Strategies in Local Missions Roberta Lyle – Barbie Patterson Julie Bickel -
Strategic Ministry Planning Clarity of vision, purpose and processes What does ministry need to be sustainable? Focus that is too broad leads to divergent paths and loss of momentum
Church Structure Church’s mission and values Mission Ministry Strategy Entry Points Bridge Events CollectionsHousing Education & Life Skills Justice
Leadership Team Leader – Servant leadership ◦Integrity, humility, accountability ◦“Ridiculously in charge” – Henry Cloud Leadership team ◦Understand church culture – culture follows behavior Empower leaders to make decisions
Language and Culture “ Words launch us. We don’t need to be a dean to say words that change everything for someone. Instead, God made it so that ordinary people like you and me can launch each other.” Bob Goff
Resources Volunteers ◦Partnering with God in doing his redemptive work in the community Identify Spiritual Gifts ◦What training and support is needed?
Other Resource Needs Supplies and equipment Space Technical support
Goals What you celebrate is what gets done What will you measure? ◦Goal: Provide students with their own bed. ◦Objective: For students to have uninterrupted sleep so they can be better prepared for school ◦Outcome: 5 students at X school will receive a bed, bedding, and p.j.s.
Partners in the Community How do you eat an elephant? Church name opens doors Under promise and over deliver ◦Don’t agree to do anything you can’t carry out
Get the Word Out Word of Mouth Pulpit Announcement Website, bulletin, s Signs or banners Visuals PSA –radio and TV Flyers
Monitor Team Check in regularly Be approachable and accessible ◦Complaints go up; compliments go all around Honest Dialogue ◦Redirect with grace if needed
How Did it Go? Gather and report results Share stories Get feedback from participants and recipients
Celebrate “Gratitude is a state of thankful awareness” - Bob Goff
Barbie’s Testimony “Serving with others started me on the path to life-long volunteering and grew my faith”.