HealthyChurches Pastor Brian Sutton Growing

I. Commitment

You can’t give away What you don’t have.

I. Commitment Evaluate your ability to hear God’s call.

II. Calling

What is the task at hand?

II. Calling What does God see?

II. Calling What do I see?

II. Calling I cannot take appropriate action until I hear from God! (call precedes vision)

III. Vision

Seeing what God sees (present)

III. Vision Where do I fit into the journey of my church (Planting/Watering)?

III. Vision Seeing what God sees (future)

III. Vision Does God have a vision statement for me?

IV. Mission

Mission: The Steps that I will take to achieve the vision

IV. Mission Four Biblical Pillars of Growth/Health

IV. Mission REACHING

REACHING: Up to God

IV. Mission REACHING: Out to man The Gospel Story/Our Story

IV. Mission CONNECTING

CONNECTING: Community

IV. Mission CONNECTING: Unity Connecting our Stories

IV. Mission GROWING

GROWING: Connected to Grow

IV. Mission GROWING: Growing to Serve

IV. Mission SERVING

SERVING: Empowered to Serve

IV. Mission SERVING: Reaching through Service

V. Strategy

Step 1: SWOT Analysis

V. Strategy S trengths W eaknesses O pportunities T hreats

V. Strategy REACHING…

V. Strategy: SWOT Analysis REACHING: Strengths What do you do well? What do you do well? What unique resources can you draw on? What unique resources can you draw on? What do others see as your strengths? What do others see as your strengths?

V. Strategy: SWOT Analysis REACHING: Weaknesses What could you improve? What could you improve? Where do you have fewer resources than others? Where do you have fewer resources than others? What are others likely to see as weaknesses? What are others likely to see as weaknesses?

V. Strategy: SWOT Analysis REACHING: Opportunities What opportunities are open to you? What opportunities are open to you? What trends could you take advantage of? What trends could you take advantage of? How can you turn your strengths into opportunities? How can you turn your strengths into opportunities?

V. Strategy: SWOT Analysis REACHING: Threats What threats could harm you? What threats could harm you? What is your competition doing? What is your competition doing? What threats do your weaknesses expose you to? What threats do your weaknesses expose you to?

V. Strategy CONNECTING…

V. Strategy: SWOT Analysis CONNECTING: Strengths What do you do well? What do you do well? What unique resources can you draw on? What unique resources can you draw on? What do others see as your strengths? What do others see as your strengths?

V. Strategy: SWOT Analysis CONNECTING: Weaknesses What could you improve? What could you improve? Where do you have fewer resources than others? Where do you have fewer resources than others? What are others likely to see as weaknesses? What are others likely to see as weaknesses?

V. Strategy: SWOT Analysis CONNECTING: Opportunities What opportunities are open to you? What opportunities are open to you? What trends could you take advantage of? What trends could you take advantage of? How can you turn your strengths into opportunities? How can you turn your strengths into opportunities?

V. Strategy: SWOT Analysis CONNECTING: Threats What threats could harm you? What threats could harm you? What is your competition doing? What is your competition doing? What threats do your weaknesses expose you to? What threats do your weaknesses expose you to?

V. Strategy GROWING…

V. Strategy: SWOT Analysis GROWING: Strengths What do you do well? What do you do well? What unique resources can you draw on? What unique resources can you draw on? What do others see as your strengths? What do others see as your strengths?

V. Strategy: SWOT Analysis GROWING: Weaknesses What could you improve? What could you improve? Where do you have fewer resources than others? Where do you have fewer resources than others? What are others likely to see as weaknesses? What are others likely to see as weaknesses?

V. Strategy: SWOT Analysis GROWING: Opportunities What opportunities are open to you? What opportunities are open to you? What trends could you take advantage of? What trends could you take advantage of? How can you turn your strengths into opportunities? How can you turn your strengths into opportunities?

V. Strategy: SWOT Analysis GROWING: Threats What threats could harm you? What threats could harm you? What is your competition doing? What is your competition doing? What threats do your weaknesses expose you to? What threats do your weaknesses expose you to?

V. Strategy SERVING…

V. Strategy: SWOT Analysis SERVING: Strengths What do you do well? What do you do well? What unique resources can you draw on? What unique resources can you draw on? What do others see as your strengths? What do others see as your strengths?

V. Strategy: SWOT Analysis SERVING: Weaknesses What could you improve? What could you improve? Where do you have fewer resources than others? Where do you have fewer resources than others? What are others likely to see as weaknesses? What are others likely to see as weaknesses?

V. Strategy: SWOT Analysis SERVING: Opportunities What opportunities are open to you? What opportunities are open to you? What trends could you take advantage of? What trends could you take advantage of? How can you turn your strengths into opportunities? How can you turn your strengths into opportunities?

V. Strategy: SWOT Analysis SERVING: Threats What threats could harm you? What threats could harm you? What is your competition doing? What is your competition doing? What threats do your weaknesses expose you to? What threats do your weaknesses expose you to?

V. Strategy Step 2: 1,3 & 5 Year Goals

V. Strategy Set your goals based on your SWOT Analysis Revelation!

V. Strategy Step 3: Follow the Holy Spirit and begin the process…

HealthyChurches Pastor Brian Sutton Growing