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Learn How to Assess Every Church Member for Ministry Fit!
OUR ASSESSMENTS’ PURPOSE:
AssessME.org assessments provides professional human resource data for church and parachurch markets. We designed our assessments to support the Biblical mission of MAKING and MOBILIZING disciples of Jesus Christ. Most of our assessments support ministry mobilization, with the exception of our NextSteps program which is designed to support active discipleship within any church, regardless of size.
OUR ASSESSMENTS’ HISTORY:
Work on our assessments started in 1995, when David A. Posthuma was a church planting pastor. By 2002, he felt called by the Lord to create a professional assessment system with a database and reports. That same year, he shared his idea with James Wiersma, a skilled web programmer, and they started E-Church Essentials, LLC.
They tested the assessments in 2002, and by 2003 they were available to the public. From 2003 to 2005, they made small changes to improve wording as client feedback dictated.
Today, AssessME.org has served churches in 35 countries. Some of the largest churches have used it to assess more than 10,000 people! AssessME.org is a trusted and well-tested system made just for churches.
Please note: AssessME.org is made to be an all-in-one program. We believe each assessment gives important information to help place people in the right areas to serve. It also shows each person’s level of spiritual growth. Once registered, your ministry will have access to all of the assessments listed below. Our Discipleship Tracker may be deactivated if your church is not yet ready to use this powerful resource.
ABOUT OUR ASSESSMENTS’ SYSTEMS DESIGNER:
The Lord has enabled David A Posthuma to be skilled at designing systems. He has experience in planting new churches, building new ministry programs, re-starting dying churches, designing church software, and creating assessment tools based on modern assessment theory. Select to learn more about David A Posthuma.
We Believe Every Assessment Is Crucial for Every Church Member
Our Insightful Personality Assessment
Help your church members understand God’s intentional design for their lives and ministry.
Our Personality Filtered Spiritual Gifts Assessment
A temperament filtered spiritual gifts test for your church clarifies how a gift is best used.
Our Leadership Style Assessment for Teambuilding
An assessment designed to help church leaders build effective teams.
Our Intuitive Skills Tracking Program
In Exodus 31, God take credit for giving us our skills…i.e., O.T. spiritual gifts. Let’s keep track of all the skills God has given His church.
Our Revolutionary Discipleship Tracking System
Our revolutionary program assesses & equips your people’s spiritual formation.
Ministry Philosophy
Detailed White Papers
Get ready to dig deep into white papers and videos which explain our ministry philosophy.
5 Easy Steps to Invite & Assess Every Church Member for Ministry Fit
STEP 1: INVITE PEOPLE, METHOD 1
Your church’s ministry account will create a custom QR code for you. Then, you can download it and use it in slides, on big screens, on banners, or in your church program.
This is a quick and safe way to help people sign up and start taking assessments.
STEP 1: INVITE PEOPLE, METHOD 2
Use our mass email system to invite people to sign up and complete their assessments. Simply paste in some or all of your church’s email list and send a default message with your church’s name on it (See sample to the left).
Each person creates and manages their own account. Your job is merely to invite them to sign up. In fact, some of our largest churches have assessed over 10,000 people using this tool.
The system keeps track of who has replied to your invitation. When someone registers, the system then removes them from the invite list, so your staff can focus on sending reminders to others who may have not yet responded to your invite.
Most people will respond well—especially if you let them know ahead of time to watch for the email.
Most churches get majority of their members signed up and completing their assessments within two to three weeks. Then your leaders have instant access to this vital human resource data.
STEP 2: MANAGE MEMBERS
The People Management screen lets you see who has finished their assessments. You can also view their reports. Most important, you can use the Candidate Search tool to find the right people for any role.
How does it work? You create an ideal profile. This can include any combination of personality, gifts, leadership style, skills, and spiritual growth. The system will then show you the people who best match your profile.
Now you have a short list of people to contact. You can reach out and encourage them, and see if they are a good fit for the role.
STEP 3: AUTOMATED MOBILIZATION REPORTS
As your database grows and people finish their assessments, the Automated Mobilization Reports will start working.
This program looks at each person’s results and skills. Then it finds the best people for different ministry roles.
These include:
These groups are intentionally broad, they are considered “people types”. For example, they will not suggest someone serve as a greeter. But they do give your staff clear categories of people that every church needs.
STEP 4: GET MINISTRY LEADERS BETTER EQUIPPED
The book Made for a Mission was written by David A. Posthuma. It is our main training tool for church staff and key leaders who find and manage volunteers.
This book helps you learn how to use our assessment results in real ministry situations. It goes much deeper into temperament theory than you might expect.
STEP 5: GET YOUR PEOPLE BETTER EQUIPPED
Our Pastor’s Class Kit is a full training workshop. Your staff can edit it, add to it, or remove parts as needed.
It is made to be taught in one day. It runs from 10:00 a.m. to noon, then breaks for lunch, and continues from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
This workshop helps people understand how God made them for life and ministry. It also teaches them about different types of people and how the whole Body of Christ works together.
Sessions Include:
- Session 1 – God Designed Temperament, 2 hours
- Lunch Break
- Session 2 – Leadership Style, 1, hour
- Session 3 – Spiritual Gifts & God Designed Temperament, 1 hour
- Session 4 – Skills and God Designed Temperament, 1, hour
All of the material comes from the book Made for a Mission. The workshop includes:
- A Leader Guide
- A Student Workbook
- PowerPoint Presentations
Find Us At Ministry Conferences
After taking ten years off from participating at ministry conferences, AssessME.org has decided to once again participate. Please look for us an say “Hi” to owner David A Posthuma and fellow team members. Here below, is David and Tamara Posthuma at the 2026 Southern Baptist Convention Conference in Orlando, Florida.
