When it comes to pursuing goals, timing matters. Researchers have identified a phenomenon they call the “fresh start effect.” This refers to our tendency to take greater action towards goals after a temporal landmark. It’s why we often start a new exercise regimen after a birthday or make New Year’s resolutions.
As we approach a new year (a new decade, actually), why not take the opportunity to refresh your church’s vision? The resources we’re highlighting this week will help you do just that. Our Vision & Strategy Assessment Pack will enable your staff to understand the congregation’s strengths and weaknesses and to identify areas for improvement. Also, check out Developing Vision. This resource offers biblical reflection, wisdom from experienced pastors, and practical tips on how to identify, shape, and refine your ministry's vision.
Vision & Strategy Assessment Pack This pack features 8 quality assessment tools from the Decision Making, Managing Change, Strategic Planning, and Vision Training Themes. Use these tools with your team to help direct them through the tough process of change, including handling growth, adding a new ministry, or enacting a new vision and direction. Each assessment conveniently fits on one page, so they're easy to print, copy, and hand out. Stuart Briscoe, Charles Arn, Gordon MacDonald, and more Read More
Developing Vision A strong vision is essential to any successful ministry: this is not news to anyone who has ever tried to accomplish anything without a clear purpose or goal with concrete plans for reaching it. But how do you begin the process of developing and refining a vision that will set you up for success? Sally Morgenthaler, John Ortberg, Andy Stanley, and more Read More
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Counseling Resources
Counseling Policies and Practices These forms will help your church build policies and practices for a strong counseling ministry. Also included here are tools for counselors to use as they track symptoms and progress in those they care for. John Throop Read More
Counseling toward Repentance This resource is filled with valuable guidance about helping people deal with the sin in their hearts. Discover the heart-revealing questions you can ask, the things you should listen for, and the ways in which you can help that person move in the right direction. Paul David Tripp, Gordon MacDonald, David Powlison, and more Read More
Premarital Counseling Help lay the foundation for strong, God-honoring marriages. Ron Edmondson, Donald L. Bubna, Randy Christian, and more Read More
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