Mission

Definition:
The mission describes the organisation’s primary and overarching reason for existence.

Purpose:
The purpose of the mission statement is to keep the focus of the organisation, and is also used to rank and prioritise initiatives.

Working Drafts:

1. To win people for Christ and to nurture them to spiritual maturity
2. To lead people into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ by creating environments where participants are encouraged and equipped to pursue: 1) Intimacy with God2) Community with insiders3) Influence with outsides
3. Growing Christians to change their community and impact the world by helping them to live lives worthy of their calling
4. To win friends, family, employees, employers, colleagues, seekers, and people in need for Christ, and to nurture them to spiritual maturity

Final

The PLOT Thickens:

To lead people into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ. To nurture and equip them to pursue:

1. Intimacy with God
   (Everything that they do and become must flow from an intimate relationship with God)
2. Influence in the community
   (We want people to be outward focussed and to impact their family, friends and colleagues as well as people less fortunate than themselves)
3. Their divine purpose
   (We want people to understand that God has a unique calling for their lives and encourage them to find it and follow it whether it is ministry inside our outside of our church)

Notes:

If this is our mission, then every ministry should ensure that whatever is event, program or activity is held, or whatever teaching is given, does it directly enforce or diliver on the mission.

Vision

Defintion:
The vision describes the desired future state of the organisation. Simply put, the vision describes what the organisation "wants to be".

(The vision statement should, by definition, be aspirational and will invariably be a stretch for the organisation.)
See also a definition on the Evangelism Blog (no retired)

Purpose:
The purpose of the vision statement is to convey to the relevant stakeholders where the organisation is heading. This is to create a sense of direction, and in turn be motivational for the various stakeholders.

Vision for BBC by 2011:

Irresistable programs that draw people in. Christians and seekers coming because BBC is an exciting place to be.

• 1 000 people (including children) at Sunday services each week
• 400 young people involved in weekly youth programs
  
  

Individuals committed to a growing relationship with Jesus and acting on this by committing to our discipleship and evangelism process and getting involved in church ministries and outreach programs.

• 400 people committed to the discipleship process
• 300 people committed the core evangelism process of which 50% have lead 1 person to Christ
• 200 people serving God through BBC - this could be in church ministries or outreach programs.
  

Intimacy characterises the relationships within BBC. People feel supported and loved because they have made real friendships with other members in BBC.

• 600 people linked to a small group
  
  

Influence in the community is a given because committed members are living lives of influence and because targeted ourreach programs are making a difference in the community.

• At least 1 church planted in an underprivileged community

Vision Summarised:

To fill the existing BBC facilities with unchurched people

• 1000 People Attending Irresistible weekly programs including youth & kids
• 400 Individuals committed to being formally discipled
• 600 Individuals commited to leading 1 person to Christ
• 200 Individuals serving in support ministries
• 600 People developing intimate fellowship through small group activities
• 1 Or more churches planted in an underprivileged area

Values

Definition:
The values are the attitudes and behaviours that the organisation believes are important.

Purpose:
The values statement serves as a guideline for how the leaders and individuals in the organisation should behave in carrying out the activities of the organisation.

BBC Draft:
Please use the comments to provide ideas for the Values.

Distinctives (Retired)

PLEASE CAPTURE DISTINCTIVES IN THE STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, OPPURTUNITIES, THREATS)

Definition:
The distinctives define the unique aspects of the church, and help a church attendee chose one church above another.

(For example, what are those things that would make a person attend BBC as oppose to a neighbouring church. A distinctive may be the depth of the teaching, or the friendliness of the welcome when attending church services.)

Purpose:
The distinctives help leadership focus on those elements of church life that draw people to the church. The leadership should continually be ensuring that the distinctives are understood by the ministry leaders, and that the distictives are not lost over time. The distinctives should also be delivered with excellence.

BBC Draft:
Please use the comments to provide ideas for the Distinctives.

SWOT Analysis

Strengths

1. Missions focused
2. Counseling
3. Music and Worship
4. Active Youth Ministry
5. Teaching in Sunday Services
6. Leadership Unity
7. Facilitate Individual Initiative
8. Balanced
9. Cross Generational Co-operation
10. Non-Threatening Culture

Weaknesses

1. No single leader casting vision
2. Too Tolerant
3. Lack of Doctrinal Clarity
4. Only relevant to Churched People
5. Casting and Execution of Vision
6. Lack on intentionality in services
7. Not a Praying church

Opputunities

1. BBC could become a centre for family coaching or a place of emotional healing for those hurting. This would be a means to sharing Christ with people.

Threats

1. False doctrine surfacing in all different formats (inside and outside the church)
2. A big threat for me is that the church is becoming irrelevant to the average Northern suburbs person

Strategy

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This is a draft Strategy Map compiled from the work done in Project Outlook abd using teh strategy map used in the Evangelism task force.



How to Comment:

1. The Verbage for each strategic Objective (bubble) if provided below.
2. Please copy and paste the verbage of the specific bubble you like to change or delete or refer to the code e.g M3 etc

If you would like to add a strategic bubble please indicate so. A strategic Objective is a statement of intent. The whole church is not modelled on the strategy map only the focus areas or the thing that we would like the leadership to change or improve significantly.


Strategic Objectives
G1 - By 2010, To fill the church with Unchurched People.
G2 - To enjoy Intimacy with God
G3 - To Fulfill God’s Divine Purpose for our lives
G4 - Have Influence with Outsiders

P1 - Provide a Basic Understanding of Sound Doctrine
P2 - Encouragement keep the Faith
P3 - Show how to Obey God (spiritual Growth)
P4 - Provide Opportunities to Exercise Spiritual Gifs
P5 - Explain the Real Gospel
P6 - Service the Community & display God’s love & character

M1 - Implement Seeker sensitive Services
M2 - Preach to Motivate in terms of the Big Picture
M3 - Ensure Colourful & Relevant Services
M4 - Personalised Discipleship Programs

M5 - Provision of Bible based Teaching in Small Groups & Guided Individual Study
M6 - Mentorship Type” Accountability Mechanisms
M7 - Build the family with Hospitality
M8 - Provide Community Lifestyle Courses
M9 - Drive Youth & Child Evangelism Events
M10 - Acts of Service / Good Works / Missions

L1 - Develop Personal Evangelism Skills
L2 - Find Spiritual Gifts
L3 - Develop Teaching Roadmaps
L4 - Document BBC’s Beliefs
L5 - Lead the Church towards the Vision
L6 - Pastor & Develop New Leadership
L7 - Align Finances & Resources with the Vision
L8 - Prayer

Organisational Model

Definition:
The organisational model describes the roles and responsibilities of the various leadership entities, and how the entities relate to each other.

Purpose:
The purpose of the organisational model is to facilitate an effective organisation structure.

BBC Draft:
TBA