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Phases of Engagement Pilot Group

Through a collaboration with multiple missions entities, we've built a framework to better describe gospel progress among people groups and aid field workers in their strategic planning. Before we launch it widely, we need your feedback on what is most helpful and what needs improvement. You can use these tools with one to three people groups you’re familiar with, and, at its simplest, your involvement could be finished with one planning session.  Click here to view the Engagement Scales Toolkit for the full context. Please keep security in mind—share only non-sensitive details.

Your Name:

Your Email Address:

Your Role in Missions

Your Role in Missions

People Group Information

Name of People Group

Country of People group

Step 1:

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Phase of Engagement Quick Start Guide:

Read through the descriptions below to identify this People Group's phase, and then click the appropriate button below. 

Is there any known current effort with intention toward self-sustaining churches that is culturally appropriate and locally relevant? 

If No → Click "Phase 0 - Waiting" below. If prior work ceased or data is >3 years old → click "Phase 0-R - Restart Needed" below. 

If Yes, continue.

Entry: Are workers or near-culture believers gaining access and laying relational foundations to share Christ and plant churches? 

If No → Click "Phase 0 - Waiting" below. If prior work ceased or data is >3 years old → click "Phase 0-R - Restart Needed" below.  

Yes → at least Phase 1. Continue.

Evangelism: Is regular, culturally relevant gospel engagement taking place with the intention of planting self-sustaining churches? 

If No → Click "Phase 1 - Entry" below.  

Yes → at least Phase 2. Continue.

Discipleship: Have individuals or small clusters responded in repentance and faith, with early discipleship emphasizing obedience to Scripture and laying foundations for self-sustaining churches? 

If No → Click "Phase 2 - Evangelism" below.  

Yes → at least Phase 3. Continue.

Local Churches: Are believers from the people group gathering regularly as local churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice, with leaders from the people group emerging? 

If No → Click "Phase 3 - Discipleship" below.  

Yes → at least Phase 4. Continue.

Reproducing Churches: Are churches sending evangelists/planters, and do you see second-generation groups or churches forming? 

If No → Click "Phase 4- Local Churches" below.  

Yes → at least Phase 5. Continue. 

Multiplying Churches: Are churches and leaders multiplying to the fourth generation? 

If No → Click "Phase 5 - Reproducing Churches" below.  

Yes → at least Phase 6. Continue. 

Sustained Gospel Presence: Are there multiple streams of churches reaching fourth generation with evangelical doctrine and practice sustained locally? 

If No → Click "Phase 6 - Multiplying Churches" below.  

Yes → Click " Phase 7 - Sustained Gospel Presence" below.  

What is the phase of engagement for the people group?

What is the phase of engagement for the people group?
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How confident are you that this phase represents the status for the majority of the people group?

How confident are you that this phase represents the status for the majority of the people group?
No ConfidenceExtremely Confident

How easy was it to identify the phase of engagement?

How easy was it to identify the phase of engagement?
HardestEasiest

Does the phase of engagement add value in identifying activities that could lead to the next phase?

Does the phase of engagement add value in identifying activities that could lead to the next phase?
No ValueMost Value

Is the phase of engagement helpful long-term for your work and strategy among the people group?

Is the phase of engagement helpful long-term for your work and strategy among the people group?
Not HelpfulVery Helpful

What could be improved, clarified, or changed to make the phases of engagement more useful?

Step 2:

Answer the following questions to help measure the strength of engagement for the current phase.

This survey is designed to help assess where a specific people group currently stands within the Seven Phases of gospel engagement. Please complete each section as accurately as possible using the most recent data available.

General Guidelines:

- If a church or ministry includes multiple people groups, but does include the assessed group, you should still count it toward the appropriate phase. - Use the most recent and reliable data available. If exact numbers are unknown, provide your best estimate and note the date of last assessment.

Step 3:

Use GAPP software for tracking engagement over the next 3 months.

What is GAPP?
Gospel to All Peoples and Places. GAPP is a tool distributed by Ta Ethni, LLC that allows you to track gospel progress among peoples and places, and assess church/ministry health.
How is GAPP helpful for this test stage?
- Allows us to synthesize the quantitative data and qualitative data for engagement strength and phases of engagement. - Improves efficiency in the tracking process

Would you like access to GAPP at no cost for this pilot?

Using actual mission activity data with the software will provide the most consistent evaluation of phase strength; we encourage its use. 
Would you like access to GAPP at no cost for this pilot?
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B

Do you have phase of engagement to report for other people groups?

Do you have phase of engagement to report for other people groups?
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