Instructions for Completing the Church 360 Scoreboard (Meeting Dashboard)
The 360 Meeting Dashboard (or Scoreboard) helps church leaders stay focused on the most important priorities for the year while tracking both leading and lagging indicators of church health across the seven Church 360 systems. It keeps your strategic plan visible and measurable.
Here’s how to complete and use it effectively:
Step 1: Add Your Top 3 Annual Projects
In the “Projects” column, list the three top priority projects you identified during strategic planning. These should align directly with the systems that scored lowest or were identified as high-impact areas in the 360 Surveys.
- You can write these across multiple rows if they relate to more than one system.
- For example, if “Revamp Volunteer Pipeline” is one of your priorities, it might be listed under Organization, People, and Disciple-Making.
Step 2: Identify Lead and Lag Indicators
Each system on the dashboard has Lead Indicators (inputs) and Lag Indicators (results). You’ll want to regularly track both to measure momentum and impact.
Lead Indicators = actions you take or behaviors you influence that will likely lead to success.
These are proactive and often weekly/monthly metrics (e.g., invitations, events, training, prayer meetings).
Lag Indicators = the measurable outcomes that result from your actions.
These are typically past-focused and measured monthly/quarterly (e.g., salvations, baptisms, attendance).
For each of the 7 systems, do the following:
- Review the sample lead and lag indicators.
- Customize or add any relevant indicators based on your context and strategy.
- Example: If your church is launching a new discipleship process, your lead indicators may include “number trained in DM,” and your lag might be “number of active disciple-makers.”
- Be realistic and focused—choose metrics you can track consistently and that truly reflect progress.
- Start Simple – it can be a full-time job simply keeping track of all the statistics if you are not careful. Measure only what is most important to you.
- You may or may not have a good system to track numbers. This may be your first project.
Step 3: Mark Urgent Areas
In the “Urgent” column, identify any areas that need immediate attention this month or quarter.
- This helps focus your leadership meetings and staff energy.
- Only mark something as urgent if it is off track, neglected, or has high importance for the season.
- You can use a checkmark, an “X,” or even color-code (e.g., red) to indicate urgency.
Step 4: Use It in Monthly or Quarterly Meetings
This Scoreboard becomes a living dashboard you review at each strategic meeting:
- Celebrate progress in lag indicators.
- Adjust plans if lead indicators aren’t moving the needle.
- Track the execution of the top 3 projects to keep the team aligned.
- Focus conversations on what’s urgent and impactful—not just what’s busy.
Final Tip: Keep It Visible and Simple
- Consider printing the 360 Scoreboard or projecting it during leadership team meetings.
- Keep a digital copy updated by a designated team member or admin.
- Use it as a tool for alignment, encouragement, accountability, and vision clarity.
By consistently engaging with your 360 Meeting Dashboard, your team will stay grounded in purpose, driven by meaningful activity, and encouraged by measurable growth in each system of your church.