Overview: Program Evaluation

Status
Implementation status: Approved by Servants Council
Date: 2026-05-30
Principle (from Streamline)
Lukaszewski's principle: Programs should be evaluated on a recurring cadence against mission alignment, health indicators, and stewardship of resources — not allowed to continue by inertia. Regular evaluation creates permission to retire or reshape programs.
Mayflower's Current Practice
Mayflower uses the program evaluation process to assess ongoing ministries and programs against mission and stewardship criteria. Distinct from event evaluation (which is per-event), program evaluation applies to the ongoing ministry as a whole.
Governance & Document References
Mayflower Church Event Evaluation Process (related SOP)
Mayflower Constitution and Bylaws — governance sections
Open Questions
Cadence and ownership are defined in the Program Evaluation Framework.
Page template: Principle + Mayflower Practice. Part of the Operations Plan, adapted from Michael Lukaszewski's Streamline: How To Create Healthy Church Systems.