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Incremental Route: Present Planning

Present Planning involves aligning the current resources (budget, staff, calendar, facilities) to fulfill the future story along the path of the key leverage points.

The focus should be on efficiency and effectiveness, and on the greatest experiences of the congregation.

What are the crucial characteristics of Present Planning?

It imagines a detailed story of the congregation three to eighteen months into the future.

It seeks to project how the congregation will do well its important tasks over the next three to eighteen months.

It focuses on the efficient operation of the congregation in implementing its high priorities.

It focuses on programmatic emphases and accountable management.

It is perceptual more than conceptual.

It is detailed rather than general or thematic.

It is practical.

It is clear.

It is controlled in response to change situations.

It is goal-oriented and is concerned about destinations.