Defining and understanding the mission of the church involves several key components. Firstly, operational planning includes setting goals, organizing ministries, and structuring personnel.
Your ministries will mostly reach the kind of people that are already in your church.
Establishing the Vision: (Strategic Planning)
STRATEGY
VALUES
TARGET
MISSION
BIBLICAL MANDATE
VISION
Assessment: (Feed-back Loop)
EVALUATION
Mission: Defining Why We Exist
BE CLEAR
BE SPECIFIC
BE BIBLICAL
Values: Clarification of Important Attitudes
Decisions by concession
Team work
Generosity
Mutual Accountability
Every member an active witness
Every member growing
Every member a minister
Community (Loving Relationships)
Jesus at the centre
Your Community
SPIRITUALLY
DEMOGRAPHICALLY
GEOGRAPHICALLY
Purpose & Vision
The church that understands what God wants it to do, will know where it is going. But, “Where there is no vision, the people perish.”
Reduce FRUSTRATION
Builds MORALE
Assists EVALUATION
Attracts COOPERATION
Allows CONCENTRATION
Biblical Mandate: Defining Your Church’s Biblical Purpose
God’s purpose for His church needs to be studied, discussed and prayed about in your core groups, small groups, Bible Classes, leader meetings, visitation and sermons. It is vital that leaders and pastors call the church to be biblically authentic.
