This past weekend, the deacons and I did something that we have talked about for a long time.... we left town and spent time talking, planning, and praying. There is nothing like getting away from the daily grind, turning off the TV, and just focusing on spiritual things. We have some godly men and I value their insights pertaining to our church and its ministries.
Since January, we had been surveying our people by inserting questions into our weekly bulletins. Our desire was to solicit the church's input, regarding various aspects of our church and its ministries. We are currently developing our 3, 5, and 10 year plans for EBC, and wanted our congregation's input.
Before we could discuss plans for the future, we needed to do an honest assessment of where we are as a church. What are our strengths, weaknesses, goals, and vision? Do we have a clearly defined purpose? Do we have a clearly defined target? What have we done well? What can we do better? How do we measure success?
This process of evaluation and assessment provided topics for deep thought and lengthy conversations. It also fostered some great ideas and an opportunity to refocus on what we are trying to accomplish as a church. The bottom-line... this was time well spent with the godly leaders God has raised up in our church, and all agreed we need to make this an annual event.
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