Being Busy In Our Strategies

In episode 18, Pastor Greg and Pastor Trent talk about being busy with our strategies. It is important to have a strategic plan for your church and ministry that you can execute with concrete steps. In this episode, we talk about why it is important to have a plan for where you are going and how you are going to get there.

Show Notes

EPISODE 18 OUTLINE:
Why is this an important issue to talk through as pastors?

You need to know where you are going.
So many church leaders often fail at the execution stage.

Why do pastors have great plans but poor execution?

Pastors have too much on their plate.
Many pastors have never been taught how to execute strategy.

What are you discovering about strategic planning when you read the Bible?

God is the grand Architect.
Moses followed a plan.
Nehemiah had a plan to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
Jesus had a plan to disciple 12 men.

What are the most important parts of our strategic plan to accomplish the Great Commission?

Start with the WHY (why does our church exist?)
Create a Vision Statement (the mission is the Great Commission)
How does your church behave? What are you values?
Evaluating is it working?

BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

The Advantage, by Patrick Lencioni
The Discipline of Execution, by Chris McChesney, Jim Huling, and Sean Covey

EPISODE 18 QUOTES:

When it comes to leadership, hope is not a strategy.
Our goal is to take God’s vision for our life, ministry, and church and develop this into concrete steps for execution.
The key to every strategy is the discipline to execute the strategy.
Everyone has a strategy, but not everyone is honest about the success of their strategy.