Please contact Elizabeth Ann Terry, Director of Training, with any questions.
(215) 567-3234 ext. 19
(215) 498-0793 (cell)
eterry at sacredplaces dot org
- How Is The Training Structured?
- Who Leads the Training?
- What Resources Do Participating Congregations Get?
- Who Were Previous New Dollars/New Partners Sponsors?
- Where Are Current New Dollars/New Partners Trainings?
- List of Scheduled Training
- Overview of Evaluation Findings (2003-2005)
- Other Key Findings
- Intrerested in volunteering with the New Dollars/New Partners program?
An evaluation of the effectiveness of New Dollars/New Partners for Your Sacred Place was conducted in 2005 by the TCC Group. 76% of the congregations participating in 2004 New Dollars/New Partners training responded to a written questionnaire and/or telephone interview. TCC was able to conclude that New Dollars/New Partners is making statistically significant progress in meeting nearly every important goal.
Congregations reported significant progress on New Dollars/New Partners‘ short-term outcomes achievable within a year:
- Improved knowledge of how to make best use of sacred spaces: “Rather than viewing an investment in the sacred place as detracting from the congregation’s priorities, the New Dollars/New Partners program shifted the attitude of a group of opinion leaders to see that resources directed toward the building do support the congregation as a whole. We’ve definitely turned a corner as an institution.”
- Improved leadership, vision, and energy: “It has helped us focus on why we are here. What purpose we serve in the community. It has helped us realize who we are and what we want to be.”
- Increased motivation of teams to make better use of sacred spaces: “The very idea that the church could be used for others services to the community hadn’t occurred to people. But now they are beginning to think about it.”
If you are interested in scheduling New Dollars/New Partners for Your Sacred Place, please contact Elizabeth Ann Terry eterry at sacredplaces dot org, Director of Training.
