Pastors

Here is a brief list of places where I have found evaluation tools. Many tools I've used, however, were developed from seed thoughts from seminars, class notes, books (such as Gene Getz's The Measure of a Man), or professional magazines. Still others have come via fellow pastors. One interesting source is the "Tests and Measurements" section of a local library, a gold mine of testing instruments that have been designed and used in psychological and management research.

Journals

Church Administration (a Southern Baptist publication; 615/251-2228) and LEADERSHIP (particularly spring 1983, summer 1983, and summer 1985).

Specific Instruments, Communicating Styles Inventory, Training Associates Press, 1177 Rockingham, Richardson, TX 75080, 214/437-3535. $3.50 per test

Your Style of Influence, Center for Church Renewal, P. O. Box 863173, Plano, TX 75086, 214/423-4262. $7.95 per test

Books

The Experience of Work: A Compendium and Review of 249 Measures and Their Use. John D. Cook, ...

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