{"id":2701,"date":"2011-03-14T06:58:33","date_gmt":"2011-03-14T11:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/?p=2701"},"modified":"2013-05-31T18:38:15","modified_gmt":"2013-06-01T02:38:15","slug":"planning-church-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/planning-church-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Tips for Planning Church Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, I challenged churches to kill their programs<\/a>. This doesn’t mean we shouldn’t have programs. We should…if they are properly planned and executed. Here are a few suggestions for planning new church programs.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>1. Train on the Way<\/strong>
\nAll programs must include something beyond just training. It does not appear that Jesus or the early church ever did training just for training. Most of the training was while they were on the way to do something. It was on the job training.<\/p>\n

If Jesus taught evangelism training today, it would go like this. He would announce the training in church, in the bulletin, and on the website. Then, on the night of the training, when everyone arrives, He would say, \u201cOk. We\u2019re all here? Good. There\u2019s a van out back. Let\u2019s all pile in. We\u2019re going to go downtown and hang out with drug addicts. I\u2019ll tell you what you need to know on the way.\u201d I don\u2019t care what program you start, if it does not include actually doing what you are being trained to do, don\u2019t do it.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>2. Help, Serve, and Love Others<\/strong>
\nAll programs should be designed to help, serve, or love other people. I love to study the Bible, but the absolute last thing the church needs right now is more Bible studies.<\/p>\n

And while I\u2019m on the subject, the same goes for prayer meetings. We don\u2019t need more prayer meetings. If you are planning a program, don\u2019t make it a Bible study or prayer meeting. We know more than we need to know about the Bible to obey it, and we need to start being answers to our own prayers before we pray about it more. If you want to study Scripture and pray about what you are going to do, fit it in as something you do while you are on the way to love or serve somebody.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>3. Use Small, Achievable Goals<\/strong>
\nAs we learned yesterday<\/a>, programs need expiration dates. If all programs are being designed to meet specific needs of specific people, it is logical to design the programs to meet small, achievable needs of a few people, rather than the vast, insurmountable needs of a few million people. In this way, you don\u2019t need big budgets or huge crowds of volunteers to accomplish your programs.<\/p>\n

All you need is a few people to see and meet a need that they are aware of and which is right in front of them. They don\u2019t need to go to budget committee meetings and petition for money. They don\u2019t need to twist the arms of unwilling recruits. They just see a specific need, and then set out to meet that need. This approach liberates the people to create and conclude their own personal programs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, I challenged churches to kill their programs. This doesn’t mean we shouldn’t have programs. We should…if they are properly planned and executed. Here are a few suggestions for planning new church programs. 1. Train on the Way All programs must include something beyond just training. 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