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Program Planning

This guide discusses the importance of planning a program for ministry, offering advice on starting, ensuring effectiveness, attracting participants, evaluating success, and budgeting. It also provides steps for forming a planning committee and choosing a theme, while highlighting principles of program planning and advertising methods.

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Program Planning

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  1. Program Planning By Jean Parchment Leadership Certification Level 2 General Conference Women’s Ministries

  2. The focus of a program is ministry.

  3. Planning a program can be compared to an artist painting a picture. Likewise, we ask: What do we want to portray? What do we want them to remember?

  4. We are only God’s instruments. This is His program. He is using us to plan it.

  5. Prayer, Prayer, Prayer, and more Prayer!

  6. Frequently Asked Questions • Where do I start? • How can I ensure effectiveness? • Will people want to come? • What will make the program attractive? • How will I evaluate its success? • What is the best advertising method? • Is there a budget?

  7. Step 1: Form a Planning Committee A. Support: moral, spiritual, and physical B. Balance

  8. Choosing a Balanced Committee • Personal Contact • Consult with the church pastor and others you trust.

  9. Size of Committee Large does not necessarily mean effective.

  10. The leader/chairperson A young woman A single woman A career woman who is presently working at her career A homemaker who happens to be a mother A senior citizen Composition of a Committee

  11. Step 2: Choosing the Theme Needs Assessment Exercises: • Exercise #1: Identify three needs • Exercise #2: Prioritize the needs • Exercise #3: List group needs • Exercise #4: Prioritize group needs • Exercise #5: Identifying the Theme

  12. Christ-Centered Organization Relevant Simplicity Interesting/Vibrant Theme focused Music Attention to details Principles of Program Planning

  13. What to Avoid: • Jargon and complex religious phrases • Negatives • Lifelessness—Monotone sends everyone to sleep • Packing the Program: “effective” and “packed” are not synonymous • Numerous Announcements • Neglecting time • Lengthy introductions

  14. Keyword Advertise! Advertise! Advertise! Advertise!

  15. Advertising Principles • Repetition • Brochure • Brochures sent to churches • Newspaper/radio advertisement

  16. Subcommittees and Responsibilities • Program • Hospitality • Audio Visual • Ushering • Music • Photographer/Videographer • Clean up crew • Registration • Decoration • Prayer

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