From Vision to Reality: Crafting a Future Where More People Meet Jesus with Paul Alexander
Mar 21, 2024
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Learn how church leaders can prioritize life change and help more people meet Jesus through strategic planning. Hear Paul Alexander discuss using data to make informed decisions, measuring life change with tangible metrics, and confronting reality. Explore the growth journey of Sun Valley Community Church and the importance of active partnership with God for impacting communities. Discover the significance of tracking guest to attender ratios for church growth and navigating strategic planning in churches.
Strategic planning in the church is an act of obedience aligning actions with God's will for community impact.
Data-driven decisions, measuring life change indicators like baptisms, crucial for helping more people meet Jesus.
Deep dives
Effective Facility Planning for Church Growth
Prioritizing church facilities that support growth is essential. Rise Point, a team of professionals, including architects and designers, helps churches optimize their buildings for ministry expansion. By addressing facility limitations, churches can reach more people and enhance their community impact.
Success Stories from Sun Valley Community Church
Sun Valley Community Church in Arizona, under the leadership of Executive Pastor Paul, has experienced significant growth with six physical locations, an online campus, and a prison congregation. Known for consistent life transformation stories, the church focuses on solving new challenges as it expands.
Measuring Life Change and Church Growth
Sun Valley tracks life change indicators like baptisms, volunteer engagement, and leadership development to measure the impact of its ministry. Through weekly dashboard reviews, the church ensures strategic decisions align with its core mission of helping more people connect with Jesus.
Strategic Planning and Decision-Making for Church Leaders
Church leaders are encouraged to embrace strategic planning despite common aversions due to misconceptions about its role in church operations. By defining reality, dreaming of a preferred future, and designing pathways for growth, churches can align their strategies with spiritual goals for maximum impact.
Thanks for tuning in to the unSeminary podcast. Today I’m joined by Paul Alexander, the Executive Pastor at Sun Valley Community Church in Arizona. As church leaders, sometimes we can have a natural aversion to strategic planning. Yet we see in the scriptures, from beginning to end, that God has a plan. And He wants […]
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