About the LPLI
The Lewis Pastoral Leadership Inventory (LPLI) is a leadership development tool designed by the Lewis Center for Church Leadership to assess how a pastor sees his or her strengths and weakness and how they are seen by observers familiar with the pastor’s work. Using online questionnaires, the process integrates self appraisal with peer feedback providing comprehensive input for improvement and growth in ministry.
The LPLI has been designed specifically for pastoral leaders and covers seventy-five criteria of effectiveness in ministry. It is a 360º instrument that combines self appraisal with the feedback of six or more “observers” who are familiar with the pastor’s work -- supervisors, peers, and congregational leaders. The result is a personalized report summarizing the findings.
The LPLI pinpoints strengths and weaknesses in the overall spectrum of clergy pastoral leadership effectiveness. The LPLI not only provides a snapshot of a leader’s degree of overall effectiveness, but can be used to identify areas of strength and areas for improvement, as well as to track progress over time. The LPLI can be used for self-discovery, leadership feedback, general leadership development, coaching in the human dimension of leadership, and other leadership applications.
Over the past two years, the LPLI has been field tested with over 1000 clergy. It will be available for wide-scale use in 2009.
Questions and Categories
The LPLI includes seventy-five questions related to criteria for effectiveness in ministry. The Lewis Center developed these measures based on a three-fold definition of effectiveness in ministry that includes character, competence, and contribution. These categories and the seventy-five criteria have been compiled from the definitions used by different judicatories, from the literature on pastoral effectiveness, and with input from church leaders and theological educators, carefully following protocols required for the development of such an instrument.
Click here to view sample questions and categories.
DISCLAIMER
THE LPLI IS NOT INTENDED FOR PERFORMANCE REVIEWS.
IT SHOULD BE USED FOR LEADERSHIP UNDERSTANDING AND GROWTH.
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