Big Picture vs Little Pictures

Vision Definition Vision: outlines what the pathfinder club wants to be, or how it wants the world in which it operates to be (an "idealised" view of the world). It is a long-term view and concentrates on the future. It can be emotive and is a source of inspiration.

Mission Definition Mission: Defines the fundamental purpose(s) of the club, succinctly describing why it exists.

Strategy Definition Y X Strategy: Strategy is a combination of the end (goals) for which the team is striving A strategy describes what an organisation is going to do towards the end vision. Y X

Tactics Definition Tactics: Tactics describe how an organisation will reach its strategic goals These are the activities or sub-goals which when added together make up the strategic goals

Summary Strategy Tactics Planning Doing Large Scale Smaller Scale What How Long Time Frame Short Time Frame

Example Vision - XYZ pathfinder club transforms Mission- To become a centre of pathfindering excellence Strategy - Contributes to improvement in the academic attainment of 90% of its pathfinders Increases spiritual commitment of its pathfinders with 20club baptisms per year Tactics – State of the art lass room resources Training of staff

Diagnosing what’s going on in my club Purposes What’s our Mission? Relationships How do we manage conflict & co ordinate among people? Leadership Is someone keeping the boxes in balance? Structure How do we divide up the work? Helpful Mechanisms Do we have good systems and processes in place? Skills Do we have good systems and processes? Community Opportunities Major challenges

Joint Planning Output

Evangelism Everyone Everywhere!! Revival 2016 Restoration 2017 Reclamation 2018 Retention 2019 Our Themes Improving retention of our members Each member involved in outreach & mission in local community Our Strategy Improving quality of the personal & spiritual lives of our members & Pastors Increase tithe & gift aid to support SEC Missions 90% of new members remaining in church after 1 year 5000 Minimum Membership Increase 70% Churches Participating in Natural Church Development (NCD) £65MTithes £15M Gift-Aid Our Targets

Evangelism, Everyone, Everywhere ‘Praying Pathfinders Everywhere’ Pastor Kevin Johns Pathfinders Vision Revival 2016 Restoration 2017 Reclamation 2018 Retention 2019 Reconnecting churches with Pathfinders & Adventurers 1 Pathfinder/Adventurer Club in every church/Company small group using Pathfinders and Adventurers a community resource. Every Pastor a Master Guide 2 Departmental Strategy Re-establishing the process of grounding in spiritual empowerment Proactively seek Pathfinders who have left the Pathfinder club 3 Developing spiritual leaders leaders for the future- Training resources 4 Pathfinder events in churches Pathfinder involvement in local evangelistic outreach Pathfinder attendance at conference events Increase number of churches with pathfinder clubs Increase number of pastors as qualified Master Guides Increase Adult MG Small group of resources 400 Baptisms amongst Pathfinder All clubs involved in PBE Pathfinders giving & receiving bible studies 200 MG’s 50 PLA’s 20 APLA’s 50 TLT’s 1 Resource Centre Departmental Targets 1 2 3 4