Application of Research Findings

Efficient and effective management relies heavily upon having the right information in the right hands, in the right form at the right time. The application of research findings serve two broad purposes: one internal - related to management, and one external related to disciple making process. The following lists clarify these purposes of applied ministry research and how research findings are applied.

Research applied externally for the disciple-making process:

1. To determine ministry potential
2. For ministry needs assessment
3. To identify models of ministry
4. To communicate and challenge the Church to mission
5. To measure the penetration and transformation of society by the Gospel of the Kingdom
6. To aid the contextualization of the Gospel and the Church, making it relevant to the audience
7. To measure the maturation of the Church (Qualitative Growth)
8. To measure the reproduction and multiplication of the Church (Quantitative Growth)

Research applied internally for the ministry management process:

1. Identify ministry context
2. To establish SMART goals and objectives
3. To determine priorities
4. To formulate relevant strategies and do-able plans
5. To select and implement relevant methodologies
6. To mobilize and allocate needed resources
7. To perform effectiveness and direction evaluation

See Bob Waymire's National Research Mobilization Handbook, pages C1-C2 for additional information.