You carry a lot that never quite fits on an org chart. You carry the stories of people your ministry serves, the expectations of donors or elders, the hopes of your staff, and your own sense that God has entrusted you with something that matters. At the same time, you...
When leaders struggle to prioritize resources, the problem is rarely a lack of good ideas. It is usually the opposite. There are too many needs that matter: a promising ministry initiative, a staffing gap, a building concern, a donor opportunity, a program that needs...
A strategic plan for a Christian school is easy to describe and hard to write well. The published plans that hold up share a few traits: they name a clear horizon, they tie goals to student outcomes, and they read like an invitation rather than a compliance document....
Most Christian school strategic plans do not fail at the board table. They fail in the twelve months after it, when the document moves from the retreat folder to a shelf and the board goes back to reviewing budgets and enrollment numbers. The template is usually the...
A strategic plan often gets handed to the executive director, senior pastor, or head of school with an unspoken message: “Please make this happen.” That is understandable, but incomplete. Who leads strategic planning? The senior leader sponsors it, the board governs...
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