Flywheel Alignment Check
This video introduces the Flywheel Alignment Check and how we desire to use it as a tool to help staff remain healthy and grow in emotional, spiritual and physical health. WATCH VIDEO
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The questions in each developmental category are meant to encourage introspection and discussion. There will naturally be some overlap as aspects of our lives are frequently intertwined. This tool is not evaluative in nature, but it is intended to support and strengthen your personal development. Approach it with openness to what God can and will do. (Ephesians 3:20-21) Please schedule your bimonthly half day to contemplate these questions in preparation to meet with your mentor, your accountability partner or accountability group. You can then discuss your responses, insights, useful resources, action steps, and appropriate accountability.
Family
How is your relationship with your spouse? Are you holding any grudges? Keeping any secrets? Are you being vulnerable and responding in encouraging ways? Have you prioritized anything above him/her that is hurtful or destructive? Is your physical intimacy healthy?
Are you leading and loving your children well? What is the most challenging aspect of parenting right now? Do any of your kids have special concerns that need attention?
How is your relationship with your parents? Siblings? Extended family? Roommates?
Fellowship/Community
How have you been involved in your local church (community of believers) the last six weeks? What is your plan for the next eight weeks? How is this fulfilling to you?
Do you have a community of believers who sharpen, encourage and spur you on?
Who are the people outside of your team who know your heart? With whom do you feel safe being vulnerable (sharing fears, struggles, prayers, etc.)? Are you pursuing transparency with them? What is too difficult or scary to share?
Fit/Team
How is your relationship with your coworkers? Are there any unmet expectations? Unresolved conflicts? Offenses to forgive? Are you feeling disconnected? Struggling to communicate? What steps can you take to resolve any of those concerns?
Are you thriving, surviving, coasting or struggling in your role currently? Why?
How is your vision alignment with your role? Are you passionate in what you get to do each day? Has God affirmed specific ways that He is using your gifts in your role?
Fun/Free Time/Personal Ministry
What fills you up and refreshes you? How are you prioritizing those things? How are they meeting your needs to rest and recharge?
What kind of outlet do you have to use your gifts and skills that don’t fit within your job description?
How are you finding joy in service, evangelism, and personal discipleship?
Fitness/Physical Health
Describe your health and fitness plan. How can it be adjusted to be more reasonable, balanced, attainable and effective?
Are you experiencing any physical signs of stress such as fatigue, headaches, insomnia, muscle spasm, numbness, chronic pain, memory loss, etc.?
What physical rhythms are foundational to your spiritual and emotional health? What happens when they get off track? How can you keep them a priority?
Faith/Spiritual Health
What has God been showing you recently?
What spiritual practices bring you the most joy, peace, and hope? Are you making time for them? If not, how can you make them a priority?
In what areas of your life are you completely sunk if God doesn’t come through? In what areas has He proven Himself faithful?
Feelings/Emotional Health
What inner practices best help you identify, examine, and manage your emotions? What rhythms help you slow down, know yourself, and know God?
How have your unexamined emotions leaked out in unhealthy ways? Are there any emotions you ignore because they are too difficult?
In what areas of your life do you seem more defensive, judgmental, or touchy than others? Can you get to the root of those reactions? How can God work in those places?
Finances
Is your current income meeting your and/or your family’s financial goals, or do you need a budget update? Is 100% of your support coming in regularly? Do you have a healthy buffer?
How much stress do finances cause you or your spouse? Is this a source of frequent worry, tension, or arguments?
What steps can you take toward a healthier mindset and lifestyle regarding money and possessions?
