2021 Consultant Knowledge Assessment

Welcome to the second annual Ministry Architects knowledge quiz.

The following questions address the foundational knowledge every consultant on the Ministry Architects team needs to be consistently effective in their work of helping churches build healthy systems and innovative change for the future of the church.

We invite you to close all other browsers, forget about the Field Guide, and your notes before beginning the quiz. Thank you for being a part of the Ministry Architects team and for responding to God’s call to serve the Church in this way.

2021 Consultant Knowledge Assessment

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20%

Name(Required)

My Current Role on the Team(Required)

Staff Consultant 1

Staff Consultant 2

Specialist

Project Manager

Lead Consultant 1

Lead Consultant 2

Lead Consultant 3

Lead Consultant 4

Senior Consultant

Executive Team

Which of the following Ministry Architects mission statements is correct?(Required)

Healthy Systems, Innovative Change, For the Future of the Church

Healthy Systems. Innovative Change. For the Future of the Church.

Healthy Systems and Innovative Change, For the Future of the Church

Healthy Systems and Innovative Change, For the Future of the Church.

Which of the following are our core values? Please select all that apply.(Required)

Groundedness: We ground our work in a fundamental trust in and alignment with the God of the universe, revealed uniquely in Jesus Christ, by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Playfulness: We take God seriously enough to prevent us from taking ourselves too seriously, making laughter, celebration, and joy normative expressions of our work.

Climate: We help churches get unstuck by bringing a spirit of non-anxiousness to churches mired in anxiousness, conflict, and frustration.

Relationships: We build lifelong connections with our clients and connect them to the people and resources they need to accomplish their missions.

Innovation: We know we are never far from own irrelevance, and so we love to think “outside the box,” and to help our clients prepare for effective ministry decades from now.

Responsiveness: We enjoy giving our clients more than they expect from us, providing them with the tools they need before they can know what tools to ask for.

Results-Oriented: We don’t simply dispense advice, but seek to be load-bearing guarantors of intentional progress.

Holy Apathy: We care deeply about our clients, their traditions, and their dreams, seeking never to impose a one-size-fits-all model or theology on the ministries we serve.

The Poor: We seek to be an organization built in a way that the vulnerable, oppressed, and marginalized are increasingly served by members of our team.

Dumb-Persistence: We seek to bring a spirit of resilience to each ministry’s journey toward achieving its mission, fully aware that we will often confront obstacles and roadblocks for which we do not yet have an answer.

In what year was Youth Ministry Architects incorporated?(Required)

1958

2002

2008

2012

Which statement does not represent what we do?(Required)

We tell stories.

We deliver results.

We offer heavier loads.

We handle conflict intentionally.

What three things are included in every new consulting contract?(Required)

Deep Listening Assessment, Customized Blueprint, and Strategic Implementation

Background, Challenges, and Recommendations

Timeline, Preventative Maintenance Calendar, and Coaching

A Copy of Sustainable Youth Ministry, Sustainable Children’s Ministry, and Reimagining Young Adult Ministry

When we say "Both," what are we referring to?(Required)

Staff Consultant and Lead Consultant

Mark DeVries and Jeff Dunn-Rankin

Children and Youth Ministries

Healthy Systems and Innovative Change

Pepperoni and Sausage

Our typical response time for email is 24 hours. Which of the following is an exception to that rule? Mark all that apply.(Required)

Sabbath

Overbooked Schedule for the Day

Vacation

Sunday at your Church

Please select the clothing items that should not be worn while onsite with a client. Please select all that apply.(Required)

Flip flops

Tennis Shoes

Ironed Clothes

Sweater

Jeans

Earrings

Coat

In which situations might our dress be less dressy?(Required)

Visits that follow the assessment

Churches where the pastor is always in a suit

Working with a team that is always in shorts and t-shirts

Working offsite

In our current career path, what is the key difference between a Project Manager and a Lead Consultant.(Required)

The Project Manager is the architect. The Lead Consultant is not.

The Lead Consultant is the architect. The Project Manager is not.

There is no difference. The Project Manager and Lead Consultant have the same responsibilities.

