The “actionable” part of the Strategic Plan consists of critical strategies, each broken into key objectives. Critical strategies are the highest-level objectives that begin to break the plan down into its different and distinct areas of focus. Key objectives are the detailed actions identified under each critical strategy. The church's critical strategies and key objectives are outlined below: (1) Numerical … [Read more...]
Mission, Vision, And Strategy
Defining The Different Components Of A Strategy
I have spoken to more than a few church leaders on the topic of strategic planning over the years. It's almost always necessary to periodically revisit the definition of the different components of a strategy. It's definitely necessary to explore, understand, and explain when beginning a strategic planning effort with a new church or other organization. What is the difference between mission, vision, and strategy? … [Read more...]
Strategic Planning Operating Procedure
A Step By Step Planning Process For Your Church
Purpose The purpose of this operating procedure is to establish, document, and communicate the process for strategic planning at YOUR CHURCH. Scope The strategic planning process is used by senior staff to evaluate the organization’s performance, in terms of meeting stakeholder needs, and to develop a plan to better meet those needs during the coming planning period. The process begins with an annual strategic … [Read more...]
Strategic Plan Core Values
The next section of the Strategic Plan Document is the Core Values. Here's how it reads: Core values are those key beliefs and/or statements of fundamental principles that are “non-negotiables” for the church. They are the values the church will literally “die on the hill” over. Everything the church does must be consistent with its core values. The core values will rarely, if ever, be changed or modified. CCV’s … [Read more...]