biggest contribution to the Kingdom of God. But not only that, Jud offers something better: practical questions that produce an actual pragmatic system that you can apply to your church tomorrow. His Church Goals program has helped hundreds of pastors and ministry leaders figure out who they are and what they are supposed to be doing in the world and with their church. And when that happens, churches fly!
The Church Quiz helps us keep the main thing the main thing—the Gospel and how it connects to lost people. It guides us on how to make disciples by preparing, growing, expanding, and sustaining ministry that is actually effective; how to leverage the gifts and talents in your church to see it grow in a healthy way. I can’t thank Jud enough for this book because it lays out exactly how to reach new people and, more importantly, how to think as a church in an ongoing way about how to reach the lost. As we look closely into our own church, we can see where we are doing this well and where we are missing the mark. We then make adjustments in everything from what we preach to the language we use and everything in between.
This book is theologically profound and practical in every way. It will one hundred percent help you as a leader to make your church better. No question. If it doesn’t, Jud will give you your money back. (He doesn’t know I was going to say that, so hopefully, he doesn’t edit that out.) This is one of the most practical and clear ministry books I have ever read that brings years of experience to the table and lays out exactly how you can apply all of it to your ministry, in your city, in your way.
What a gift to the Church in every way. Enjoy! And then pass it on.
Mark Clark
Senior Campus Pastor, Bayside Church, Granite Bay, CA Founding Pastor, Village Church, Canada
INTRODUCTION
H
ave you ever questioned everything God has done in your life? Do you wonder if you’re misunderstanding what you think God is calling you to accomplish? What are the right questions to ask that will keep you on track and help you overcome the obstacles standing in your way?
A short time ago, I began doubting what I believed God was call- ing me to accomplish. I was discouraged and scared about my future, ques- tioning everything God had done in my life up to that point. Surely, God had made a mistake, or maybe it was me. Then I met with two close friends who asked me a series of questions. These were Holy Spirit-driven ques- tions that got right to the point. As I heard each question and answered it honestly and confidently, two things happened. First, I felt sheepish and embarrassed that I would question where God had brought me. Second, I realized I hadn’t been asking myself the right questions — the questions my two friends had asked, which would have kept me focused and able to tackle obstacles that were threatening to derail me.
Chances are, if you are reading a book called The Church Quiz, you are likely a pastor of a church or a ministry leader who wonders, Why aren’t things going the way I want them to?
Moral of the story? You have to know the right questions to ask, seek the answers, and be willing to make the necessary changes even if the solution is risky or hard.
Like my two friends, I will ask you very pointed questions about your calling, your church, and what God wants you to accomplish in your role. You may think some questions offensive and wonder, What right do you have to question me?
You might find some questions very difficult because you know the answer itself is difficult to face. That’s okay. The important thing is to be introspective and honest in getting to the answer.
I know some of your answers will be, No, we don’t do that,
or Why would we want to do that?
Regardless of your response, please ask the next question: Should we make any changes in direction based on our answer to the question?
For example, say the question is, Are we going after the people who live near our church but don’t go to church and don’t know Christ?
If your answer is no,
ask the follow-up question: Should we go after them?
Hopefully, YES is the answer that instantly pops in your head, and you get an overwhelming feeling or a passion for going after them. The next question would then be, What changes should we make to go after them?
There was another significant outcome from the meeting I had with my friends. Every answer was between God and me; only I provided the answer! My friends didn’t give opinions regarding the questions they asked. They simply asked the question and waited for my response. When they did, an answer instantly popped in my head—one consistent with everything I knew to be true about God and what He had already done in my life.
My prayer has been for God to inspire me to ask you the right questions and that you will hear the right answers. So, before you read one more sentence, please stop and ask the Holy Spirit to help you answer each question.
Let’s practice right now. As I ask you these questions, does an instant response come to mind? Is that response consistent with how you believe God wants you to answer the question?
If you’ve been questioning your calling, wondering what’s next for you and your church, are concerned about the future, or are looking for some encouragement, please work through the questions in this book. I believe they will lead you to the right