Strategic Ministry Design for LCMS Organizations
Our Strategic Ministry Design process helps organizations discern God’s vision, equipping leadership with the confidence and clarity to move forward in fulfilling their mission. Connect with our team for a free evaluation to see if your organization could benefit from Strategic Ministry Design.
LCEF believes in intentional and continual devotion to seeking God’s will for ministries.
For our partners, this means beginning with our Strategic Ministry Design process where we assist you in discerning God’s vision for your organization.
The path to clarity varies for each organization, but the end goal is clear: Your leadership is confident in the direction and purpose that God has lain before them.
Our Strategic Ministry Design process helps your organization discover and embrace God’s vision over eight to 10 months, providing the guidance needed for your leadership to confidently move forward with purpose and clarity.
3 Months
Visioning
Visioning is a facilitated process to discover God’s vision for your people. The result of this ten-week process is a clear and concise vision statement that answers the question: God, who do You say we are? This gives your ministry its identity and purpose, which drives everything you do.
Goal
Your organization knows God’s vision for them and is inspired to pursue it
Your organization knows God’s vision for them and is inspired to pursue it
3 Months
Ministry Planning
LCEF employs a unique approach where we equip the leaders of your organization to be the strategic planners as we build the first iteration of the plan. This will create a dynamic plan that is continually evaluated and updated plan by the people called to lead your ministry, not an outside consultant. Our Ministry Planning process includes leadership training, tools development and a facilitated creative session that both models the Ministry Planning process and creates the first plan.
Goal
Your leaders are equipped to lead and generate a dynamic strategic plan to move ministries forward.
Your leaders are equipped to lead and generate a dynamic strategic plan to move ministries forward.
3 Months
Campus Master Planning
“Facilities Facilitate.” This simple phrase guides our work with organizations looking to match their facilities to current and future ministries.
Goal
Your organization has a Campus Master Plan that works to match your facilities to your ministries.
Your organization has a Campus Master Plan that works to match your facilities to your ministries.
3 Months
Financial Planning
Just as “facilities facilitate,” finances facilitate. In our process, we first want your leaders to have a solid understanding of current finances and be working with modern tools and practices. Then as ministry plans come together, a clear financial plan is built to leverage annual offerings, special accounts, endowments, planned capital campaigns and the loan resources of LCEF.
Goal
Your leaders have a clear vision of your organization’s financial future in support of your ministries.
Your leaders have a clear vision of your organization’s financial future in support of your ministries.
3 Months
Communication
As the Strategic Ministry Design process concludes, our final goal is to support your communication of findings and plans to your clients and stakeholders. Solutions will vary and can include designing forums and special presentation events. When applicable, we help bring together a final presentation for your board so, together, your organization can step forward with confidence.
Goal
Your ministry communicates the findings and plans.
Your ministry communicates the findings and plans.
Get Started
Connect with our team for a free evaluation to see if your organization could benefit from Strategic Ministry Design.