Free self-assessment for lead pastors
See where you're leading well—and where the pressure is rising.
The Pastor's Leadership Dashboard gives you a private, honest read across six areas that shape your ability to lead well for the long haul. In a few quiet moments, you'll see which gauges are healthy, where pressure may be building, and where to begin.
The six gauges
Six gauges. One honest starting point.
Pastoral leadership carries more than one kind of responsibility. The dashboard helps you step back and notice what is happening across the areas that shape both your leadership and your longevity.
Gauge 01:
Clear Vision
Direction that brings confidence.
Gauge 02:
Strong Leadership
Courage to make the hard call.
Gauge 03:
Compelling Preaching
Preaching that flows from overflow.
Gauge 04:
Relational Shepherding
Presence that stays tender.
Gauge 05:
Collaborative Activation
Ministry that's shared.
Gauge 06:
Spiritual Health
Tending the soul beneath the work.
Pressure often builds
before anything gives way.
A pastor can keep moving for a long time without realizing how much pressure has accumulated. The dashboard creates room to slow down, read the gauges honestly, and notice what may otherwise be easy to overlook.
You do not need to address every area at once. Begin with the gauge reading highest—the part of your leadership carrying the most pressure right now.
“Ministry was never meant to be carried alone.”
What's inside
A practical assessment you can return to.
Each leadership area includes a description of what “running well” can look like, signs that a warning light may be appearing, and an honest question to help you reflect.
Running well
Scripture still forms your own heart, and your preaching carries weight.
Warning light
Prep feels mechanical, and you're preaching mostly from pressure.
Ask yourself
Am I preaching from overflow, or from depletion?
Your next step
Take an honest read of your leadership.
If you carry the weight of leading a church, you do not have to carry it alone. The next Barnabas Cohort opens soon. Save your seat and we will walk with you between now and enrollment.