The A.M.E. Zion Church adopts new common measurement for the health of its churches and congregations
Announcement is the first from a major U.S. denomination, leveraging Gloo technology and research from Barna and Harvard
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The African Methodist Episcopal Zion (A.M.E. Zion) Church denomination announced the broad adoption of the State of Your Church metrics for all of its 1,600 churches in the United States. The A.M.E. Zion Church will now have a common way to track the health of its congregations, along with the holistic well-being of its 1.5 million congregants.
“Our churches have always tracked traditional things such as church membership growth and decline, attendance and monetary giving,” said Rev. Dr. J. Elvin Sadler, General-Secretary Auditor of the A.M.E. Zion Church. “Until now, we’ve lacked the insight to understand how church culture, people and congregations are truly doing. The State of Your Church dashboards will give us a better sense of the spirit and language of the culture (ethos), and powerful new tools to put in the hands of every pastor.” | More
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