7. In November hold five separate vision-casting/rallying meetings (with staff and all of the volunteers who participated, and with all of the volunteers from each area (ex. You’ll have one Kids’ meeting with you, staff, volunteer leaders who participated in the July–October planning, and invite EVERY single volunteer in the Kids’ ministry to participate). Do that with each of your five core areas. Make sure the volunteer leaders from each area that were brought into the planning sessions help present each area’s BHAG’s and facilitate the discussion.
8. Based on the congregational and departmental BHAG’s, go off as a staff and create your 2019 church-wide calendar and 2019 departmental calendars with all sermon series’, outreach events, marketing, etc. Plan out every single thing that needs to happen in 2019 (that never seems to get off the ground because you always put off planning it until the last minute). Then let your mission, BHAG’s, and calendar drive your leadership conversations and decisions accordingly.
9. On Sunday, January 6, 2019, hold a “Vision Sunday” in your services where you share church-wide and departmental BHAG’s. Go heavy on vision, sharing stories of life-change, etc. End with an extended time of prayer as together you seek God’s face to make these BHAG’s happen throughout the year.
10. Make the following Sunday, January 13, 2019, the first day of your new re-launch, just like you would on the opening day of a new church. Put the same amount of time, promotion and energy into that “kick-off Sunday” as you currently put into Easter and Christmas Eve.
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