Strategic Intent

1. Assessing your Current Program
a. Reviewing your mission’s funding history
b. Budget Review
c. Ministry Partnerships
d. Project Involvement
e. Short-term Trips
f. Communication with Congregation
g. Local Community Involvement (if under missions program)

2. Assessing your Ministry Team
a. Team Member Responsibilities and Roles
b. Capabilities & Needs
c. Team Outlook (meet with team)
d. Team Strengths and Weaknesses
e. How the congregation views the missions program

3. Defining your Missions Program
a. Mission and Vision Statements
b. Ministry Objectives
c. Internal Strategy
d. External Strategy
e. Ministry Accountability
f. Budget Guidelines
g. Strategic Prayer

4. Building your Ministry team
a. Team Recruitment and Qualifications
b. Team Delegation & Responsibilities
c. Team Accountability
d. Team Communications

5. Ministry Projects and Partnerships
a. Guidelines for Ministry Partners
b. Annual Review Process
c. Drop Process Procedures
d. Assessing Potential Ministry Partners
e. Assessing Potential Ministry Projects
f. Local Ministry Criteria (if under missions program)

6. Communications and Awareness
a. Increasing Awareness
b. Congregation Communication Vehicles
c. Web Site Content
d. How to Effectively Celebrate Results

7. Increasing Missions Participation and Support
a. Promoting Missions in Church Small Groups
b. Adopt a Missionary Program
c. Adopt a People Group Program
d. Sister Church Partnerships
e. Prayer Programs
f. Faith Promise

8. Building a Missions Education Program
a. Creating World Christian Classes
b. Promoting The Perspectives Course
c. How to Promote Missions with other Ministry Leaders
d. Missions from the Pulpit
e. Incorporating Missions with Men’s and Women’s Ministries
f. Missions for Children

9. Outreach
a. Short Term Missions Trip Filter
b. Fundraising Guidelines
c. Criteria for Pastoral Support
d. Short term Trip Organizing Procedures
e. Local Community Projects (If under missions program)