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How to Plan yearly
1. Last Year in Review—this part is a simple summary of the high points and great moments of the last year of ministry. This always provokes deep gratitude for what God has done, and challenges in areas that need improvement for the next year.
2. Personal Life Section—this section covers family and personal items like walking with the Lord, reading, studying, preparing for writing and teaching/preaching, family nights, vacation, date nights, and get-aways with my wife.
3. Twelve-Month Calendar—one page per month, but each month has been worked on carefully. All of the church events are in place. Each trip, activity, and critical season is mapped out. This ministry and personal calendar drives much of the rest of the planner. Of course much of it changes over the year, but it’s good to start with a twelve-month overview.
4. Months-at-a-Glance Project Lists—this is a one page per month list of the major projects of each particular month. It’s really a summary of the whole planner, by month. Each area of ministry is listed with the primary projects for that month. It’s a help to read this list every few days to make sure things are on track for the month.
5. A Section for Each Area of Ministry—in addition to a personal section, the planner includes a tab for every major area of ministry. For instance, mine includes youth, publications, etc. Each section contains the following: Vision, goals, projects, details. That’s a critical sequence—vision, goals, projects, details—because they flow one to the next.
6. Vision, Goals, Projects, and Details for Each Ministry—start with vision (given by God through time with Him). Then develop goals that realize the vision—make them measurable. Then create projects or events that fulfill the goals. Finally, put details like dates and steps to the projects. For example—a vision for youth ministry might include the transfer of biblical truth. A goal for that vision might be to lead a weekly Bible study time. A project to realize that goal might be to begin a teen Bible study or to teach the Ten Commandments. The details would include the step by step of when and how you will prepare those lessons or launch that new effort.
7. Particular Planning Tools for Each Ministry—for music ministry, this includes twelve months of music schedules. For youth ministry this includes a curriculum plan for what each class is teaching and when. For a radio ministry this would include the broadcast schedule. Each ministry has its own unique planning needs.
8. Flow Charts—each area of ministry usually has a team (even if they are volunteer). This chart shows who does what and how the work and ministry flows.
9. Ministry Budget—each area of ministry or each major event needs a budget—planning out the income and expenditures.
Why Planning?
Planning Ahead Ignites Fresh Vision and Passion. There’s something very exciting about asking God to enlarge your vision for your next twelve months of life. Asking the Holy Spirit to give you His heart and then writing down that vision really causes you to anticipate the future!
Planning Ahead Takes A Lot of Pressure Off. One of the keys for survival in a busy world is getting as many details out of your head as possible. The more time and energy (emotional and mental) that you spend “remembering things” the less time you can actually spend focused on what is most important in the moment. Creating an annual plan gets most of it out of your head and into a system—and that’s very energizing!
Planning Ahead Makes You More Productive and Effective. I would guess that the simple exercise of creating a plan helps us accomplish probably twice as much in a given year. Having a road-map makes the journey clear and the work more manageable and executable. Because you’ve thought through the details, you’re really able to give your best focus and energy to todays projects.
Planning Ahead Makes Family and Ministry Work Together in Balance and Harmony. A big part of my planner is my section on family. Creating the planner forces me to sit down with Dana and talk through every month of the year. In that appointment/date we look at every month in light of major events, school events, etc. With a Senior graduating this year, we looked even more closely at every month. In this exercise, the Lord allowed us to plan balance for our family as well as passion for ministry. We spent several hours on this and both came away a little emotional, but also very excited about all the opportunities ahead as we plan to serve the Lord and enjoy our family in the new year.
Planning Ahead Helps You Prepare for Busyness. Everybody has busy seasons of life, but too often those busy seasons catch us by surprise. They shouldn’t. Sometimes we’re too busy because we failed to plan. Other times, we’re busy by design—by God’s will. Having the whole year in view helps you see when the busy seasons will be and helps you plan for them before they arrive.
Planning Ahead Makes Room for the Unexpected. God is sovereign and just as sure as the sunrise, my life and ministry will be filled with things I could never have predicted. Crisis, urgent needs, and emergencies cannot be planned. But planning ahead actually makes you able to be more immediately responsive to the needs of the moment without losing your bearings on the big picture. Planning well actually enables you to step away from your plan to meet unexpected needs.
Maybe these thoughts will compel you to take some time, perhaps with your spouse, to sit down and plan your new year according to God’s will. Look at all of your roles and responsibilities and ask the Lord the help you put them on your calendar in appropriate proportions. Pastor Chappell said tonight, “What gets scheduled gets done.” That’s very true. If it’s not on your calendar, then it’s just not important to you—no matter how “warm and fuzzy” you feel about it.
We have about four weeks before another new year dawns. Now is a great time to lay out all twelve months before the Lord and make a plan that honors Him.
Psalms 90:12 says, “So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.”
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