Strategic planning for Christian organizations : turning the power of vision into effective ministry /
Guy S. Saffold.
- second edition.ition
- Fayetteville, Arkansas : Accrediting Association of Bible Colleges, (c) 2020.
- 227 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
PART ONE: BIBLICAL FOUNDATIONS FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING -- Planning with mind and heart -- Theology for strategic planning -- A pattern for Godly planning -- PART TWO: THE STRATEGIC PLANNING PARADIGM -- Strategic thinking -- Benefits of strategic planning -- Adaptive leadership -- PART THREE: IMPLEMENTING A STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS -- A road map for planning -- Getting started -- Clarifying mission -- Leadership through vision -- Assessing the environment -- Focusing action -- Results management.
Leaders know they should plan for the future but are often uncertain of how to do it. Strategic planning can seem too "corporate." Is it right to use a technique from the business world in ministry? God is a master planner whose plans extend from one end of time to the other. We are created in his image to be like him including in our capacity to discern his will and to formulate plans to follow him. Dr. Saffold draws on the Bible to show that planning strategically is a thoroughly biblical discipline that when rooted in faith, prayer and sensitivity to the Holy Spirit can help a ministry realize God's direction and future. https://www.amazon.com/Strategic-Planning-Christian-Organizations-Direction/dp/B08C94SL7J/ref=sr_1_1?crid=15A0NLLS4CFZI&keywords=9798654857927&qid=1683226210&sprefix=9781476740676%2Caps%2C187&sr=8-1