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…

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