Minnesota District

Leadership Conference

Saturday, March 3, 2012

atTrinity, Belle Plaine, MN

Status Quo ?“We’re having a tough time meeting the budget”

“We’ll never catch up with those mega-churches”

“There are no young people at our church”

“If only we could get all the inactives active”

“We’re a WELS church. We’re supposed to be small”

“We never have enough volunteers”

Strategic Planning

?

- Bottom line is not $

-The purpose for planning counts most

It’s all about proclaiming Jesus

Strategic Planning

Strategic Planning

“Doing”

Theology

I. Theology

Strategic Planning

II. PurposeIII. Philosophy of ministryIV. Long range planV. Tactical plans

VII. EvaluationVI. “Doing”

Strategic Planning

analysis &assessment

- of our congregation- of our community, our

“mission field”

Strategic Planning

analysis &assessment

- of our congregationKey stat = Avg. Worship Att.

Average Worship Attendance

0 – 100 small

100 – 200 mid-sized

200 + large

I. Theology

Strategic Planning

I. Theology

Strategic Planning

II. Purpose

II. Purpose2 Questions – an individual needs to ask

2 Questions – an organization needs to ask

- Where am I going?

- Why am I here?

- Where are we going?

- Why are we here?

I. Theology

Strategic Planning

II. PurposeIII. Philosophy of ministry

I. Theology

Strategic Planning

II. PurposeIII. Philosophy of ministryIV. Long range plan

Long Range Planning- People

- Program

- Staff

- Facilities/Resources

I. Theology

Strategic Planning

II. PurposeIII. Philosophy of ministryIV. Long range planV. Tactical plans

I. Theology

Strategic Planning

II. PurposeIII. Philosophy of ministryIV. Long range planV. Tactical plansVI. “Doing”

I. Theology

Strategic Planning

II. PurposeIII. Philosophy of ministryIV. Long range planV. Tactical plans

VII. EvaluationVI. “Doing”

Central QuestionHow can we proclaim Jesus

to our members & the unchurched

in our areain the best possible

way?

Keep in Mind …-Big does not mean better

-But there is the issue of the “Central Question”

What now?All decisions need to be made:- with the “Central Question”

in mind- patiently- care-fully- in Christian love

Get started!He who did not spare his

ownSon, but gave him up for us

all – how will he not also, along with him, graciously

give us all things?Ro 8:32

What now?