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Each church that Harvestime works with completes a Strategic Ministry Plan (SMP). We believe that growing churches who have developed the eight components of Strategic Planning avoid costly mistakes in building new facilities, staffing issues and trying to be all things to all people in ministry.
Harvestime is uniquely equipped to help churches develop their Strategic Ministry Plan before they consider building or expanding and believe it is vital for every church's ministry success. Strategy is defined as: "Determining direction, control and focus of action and resources." Harvestime believes an effective strategy contains the following distinct components:
- Purpose: The reason we exist as a church. Our unique purpose sets us apart from other ministries in our area.
- Vision: This is the picture of the preferred future reality, outcome, or end result for your ministry.
- Mission: The action plan for achieving the vision.
- Core Values: Essential and enduring tenets and Timeless guiding principles.
- Goals: Specific, time based accomplishments to be achieved by implementing strategies in pursuit of ministry objectives.
- Strategies: Guidelines by which objectives are achieved.
- Objectives: The general areas in which our effort is directed.
- Action Items: Activities which set out the implementation plans for key strategies.
PURPOSE + VISION + MISSION + CORE VALUES + OBJECTIVES + GOALS + STRATEGIES + ACTION = SUCCESS |
