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ACTS 1:8
Church Growth Workshop
UNIT 6
Building
A Strategic Planning Model
The Process of Planning
Out of God’s Great commission (BIBLE) comes the Church’s PurposePurpose-Filtered through our core values (convictions)-Filtered through our core values (convictions)
Out of the church’s Purpose comes our dreams dreams (mission, vision)(mission, vision)
Out of our dreams come our goals goals (God’s preferred future, FAITH)(God’s preferred future, FAITH)
Out of goals comes Action PlansAction PlansOut of Action Plans comes a need for a Calendar of Activities, Calendar of Activities,
People to work andPeople to work and BudgetBudgetOut of Work come God’s given results – James “Faith without works is dead”
Planning ahead is importantPlanning ahead is important
Planning at its bestPlanning at its best
This is another example of WHY This is another example of WHY we need to plan ahead!we need to plan ahead!
Know where you are
Know whereyou wantto go...
-GOALS-
Know how you are going to get there
Anticipate the problemsalong the way!
Strategy planning at its best!
Take the time to do some research
WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS?
GOALGOAL
WHERE YOU WHERE YOU ARE AT NOWARE AT NOW
What is your road map to getting there?What is your road map to getting there?
What are your What are your strengthsstrengths? Build on it!? Build on it!
What are your What are your weaknessesweaknesses? Work on it!? Work on it!
What are your What are your opportunitiesopportunities? Grab it!? Grab it!
What are your What are your threatsthreats? Pray about it!? Pray about it!
Am I willing to Am I willing to sacrificesacrifice to get it? to get it?
How much will it How much will it costcost to reach it? to reach it?
WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS?
• Baptisms• Worship attendance• Stewardship• Teachers trained, Leaders developed• Classes started• Ministries started• Fellowship• Structure
Take Five minutes toTake Five minutes to talk about your goalstalk about your goals
Changing the Status Quo
TimeDegree ofDifficulty
1.Change in Knowledge
2.Change in Attitude
3.Change in Individual Behavior
4.Change in Group Behavior
Personal Influence & the feeding of knowledge and understanding
Position Power
Robert Dale says:
Four ways to revitalize a church
• 1. Policy change – adjust the way you do things• 2. Change personnel – Fire the minister or elect
different lay leaders• 3. New Program or ministry
• 4. Define and ACT on the Churches’ fundamental PURPOSE/DREAM
– Matt. 28:19-20, Acts 1:8 = Evangelism
Dream
Goals
Beliefs
Structure
Polarization
Questioning
NostalgiaMinistry
DropoutRobert Dale
InTo Dream Again
Refocusing
Restructuring
Reenergizing
Restarting
Large internal changes & refocus on outreach
Deal with some internal issues & refocus on outreach
On Evangelism and outreach
Ed StetzerIn
ComebackChurches
Dream
Beliefs
Goals
Structure
Ministry
Reason - Common Purpose – DreamStrategy - Clear rolesStructure - Accepted LeadershipMethod - Effective Processes and Action plansClimate - Solid relationshipsMeans - Excellent Communication
Communication is Critical!
Movie clip
Summary: Let us look at• ““Change to be Made” worksheetChange to be Made” worksheet
• ““Goal & Action Plan” worksheetGoal & Action Plan” worksheet
• Fish boning (next slide)Fish boning (next slide)
Fish Bone
RevivalDate
Speaker
Music
Prayer
Promotion
SpecialEvents
Special nights
Special Nights
HighAttendance
SundaySchoolnight
Musicnight
Youth
Children’s
Summary“Acts 1:8 Grid” worksheetActs 1:8 Grid” worksheet
• Set a date to meet to continue your Set a date to meet to continue your planningplanning– Place on your SWOT sheet…Place on your SWOT sheet…
• If possible … DOM follow-up after date…If possible … DOM follow-up after date…
• Web pagesWeb pages
• Share your opinion Share your opinion
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