TN157 The value of reviewing the past

First published on this website in March 2025

Synopsis

These notes promote the value of learning from what has happened to enable better planning for the future. There are seven lists of five examples each.

• Five types of review for church leaders and members
• Five possible reviewers
• Five elements of any review
• Five reasons why people are fearful of review
• Five benefits of creating a culture of review
• Five dangers of creating a culture of review
• Five not so common examples of church-based reviews

The examples include a personal review of one’s life and discipleship, review as part of staff appraisal, peer review within a team or group, exit interviews for church members who leave, and others. We are not to live in the past but to learn lessons from the past.