Description
This article teaches congregational leaders how to develop an annual ministry planning calendar. The Unstuck Group values good stewardship. This article published by the Unstuck Group includes the reasons planning is important, who needs to help in planning, and how to guage success.
Features
- Scriptural references
- Why plan?
- Who should be involved?
- How to gauge success
- How to budget
- Sample planning calendar
Practical Applications
- Use the sample planning calendar as a model for how to create a ministry calendar for your congregation, adapting it to fit your context.
- Following the suggestion in the article, engage an outside facilitator to lead your congregational leadership team in an annual planning retreat before you build your ministry budget.