MAP

Missions Assessment Profile

MAP your church's journey to maximum effectiveness in missions.
ACMC helps churches
The ACMC MAP is a culmination of years of experience with thousands of churches. We hope you find
it useful and challenging to your church missions vision and ministries.
How to Use This Profile
1. Diagnostic Tool: This ACMC MAP is now the third generation of a tool first developed in 1980 to
help church leaders assess their progress in mobilizing their church for missions involvement. It has
served to help many churches reflect on where they are in comparison to what a truly missions-mobilized
church could look like. No church scores perfectly in all areas. Ideally all churches are in a growth
process. This tool will help you assess where you are strong and where you are weak so you can
strengthen your missions effectiveness and commitment. Print page 2 of this MAP on 11 x 17 paper.
Make as many copies as you need.
2. Group Assessment: This tool is most effective when scored by the missions team and church leaders.
After indicating where you believe your church stands in each of the 12 areas, either compile the results
for analysis or discuss as a group where you find consensus and where there is disagreement. The
discussion of your combined assessment can be very enlightening. Learn from each other so you can
discern where God might be leading you.

Getting Help
Visit www.acmc.org to get further help as you
continue to navigate your churchs mission to the
world.

Leaders
Missions Team
Strategy
Biblical
Education
Involvement
Prayer
Giving
Caring
Local Outreach
Short Term
Training

Passion

Purpose

Priority

Program

Project

4. Applying Your Profile: Lasting change rarely

occurs quickly. Most people and groups drastically
overestimate what can be done in one year, and sadly
underestimate what God can do in five years. Choose
one area to focus on for the next year. Set a few clear
goals and make consistent effort to reach those goals.
Identify a few capable people who will commit to
providing leadership in this area. Encourage them and
hold them accountable. Watch what God will do!

Possibility

3. Scoring Your Profile: Start at the left of each row. Put a checkmark in the box if your church fulfills
that descriptor and move right to the next cell. When you come to a cell that you cannot check, go to the
next row. Dont skip cells.

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MISSIONS is a . . .

1 Possibility

We hope to
get involved
in missions.
Our church COULD . . .

LEADERSHIP

Church
Leaders

Missions
Team

MOBILIZATION

Strategy

Biblical
Foundations

Education

Involvement

SUPPORT

Prayer

Giving

Missionary
Care

SENDING

Local
Outreach

Short Term

2 Project

We are involved with a

few missions projects.
projects.
Our church
OCCASIONALLY . . .

ACMC 2005

4 Priority

5 Purpose

The leaders of every Fulfilling the Great

Missions is a regular
part of our ministry.
Our church
REGULARLY . . .

Missions is important
in our church.
Our church GIVES
PRIORITY TO . . .

Missions
issions is seen as
a a
primary responsibility.
Our church
FOCUSES ON . . .

6 Passion

Missions is integrated in
the life of the whole church.
Our church makes
MOST IMPORTANT . . .

Our church leaders

Our church leaders

Our church leaders

The pastor and

Our church has

Our church has

Our church has a

Our church missions The church missions The church missions

Our church gets

Our church looks for Our church develops Our church has

Our church is open

Our church

Our congregation

Our congregation has Missions is taught

Missions is taught

ple in our
Some people

Individuals from our

Our church enlists

Our church regularly The entire congrega- The majority of our

Some people in

Our church leaders

Our church has a

Prayer for the nations Prayer for missions Every ministry of the

Our church may give Our church raises

At least 10% of the

Our church has annual Our church gives at

Our church gives 33%

Our church would

Our church helps

Our church

Our church builds

Our church treats

Our church desires

Our church has done Our church people

Our church trains and Our church intention- Our church pro-

Some may be

People from our

Our church does

Our church mission

Our church is seeing Our church is seeing

Our church publicly

Our church

Our church encour-

would like to see our

church support a
missionary or do
some missions
activities.

people interested in
starting a missions
team.

involved when and

where opportunities
may come along.

to teaching on the
Biblical basis of
missions.

is open to learning
about missions.

church are interested

ested
in getting involved
volved
with missions.

our church pray

for missionaries
and cross-cultural
cultural
ministries.

occasional one-time
gifts to missions.

be open to a
caring involvement
relationship with a
missionary.

to get involved in or
support outreach
beyond our local
church ministries.

interested
ed in going
on a short-term
missions trip.

occasionally promote
cross-cultural
missions ministries.

an individual or
team that occasionally leads a missions
project.

one or more missions

projects or goals to
adopt and complete
each year.

