Planning at the Local Church A way for a successful Youth Ministry by Jean-Pierre Mulumba Tshimanga ECD Field Secretary for Education Chairmanship, Assessment and Evaluation, Leadership Formation and Strategic Planning
A Very Important Activity If you fail to plan, you plan to fail Planning is putting your dreams on paper Planning is giving words to your vision, giving flesh to your dreams A vision which is not transformed into a plan dies A plan not implemented is a nightmare.
Important Things in Planning at the Local Church Level Know the Mission Statement of the Youth Ministry. Know the basic goals and objectives. Know the GC goal and objectives Know the Division goals and objectives Know the Union goals and objectives Know the Mission/Field/Conference goals and objectives
The Vision of the Higher Organization Matters GC vision in three main focuses 1. Quality of life - Spiritually - Physically - Materially and financially - Socially - Emotionally - Psychologically and intellectually 2. Unity - In policies and management procedures 3. Growth -Spiritually - Numerically - Intellectually The GC Youth Ministries adopted the GC Vision
The Division Five Main Focuses The same have been adopted by all lower organizations. Spiritual Unity Evangelism Self-support Nurture Leadership The Division Youth Ministries Focuses Witness (Win more) -Unity (Press together)- Stewardship (Self-support).
Division Vision and Youth Ministry Vision 1. Win more Evangelism preceded by spiritual and material preparation in order to insure nurture and quality of life and quality leaders. Press together Spiritual unity Self-support - Stewardship
Planning In A Practical Way Three Focuses are three goals Find objectives which are a breakdown of the goals Every objective must have strategies to reach them Then come programs or activities that go along with the strategies Then comes the time frame and the calendar of events.
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