Author: Phill Butler | Source: This article — Is Our Collaboration for the Kingdom Effective? — originally appeared in the January 2017 issue of the Lausanne Global Analysis and is published here with permission. To receive this free bimonthly publication from the Lausanne Movement, subscribe online at www.lausanne.org/analysis.
 

Is Our Collaboration for the Kingdom Effective? Evaluating Ministry Networks and Partnerships

Article Summary:

In this timely article on network evaluation, Phill Butler discusses the challenges, progress, and options now available for evaluating network impact and effectiveness.  

Several challenges that this articles raises include:

1. A lack of experience and desire to evaluate progress,
2. the lack of standardized measures and metrics, and
3. the challenge of working in a faith-based context.

Of particular interest to network leaders and funders, Phill discusses specific types of measures, metrics, and outcomes that can be used to evaluate the work of networks. 

Phill closes with five recommendations for building effective network evaluation processes that would greatly advance the practice of network evaluation and success.

While this article’s focus is on the vital importance of evaluation, network leaders will find highly practical and tangible ideas and metrics they can use in their own context.
 

Resource Link:

This article is available at the Lausanne Global Anaysis site: Is our Collaboration for the Kingdom Effective?