1. Big Picture vs Little Pictures

2. Vision Definition
Vision: outlines what the pathfinder club wants to be, or how it wants the world in which it operates to be (an "idealised" view of the world). It is a long-term view and concentrates on the future. It can be emotive and is a source of inspiration.

3. Mission Definition
Mission: Defines the fundamental purpose(s) of the club, succinctly describing why it exists.

4. Strategy Definition Y X
Strategy: Strategy is a combination of the end (goals) for which the team is striving
A strategy describes what an organisation is going to do towards the end vision. Y X

5. Tactics Definition
Tactics: Tactics describe how an organisation will reach its strategic goals
These are the activities or sub-goals which when added together make up the strategic goals

6. Summary Strategy Tactics Planning Doing Large Scale Smaller Scale What
How
Long Time Frame
Short Time Frame

7. Example Vision - XYZ pathfinder club transforms
Mission- To become a centre of pathfindering excellence
Strategy - Contributes to improvement in the academic attainment of 90% of its pathfinders
Increases spiritual commitment of its pathfinders with 20club baptisms per year
Tactics – State of the art lass room resources
Training of staff

8. Diagnosing what’s going on in my club
Purposes
What’s our Mission?
Relationships
How do we manage conflict &
co ordinate among people?
Leadership
Is someone keeping the boxes in balance?
Structure
How do we divide up the work?
Helpful Mechanisms
Do we have good systems and processes in place?
Skills
Do we have good systems and processes?
Community
Opportunities
Major challenges

9. Joint Planning Output

10. Evangelism Everyone Everywhere!!
Revival
2016
Restoration
2017
Reclamation
2018
Retention
2019
Our Themes
Improving retention of our members
Each member involved in outreach & mission in local community
Our Strategy
Improving quality of the personal & spiritual lives of our members & Pastors
Increase tithe & gift aid to support SEC Missions
90% of new members remaining in church after
1 year
5000
Minimum
Membership Increase
70%
Churches Participating in Natural Church Development (NCD)
£65MTithes
£15M Gift-Aid
Our Targets

11. Evangelism, Everyone, Everywhere
‘Praying Pathfinders Everywhere’
Pastor Kevin Johns
Pathfinders
Vision
Revival
2016
Restoration
2017
Reclamation
2018
Retention
2019
Reconnecting churches with Pathfinders & Adventurers 1
Pathfinder/Adventurer Club in every church/Company small group using
Pathfinders and Adventurers a community resource. Every Pastor a Master Guide 2
Departmental Strategy
Re-establishing the process of grounding in spiritual empowerment
Proactively seek Pathfinders who have left the Pathfinder club 3
Developing spiritual leaders leaders for the future- Training resources 4
Pathfinder events in churches
Pathfinder involvement in local evangelistic outreach
Pathfinder attendance at conference events
Increase number of churches with pathfinder clubs
Increase number of pastors as qualified Master Guides
Increase Adult MG
Small group of resources
400 Baptisms amongst Pathfinder
All clubs involved in PBE
Pathfinders giving & receiving bible studies
200 MG’s
50 PLA’s
20 APLA’s
50 TLT’s
1 Resource Centre
Departmental
Targets 1 2 3 4