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Measuring Success
The General Board of Global Ministries has implemented a strategic-planning process, based on recommendations from a director-authorized independent operational audit. This agencywide strategic plan will serve as the framework upon which each program area will develop multiyear strategic plans to achieve agencywide objectives and goals. This will include a comprehensive outcome-based performance-measurement system at all levels of the agency, as well as a performance-management system. Global Ministries’ board of directors regularly evaluates specific programs for overall effectiveness and responsiveness to denominational mandates. The agency also evaluates grants, mission personnel, scholarships and events, monitoring the implementation of the collaborative goals and objectives of the Four Areas of Focus and other Disciplinary mandates. Regionally based professional auditors perform regular audits of partner churches who receive grants.
The General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns collaborates with ecumenical and interreligious bodies to expand the global nature of The United Methodist Church. Well over 125 clergy and lay leaders are representatives to these various bodies and serve as the “eyes and ears” of the church. All representatives are required to complete an event report, providing evaluation of programs and partnerships in which The United Methodist Church engages.
The General Board of Church and Society (GBCS) and the General Commission on Religion and Race (GCORR) have entered into a administrative services partnership agreement. GBCS now shares the services of its Assistant General Secretary for Human Resources and Administration, and the Chief Financial Officer. In addition, the two agencies jointly purchased a new phone system and maintain a single contract for IT services. As a result, both agencies are able to reallocate savings from administrative resources into program services.