Source: Joshua Project
How do we measure the progress of the gospel? For years, many relied on data about the percentage of a group identified as Christian or evangelical, and whether anyone was known to be “engaging” that group with the gospel. But more clarity was needed about engagement.
Now, Joshua Project, in collaboration with Frontiers, IMB, Engage Network, Vision 5:9, and Accelerate, has created The Phases of Engagement Toolkit. It defines seven phases (from entry to sustained gospel presence) and a dozen strategies that tend to accelerate engagement (like prayer!) Put them together and ask strategic diagnostic questions to see the gospel spread.
Take a look and download the toolkit.
See also It Doesn’t Matter What the Data Says If You’re Asking the Wrong Question (Bud Houston).