sometimes has
special meetings
that communicate
the Biblical basis of
Missions.
some awareness of
missions
ions through the
projects we do.

church occasionally
get involved in a
missions trip or
project.

occasionally share
missions prayer
needs.

money or has a
budget line item for
outreach projects
each year.

missionaries
aries on a
special case-by-case
basis.

local evangelism
and/or compassion
projects in our
community.

church occasionally
go on mission trips,
usually not organized
by our own church.
church

Our church generally Our church

Missionary
Training

3 Program

leaves missionary
training up to external
organizations.

personally encourages anyone who

pursues missions
as a vocation.

ensure our ongoing

missions program
has people to lead
and promote it.

designated missions
leadership team (or
committee, board,
etc.) that meets
regularly.

annual goals and

plans for missions
involvement and
growth.

Our church has an

annual or quarterly
event that communicates the Biblical
basis of missions.

from the pulpit, in

the classroom, and
in smalll groups on
special occasions.

individuals to assist
in some missions
emphasis or event
annually or quarterly.

regular means for

presenting missions
and missionary
prayer needs to the
congregation.

churchs total giving

supports outreach
outside of our church.

proactively seeks
to discover and
meet needs of
missionaries we
support.

participate in several
local outreachoriented ministries.

some pre-field
training for churchsponsored trips each
year.

recognizes and
encourages those
who feel called to
missions and prays
for Gods direction in
their lives.

church leaders
regularly give
visibility to missions
through platform
time, preaching and
missions events.
team operates
faithfully, strategically and effectively
in carrying out the
missions ministry.

clear priorities and

ambitious
itious goals and
plans for missions
ministries.

church ministry are

personally involved
and have ministry
goals that contribute
to fulfilling the Great
Commission.
leadership team
also educates and
encourages all the
ministries of the
church in world
missions.

Our church is

committed to specific
field-based results
and mobilization of
resources to achieve
them.

Commission guides
planning, hiring,
budgeting, and
celebrating for the
leaders of every
church ministry.
leadership team also
assists church leaders and ministries to
carry out productive
roles in the Great
Commission.

Our entire congrega-

tion is fully committed

and engaged in
pursuing specific,
specific
strategic
ic long-term
results on the field.

Our church frequently Our church regularly Our church actively

communicates the
Biblical basis for
missions by multiple
means.

periodically through
multiple venues to all
age groups.

promotes multiple
opportunities for
personal involvement
in supporting and
doing missions.

from the pulpit and

by other means is a
regular weekly
occurrence.

goals for missions

giving and gives at
least 15% of total
church income to
missions ministries.

strong supportive
relationships with
the missionaries with
whom we are
especially connected.

deploys individuals in
outreach ministries in
our community and
beyond.

teams effectively
assist field ministries,
expose the congregation to missions,
and disciple the
participants.
recognizes and
takes an active role
in assisting and
building those who
are interested in a
missions career.

communicates that
Gods glory proclaimed to all nations is
a central purpose of
the church.

Missions is taught

regularly and faithfully through multiple

venues to all age
groups.

tion is frequently
urged to get personally involved in missions as a normal part
of their Christian life
and responsibility.

specific missionaries,
people groups, and
world situations is
a normal, weekly part
of the spiritual life of
our congregation.
least 25%
5% of all nonbuilding-fund giving
to missions.

Our church actively

shepherds, resources,
and cares for each of
our missionaries
beyond routine
financial needs.

ally and consistently

equips and deploys
individuals in local
cross-cultural outreach
ch ministries.

notable increases
in missions prayer,
giving and involvement resulting from
our mission trips.

ages members to
consider missions and
maintains a regular
program to track and
assist the training of
missionaries from ou
our
congregation.

seeks to help each

individual study and
understand Gods
heart for the nations
from Scripture.

Our churchs commitment to the world is

evident every week
in multiple ways
ways,
especially through
our leaders.
congregation have
personal and active
roles in missions.

church prays for specific missions efforts

and every individual
is expected to pray
for Gods missionary
work in the world.
or more of all general
income to missions
plus at least 10%
of building or other
capital fund giving.

our missionaries with

as much interest,
assistance, and care
as our local staff. We
are committed to them
and their ministries.
actively trains and
deploys all members
in local ministries of
all kinds. This is an
expectation for every
member.
an increased number
of mission mobilizer
mobilizers,
candidates, and
missionaries resulting
from our mission trips.

Our church actively

challenges members
to consider a missions
career and requires
church-based training
for our own missionary candidates.