ACTS 1:8 Church Growth Workshop UNIT 6 Building A Strategic Planning Model

The Process of Planning Purpose Out of God’s Great commission (BIBLE) comes the Church’s Purpose -Filtered through our core values (convictions) dreams (mission, vision) Out of the church’s Purpose comes our dreams (mission, vision) goals (God’s preferred future, FAITH) Out of our dreams come our goals (God’s preferred future, FAITH) Action Plans Out of goals comes Action Plans Calendar of Activities, People to work andBudget Out of Action Plans comes a need for a Calendar of Activities, People to work and Budget Out of Work come God’s given results – James “Faith without works is dead”

Planning ahead is important

Planning at its best

This is another example of WHY we need to plan ahead!

Know where you are Know where you want to go... -GOALS- Know how you are going to get there Anticipate the problems along the way! Strategy planning at its best! Take the time to do some research

WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS? GOAL WHERE YOU ARE AT NOW What is your road map to getting there? What are your strengths? Build on it! What are your weaknesses? Work on it! What are your opportunities? Grab it! What are your threats? Pray about it! Am I willing to sacrifice to get it? How much will it cost to reach it?

WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS? Baptisms Worship attendance Stewardship Teachers trained, Leaders developed Classes started Ministries started Fellowship Structure Take Five minutes to talk about your goals talk about your goals

Changing the Status Quo Time Degree of Difficulty 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 Nostalgia Ministry Dropout Robert Dale In To 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 Stetzer In Comeback Churches Dream Beliefs Goals Structure Ministry Reason - Common Purpose – Dream Strategy - Clear roles Structure - Accepted Leadership Method - Effective Processes and Action plans Climate - Solid relationships Means - Excellent Communication

Communication is Critical! Movie clip

Summary:Let us look at “Change to be Made” worksheet“Change to be Made” worksheet “Goal & Action Plan” worksheet“Goal & Action Plan” worksheet Fish boning (next slide)Fish boning (next slide)

Fish Bone Revival Date Speaker Music Prayer Promotion Special Events Special nights Special Nights High Attendance Sunday School night Music night Youth Children’s

Summary Acts 1:8 Grid” worksheet “Acts 1:8 Grid” worksheet Set a date to meet to continue your planningSet a date to meet to continue your planning –Place on your SWOT sheet… If possible … DOM follow-up after date…If possible … DOM follow-up after date… Web pagesWeb pages Share your opinionShare your opinion