Making Choices
Just as overall church vision and extended values direct the development of quantifiable goals, so it is with the creation of strategies. Strategies are the choices you make to achieve your vision, values and goals. They form the plan of attack to mobilize the church for ministry.
Ask the “why” question. Why do we make the choices we make in ministry? And what can we do to leverage limited resources for maximum kingdom impact?
Key Strategic Areas
Clarified ministry vision naturally leads to strategic focus points. These focus areas or priorities differ from one church to another, but most churches will center on Bible-based priorities such as The Great Commission or the five purposes of the New Testament church. Possible frameworks for ministry strategy might include:
Worksheet Tools
Summarize strategies and action plans with these worksheets, diagrams and resources:
Strategy Worksheet (Fillable PDF)
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