by Jay Jarboe One of the wonderful truths about God is His desire for relationship and partnership with His people. Paul reminds us, “we are God’s fellow workers” (1 Cor. 3:9a). The early church committed itself not just to ordinary activities but to meaningful spiritual relationships (Acts 2:42). Many believe that activities create relationships, but […]
Archive for Strategic Planning
Authors : Jay Jarboe
by Evertt Huffard For many years, I began a weekend consultation with a group of elders or a mission team with a SWOT assessment [strengths-weaknesses-opportunities-threats]. However, I shifted away from this tool to the “start-stop-continue” tool because it naturally generated action steps. Consider this SWOT on SWOT. STRENGTHS: A good consultation generates conversations that the […]
Authors : Evertt Huffard
by Steven Carrizal Transitions have a way of disrupting what church leaders tend to value most—continuity, constancy, and predictability or perhaps in another word, peace. With transitions come a sense of uncertainty and reactivity that is often soothed by seeing a problem to solve and looking for a quick fix that has long term […]
Authors : Steven Carrizal
Tags : Strategic Planning, Vision and Mission
by Jay Jarboe Spiritual leadership development seems to be on everyone’s mind and in our conversations. However, very few have an intentional strategy for developing emerging leaders for the next generation. What does a strategy look like to develop spiritual leaders? We need to ask: What is our end goal? What type of leaders are […]
Authors : Jay Jarboe
Tags : Strategic Planning
by Summer Morris What kind of legacy is your church leaving in your community? When folks from your community drive by your campus or your church is mentioned, what do people say? The answer to this question is just as important as what the folks inside your building are saying! Our witness to our community […]
Authors : Summer Morris
Tags : Strategic Planning
by Greg Anderson As a church prayerfully wrestles with its future, it is wise to ask and answer two very important questions: What is our church’s vision? What is our church’s mission? If no one in your church can answer those questions, then you have some serious work to do. Why are vision and mission […]
Authors : Greg Anderson
Tags : Strategic Planning, Vision and Mission
by Evertt W. Huffard Paul’s vision was clear—to increase thanksgiving to the honor of God by extending grace to more people. His strategy involved daily spiritual renewal because he focused on things that were unseen and eternal (2 Cor 4:15-18). Once God extended Paul’s horizon beyond Asia Minor, his vision was stretched to Macedonia […]
Authors : Evertt Huffard
Tags : Strategic Planning
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