Purpose
As we pursue discipleship it is important to be able to assess progress. This page provides some tools that you can use to assess your progress or that of someone whom you are discipling.
Assessment Tools
Transtheoretical Model: Stages of Change
This is a tool that may be helpful in assessing progress in discipleship.
The transtheoretical model construct stages of change is used in the recovery movement with regard to an action like deciding to eliminate use of addicting substances. Many thanks to Al Copeland for introducing us to this concept!
- Precontemplation (“not ready”) – “People are not intending to take action in the foreseeable future, and can be unaware that their behaviour is problematic”
- Contemplation (“getting ready”) – “People are beginning to recognize that their behaviour is problematic, and start to look at the pros and cons of their continued actions”
- Preparation (“ready”) – “People are intending to take action in the immediate future, and may be