Measuring Impact
We know transformational impact has occurred when the community, group or individual story has changed. Therefore, our ultimate metric for impact is the significance of the change in story.
OLD STORY
~ Extreme poverty
~ Subsistence living
~ Helpless
~ Hopeless
~ Dependent on outsiders
~ Poor health
~ No education for children
~ Anger and fighting
~ Injustice
~ Disunity with other communities
and cultures
~ Corruption
~ Devalue human life
~ Separation from God
~ God is distant/non-existent
~ Who is Jesus?
~ Extreme poverty
~ Subsistence living
~ Helpless
~ Hopeless
~ Dependent on outsiders
~ Poor health
~ No education for children
~ Anger and fighting
~ Injustice
~ Disunity with other communities
and cultures
~ Corruption
~ Devalue human life
~ Separation from God
~ God is distant/non-existent
~ Who is Jesus?
NEW STORY
~ Income generation
~ Bringing surplus to markets
~ Self reliant, community reliant
~ Hope for future
~ Community solving problems
~ Healthier living
~ Education for children
~ Peace and reconciliation
~ Justice
~ Unity
~ Trustworthy
~ Value human life
~ People created in image of God
~ United with God
~ God is near
~ Jesus is Savior
~ Jesus' teachings are relevant
~ Income generation
~ Bringing surplus to markets
~ Self reliant, community reliant
~ Hope for future
~ Community solving problems
~ Healthier living
~ Education for children
~ Peace and reconciliation
~ Justice
~ Unity
~ Trustworthy
~ Value human life
~ People created in image of God
~ United with God
~ God is near
~ Jesus is Savior
~ Jesus' teachings are relevant
