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The Church Vitality Check

Two honest questions, one score. How much of the church runs on the pastor? And what does a first-time guest actually experience, from the first search to the second visit? Built by someone who's pastored a church like yours.

We'll look at your site the way a nervous first-timer on their phone would. Nothing is saved unless you ask for your full report.

1. Think of somebody who started attending a year ago. How clear is the path that takes them from sitting in a row to serving, growing, and leading?
No real path3 / 5Clear — and people move down it
2. Roughly what share of ministry — care, follow-up, decisions, Sunday itself — is carried by people other than the pastor?
0% — it all runs through one person50%100% — the body carries it
3. A new volunteer steps into a ministry tomorrow. Could they run it from what's written down, or does it live in someone's head?
It's all in people's heads3 / 5Written down and usable
4. A first-time guest fills out a card on Sunday. When does a real human being actually contact them?
Honestly, nobody doesWithin the weekWithin 24 hours, personally

Answer all four above first — it keeps your read honest.