The first thing that this group needed to do was honestly assess where the church was in its current state. Not what it once was, not what they wished it was, but a realistic and accurate appraisal of where the church was right then and how it might have gotten there. I presented five areas to them to help them think clearly through that process of evaluation. Evaluating these five areas are crucial to every congregation if it is to navigate the revitalization process well. This chapter addresses