Description
This online article supports congregational leaders who are involved in planning, developing, and reassessing the ministries of their congregation. Olu Brown, of the Lewis Center for Church Leadership, recognizes that leaders rarely take time to step back and reassess their ministries, looking at how each ministry connects to their missional objectives. Brown offers three planning strategies that encourage ministry leaders to plan differently, to return to simplicity.
Features
- Links to related resources
- Reference to original book
Practical Applications
- Present this article as an introduction to a conversation with your ministry team leaders, seeking to discern if your ministry events are aligned with the spiritual mission of your congregation.
- Following the spirit of this article, and one of the suggestions shared by the author, meet with your leadership team and consider not adding any new ministry events, but instead "lean into what's already planned and make it even better."
