1.
7STEPS
TO CREATING A
STRATEGIC PLAN
FOR YOUR CHURCH

2.
STEP 1
CLEARLY IDENTIFY
YOUR DESTINATION
WHERE ARE YOU GOING
AND WHAT WILL IT LOOK LIKE
WHEN YOU GET THERE?
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3.
STEP 2
KNOW YOUR
STARTING POINT
YOU’VE GOT TO KNOW WHERE
YOU ARE TODAY IN ORDER TO
DRAW AN ACCURATE MAP
TO YOUR DESTINATION.
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4.
STEP 3
DETERMINE THE
OBSTACLESYOU NEED TO KNOW THE ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
YOU’LL ENCOUNTER ON YOUR JOURNEY FROM
POINT A (WHERE YOU ARE) TO POINT B
(WHERE YOU ARE GOING). MINIMIZE SURPRISES
AND BE PREPARED FOR THE SPEED BUMPS.
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5.
STEP 4
DRAW YOUR MAP
YOU’LL NEED TO DEVELOP A DETAILED ACTION PLAN
TO NAVIGATE THE DRIVE FROM POINT A TO POINT B.
THIS PLAN SHOULD ACCOUNT FOR THE ROADBLOCKS
IDENTIFIED IN STEP 3 AND INCLUDE DIRECTIONS FOR
AVOIDING THOSE OBSTACLES.
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6.
STEP 5
PUT IT ON PAPER
A PLAN IS NOT REALLY A PLAN UNTIL YOU WRITE
IT DOWN IN DETAIL. WRITING IT DOWN WILL MAKE
IT EASIER TO COMMUNICATE AND MORE LIKELY
THAT YOUR TEAM AND “PASSENGERS”
WILL GET ONBOARD.
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7.
STEP 6
LOAD EVERYONE
IN THE CARALL OF YOUR PLANNING IS NO GOOD IF YOUR
DRIVERS (STAFF AND LEADERSHIP) AREN’T
READY AND YOUR PASSENGERS
(MEMBERS AND ATTENDERS)
AREN’T IN THE CAR.
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8.
STEP 7
DRIVE (EXECUTE)
THE PLAN, IF WRITTEN DOWN IN THE MOST
INTRICATE OF DETAIL, IS WORTHLESS
IF YOU DON’T GET IN THE CAR AND START
DRIVING; ACCORDING TO YOUR MAP,
OF COURSE.
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9.
THIS IS AN EXCERPT FROM THE ARTICLE
"CREATING A STRATEGIC PLAN,"
WRITTEN BY GREG MORRIS. YOU CAN
FIND THIS ARTICLE IN OUR FREE EBOOK,
"FIVE ESSENTIAL IDEAS FOR CHURCH
PLANTERS." GREG MORRIS HAS OVER
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF LEADERSHIP
EXPERIENCE IN BOTH FOR-PROFIT AND
NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. HE HAS
WORKED WITH CHURCHES TO DEVELOP
MISSION AND VISION, TO CREATE
STRATEGIC PLANS, TO MANAGE
CHANGE, AND TO DEVELOP STAFF AND
GROW LEADERSHIP.
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