Strategy

The Strategy and Execution Areas of MinistryActionPlans.com provides 4 planning models: a 4 Step Growth Process, The 4 Disciplines of Execution (Ministry 4DX), Objectives-Goals-Strategies-Measures (Classic OGSM), and short-form Ministry Action Plans (One Page MAP). Each method helps you execute on your most important strategic priorities in the midst of the whirlwind.

The Strategy Area also contains reference tools that address growth barriers, themes, blogs and other resources:

  • Growth Engines – Identify your church’s top 3 growth engines and create strategies for each one.
  • Growth Cycles – Leverage annual 5-month growth cycles for maximum strategic impact.
  • Growth Barriers – Most churches face growth barriers when attendance reaches 100, 200, 400, 1,000, 1,500 and 2,000.
  • Growth Themes – Mega themes describe how churches grow and what growing churches usually do very effectively.
  • Growth Ratios – These ratios describe general characteristics that healthy, growing churches exhibit.
  • Growth Blogs & Podcasts – Stay current about ministry trends and research in our fast-changing culture.
  • Growth Resources – Additional tools and a reading list inform strategic decision making.

Ministry 4DX

Classic OGSM

One Page MAP

Growth Tools