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Strategic Planning. CCCI Children’s Ministry. “I Have a Dream”. What do you want for the children of our church and community by the time they reach the age of 30? I want them to: Know Jesus as their personal Lord and Savior. Know how to study the Bible. Have a Biblical worldview.
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Strategic Planning CCCI Children’s Ministry
“I Have a Dream” • What do you want for the children of our church and community by the time they reach the age of 30? • I want them to: • Know Jesus as their personal Lord and Savior. • Know how to study the Bible. • Have a Biblical worldview. • Develop their spiritual gifts to benefit the local church.
More Dreams • I also want our children to: • Honor God in how they spend their money. • Treat others with respect. • Have healthy relationships. • Do you have similar dreams for your children?
Desires Vs. Goals • A goal is something that you can personally accomplish, even without the help of others. • A desire is something that you can genuinely want and you can work hard toward it, but it will not happen unless another person does their part. • A desired outcome is a specific desire for a specific person or group of people. It implies doing an intentional activity with a strong sense of purpose.
What is “Strategic Planning”? A clear understanding of: • What are our desired outcomes? • What are the best ways to pursue those desired outcomes? • How will we know whether the desired outcomes are happening?
When does strategic planning end? • We must regularly remind ourselves: • What desired outcomes we have for our children • How we will pursue those desired outcomes • We must also regularly ask ourselves: • How are we doing at pursuing those outcomes? • How can we improve? • Strategic planning is an ongoing process! • Any questions so far?
Why can’t Ben do this himself? • We need balanced input from a variety of people. • Ben can be too idealistic and needs realistic input from those who minister directly to children at home or at church. • Those involved in making a plan are the most dedicated to carrying it out.
Strategic Planning “Dream” Team • Will read Raising a Modern-Day Joseph (team members will receive a free copy). • Will have 4 in-depth meetings this Spring to answer the three main questions: • What are our desired outcomes? • How should we pursue those desired outcomes? • How can we evaluate the impact on our children? • Will present results at a parent meeting. • Will evaluate effectiveness of CCCI children’s ministry in April 2011.
All Parents and Coworkers • All Other Parents and Coworkers should: • Read Raising a Modern-Day Joseph (available for check-out in the CM Library or for to buy for $10). • Pray for wisdom for the Strategic Planning Team. • Any questions?