Episode 592: What Ministry Planning Looks Like

In Episode 592 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Todd discuss how you do ministry planning effectively across campuses of different sizes.

In This Episode, You’ll Discover:

  • The challenge that every multisite church faces
  • What needs to be planned ahead and what is better planned in a shorter cycle

 Shareable Quotes (#NewChurches):

  • “If you are not clear on your vision and your values, and those have not been fully fleshed out and demonstrated and clarified, you are in big trouble.” – @toddadkins
  • “Before you even plan ministry, you need to make sure the vision and values are driving things, not the policies.” – @danielsangi
  • “Everything you do is going to be informed by the central vision and values.” – @toddadkins
  • “Plan three family reunions a year that are really service-focused and ministry-based.” – @toddadkins
  • “You can have a more active feedback loop by planning three times a year.” – @danielsangi
  • “Ministry planning, each area leads their team centrally and across all campuses.” – @danielsangi
  • “In light of what ministry looks like across the next four months, what are unique contextual pieces that each campus can do apart from the central campus?” – @danielsangi

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Published May 10, 2021

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