KPI's
There are things known as K.P.I. 's It's short for Key Performance Indicators and they slush around in the business world. They are how success is measured. So if you had a company that made dinky matchbox toy cars your Key Performance Indicators might be these.
To make a profit of $1million in the financial year.
To produce 2.3 million dinky matchbox cars per year.
To have a maximum turnover of .16 % of staff in 3 years.
When I first encountered this phenomena I often smirked to myself and wondered how it might translate into ‘Church world’. Perhaps our Key Performance Indicators might look like this.
To raise a minimum of $x per week through the collection and fundraising.
To have a minimum of 3.6 baptisms per year.
To have a minimum of 2.5 weddings per year.
To reach a potential clientele of 1500 per year.
You see the concept of KPI’s really doesn’t translate all that well into ‘Church world’. What happens for example, if we simply didn’t have enough baptisms or weddings? Do we ‘restructure’ and would that fix the problem? No, measurable, quantifiable K.P.I.’s belong firmly in the secular business world.
Maybe our spiritual Key Performance Indicators should look something like this. Our number 1 Key Performance Indicator, the thing that we must first and always strive for is forgiveness. How many times have we forgiven others and how many times have we forgiven ourselves?
Closely followed by K.P.I. number 2. The number of hours spent in prayer.
Businesses are always looking for ways to boost their K.P.I.s and enhance the bottom line. What would happen if we asked Is there some way we can increase the frequency and quality of our forgiveness and prayer? What are your K.P.I.’s?--