Internally, we often refer to the Brooks Brothers metaphor. This explains that although we might know with certainty what the client needs from our work, we still ask them to "try it on" first before saying something is finished. In which of the following ways does this play out? Select all that apply.(Required)

Reviewing a job description with them that we’ve drafted before sending them a copy

Interviewing them on the phone regarding attendance taking before sending a game plan for tracking attendance.

Asking whether the children’s ministry uses the church-wide database or has a separate database before suggesting tags they might use for labeling visitors, members, and MIA.

Asking for their preferred rental car company for our onsite visit

When helping a church to manage its culture, which must be addressed before creating structure for the church or ministry?(Required)

Accurate membership numbers

Clear expectations for volunteers

Climate

Organizational Chart

Values development

During Balcony Time there are five things that we suggest should be accomplished. Which of the following are included in that list? Mark all that apply.(Required)

Review/Update master task list

Determine what frogs need to be eaten

Create weekly task list

Flag or file emails

Conducting MIA contacts

Create next week’s rhythmic week

True or False: The rhythmic week and next week's calendar are different things.(Required)

True

False

Which of the following are mistakes that consultants might make? Select all that apply.(Required)

Talking without deciding what we’re talking about.

Giving advice instead of delivering results.

Adding non-strategic tasks to their list.

Being on time with your appointments and deadlines.

Waiting for the client.

Importing experience.

Not speaking their language.

Focusing on the obstacles.

When scheduling a 3-day assessment (not small church) how many listening groups do we suggest are included?(Required)

5-6

9-12

12-15

15+

Who is responsible for approving travel arrangements for an onsite visit?(Required)

Lead consultant

The person traveling

Senior consultant

Pastor of the church

Staff consultant

True or False: The youth ministry norms are meant to be the goal or target for the church we are working with.(Required)

True

False

What is the current children's ministry budget norm?(Required)

$1000 per child

$1100 per child

$1200 per child

$1400 per child

$1500 per child

What is the current youth ministry budget norm?(Required)

$1000 per youth

$1100 per youth

$1200 per youth

$1400 per youth

$1500 per youth

In an average week, The Church of What's Happening Now has 22 children in Sunday school, 12 children in children's choir, and 18 children at their Wednesday night program. 8 of those in choir are also in Sunday school. 5 of those on Wednesday are also in Sunday school last Sunday. Plus there are 5 children who don't go to any children's programs, but they sit with their parents during the worship service. How many active children do they have in a typical week?(Required)

The dance-floor metaphor is meant to represent which of the following?(Required)

The pastor’s dreams

Church systems

Weekly programs

Communications

Which of the following statements are symptoms of the workhorse metaphor? Choose all that apply.(Required)

Saying, “I can do that.”

A loss of joy in ministry

Short-fuse frustration

Distributing work to a team

Victim mentality

Creating alignment for a common direction

Which of the following statements use the semicolon correctly? Select all that apply.(Required)

I knocked on the door; no one answered.

These fruits are my favorite; bananas, mango, and pineapple.

The band played Boise, Idaho; Schenectady, New York; and Columbus, Ohio.

Grammar Girl’s favorite hobbies are the following; skiing and reading

According to the style guide, which is correct?(Required)

10 am

10am

11AM

11 AM

When is it appropriate to write "MA"?(Required)

On external communications only

On internal communications only

On both, internal and external communications

On internal, external communications, and face to face with a client

Which of the following items would be considered the assessment report editor's preference rather than a required part of the Ministry Architects playbook? Please select all that apply.(Required)

To avoid using colons in the assessment report

That each challenge in the report has a recommendation that addresses it

There is a page break between each major section of the report (i.e. background, assets, challenges, recommendations)

That the budget reflects the program budget and staff salaries and benefits

Make edits to the report or directing the onsite consultants to make edits to the assessment report

Does the following sentence follow the rules in our style guide? "I had cereal, juice, toast and a cup of coffee."(Required)

Yes

When do we remove the youth ministry 20% ceiling norm from the report?(Required)

When the ministry is at 10%

When the ministry is over 10%

When the ministry is under 10%

We don’t remove the 20% norm

What question(s) do you have about Ministry Architects that you hope would be answered during your annual career path call?(Required)

2021 Consultant Knowledge Assessment

2021 Consultant Knowledge Assessment

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