Continuing the series on Planning we will now look at creating timelines.
Timelines
A timeline is a critical ‘driver’ in achieving the end goal. Like a map it provides a constant reference against which progress towards a target can be measured at any point in the journey. It is a monitoring tool. And so it is worth [...]
Continue reading about Planning and Implementation - Pt 7 - Creating a timeline
The illustration I used in the last brainstorm related to this series of blogs about Planning. However, since this does not illustrate planning an event I will first show you how to ‘clean up’ this brainstorm and then revert to a different example to show the importance of a timeline for event planning.
Ordering the results [...]
Continue reading about Planning and Implementation - Pt 6 - Ordering your thoughts
Brainstorming and Gathering Ideas
It is important when beginning to plan to have some creative ‘out of the box’ thinking, and to get an overview of the ultimate goal and process to achieve it, before becoming too detailed and specific. It is rare that the first thoughts that come to mind are the best! So [...]
Continue reading about Planning and Implementation - Pt 5 - Brainstorming and Gathering Ideas
Strategic Decisions
When beginning to plan there may be some key ‘in principle’ decisions to make, decisions that will be strategic, and will affect how a plan is implemented and what the final outcome will look like. What do I mean by ‘strategic’?
For me strategic decisions are those that have added value or affect the quality [...]
Continue reading about Planning and Implementation - Pt 4 - Strategic Decisions and sharing Vision
Where do we start?
The starting point of any planning exercise must be the finishing point! Where are you aiming to go and how are you going to get there?
Planning is about taking a journey with many stages. It is no good just leaving your starting point ‘on a whim’ and hoping you will go somewhere [...]
Continue reading about Planning and Implementation - pt 3 - Goal setting
As I teach on planning I address two basic questions. One is ‘Why plan?’ The other may not be openly expressed but is often close to the surface: ‘Is planning just adopting the world’s methods?’
1. Why plan?
In my introductory blog I shared on this topic and will enlarge on it further in subsequent postings. Put [...]
Continue reading about Planning and Implementation - pt 2 - some basic questions
This will be my last blog for the summer. I realise that there are other things on peoples minds such as holidays – in the UK at least. So I am joining them!
The importance of debriefing
For my final blog before we break let me share with you how we debriefed from the Together on a [...]
We met with God
Over 3000 Leaders and Twenties have now returned to about 40 nations and are separated by many thousands of miles having spent last week together with a common sense of vision and purpose at the annual Newfrontiers Conference ‘Together on a Mission‘ hosted by Terry Virgo.
There seems to have been a general [...]
Continue reading about Conference Administration - Behind the scenes at TOAM 2010
Translation
First, Google Translation has now been added to all Newfrontiers websites including my blog! For my blog see the panel on the right.
Traducción atraves de Google-traducción ha sido añadido a todas las páginas web de Nuevas Fronteras, incluyendo mi blog! Para ver a mi blog , ver al panel de la derecha.
Notices pt 2
Having touched [...]
Continue reading about Giving Notices - Part 2 - How? When? Who?
The sober truth!
How many of your people would say the notices are the most interesting part of your church service?! I venture to guess – not many. Why? Because the church service is about meeting – first with God and then with other believers. Vital components of such meetings are, of course, Worship, Prayer, Preaching [...]
Continue reading about Giving notices – Part 1 – Why? and What?
