Comments on: Should Churches Set Goals? https://www.ourchurch.com/blog/should-churches-set-goals/ A look at how trends in communication technology impact individuals and organizations. Thu, 09 Jan 2025 15:39:43 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Paul Steinbrueck https://www.ourchurch.com/blog/should-churches-set-goals/#comment-940457 Mon, 27 Jan 2020 13:06:44 +0000 https://ourchurch.com/blog/?p=51592#comment-940457 In reply to Betty and Carl Seiley.

Betty and Carl, may God bless you for your many years of faithful service. It’s blessing to be able to continue to serve you as you serve the Lord and other people.

]]> By: Betty and Carl Seiley https://www.ourchurch.com/blog/should-churches-set-goals/#comment-940456 Mon, 27 Jan 2020 04:48:57 +0000 https://ourchurch.com/blog/?p=51592#comment-940456 Since my husband and I are senior citizens, most of our ministry is behind us. The Lord has blessed us richly over our 52 years of marriage, raising a family, working, and carrying the gospel wherever the Lord has led. To have the https://www.ourchurch.com website, Revivalwaters.net, is a wonderful blessing to us, and we pray, to others. We are humbled to know that Revivalwaters.net received a rating of 12 for this past year. To God be all the glory! Amen.

]]> By: Robert D Rawson https://www.ourchurch.com/blog/should-churches-set-goals/#comment-940455 Wed, 08 Jan 2020 22:47:37 +0000 https://ourchurch.com/blog/?p=51592#comment-940455 Goal setting comes with evaluation of the preparation for the event (Luke 14:28ff) whether ‘building a tower’ or ‘doing a battle’, etc. etc. Have a goal in mind but also with preparation for the challenge
ahead. Thanks Paul for the question. My ministry years go back to 1960 for which I thank God.

]]> By: Paulo https://www.ourchurch.com/blog/should-churches-set-goals/#comment-940454 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 20:58:50 +0000 https://ourchurch.com/blog/?p=51592#comment-940454 Excellent article will help me in personal development. Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Nikita Israil https://www.ourchurch.com/blog/should-churches-set-goals/#comment-940453 Wed, 21 Dec 2016 12:32:29 +0000 https://ourchurch.com/blog/?p=51592#comment-940453 This is true that there is a big difference between wishful thinking and making our dreams a reality. After reading this article seriously I have become conscious for setting my goals for new year and also can get that enthusiasm and energy that was inside me few years ago for achieving targets. Thanks Paul for recalling.

]]> By: Barry Durmaz https://www.ourchurch.com/blog/should-churches-set-goals/#comment-940452 Mon, 19 Dec 2016 21:54:36 +0000 https://ourchurch.com/blog/?p=51592#comment-940452 In reply to Paul Steinbrueck.

Appreciate the open hand and invitation for Christian fellowship, Paul.

My family is starting from ground zero of rebuilding our family economy and local friendships. A hard reset if you will, and no entanglements with the affairs of this life (think The Matrix). Yet, advancing a witness for Christ that salts and displaces this present darkness—yet not without great cost in the present.

Yes, I’m all for in-person Christian community and general audience community in the pursuit of distinctly good endeavors.

I’m following you on Twitter now so I can send you a private message when it makes sense for me to get together.

Keep up a good work for what is Great about America—the Liberty to govern yourself. That is a fruit of Christ’s gospel in the American Union of Free and Independent States.

]]> By: Paul Steinbrueck https://www.ourchurch.com/blog/should-churches-set-goals/#comment-940451 Mon, 19 Dec 2016 15:42:30 +0000 https://ourchurch.com/blog/?p=51592#comment-940451 In reply to Barry Durmaz.

Hi Barry, way to go an setting big goals for 2017! And thanks for sharing your goals in such depth here. I live about 90 miles south of Brooksville, so maybe after you relocate we can connect in real life.

]]> By: Barry Durmaz https://www.ourchurch.com/blog/should-churches-set-goals/#comment-940450 Sat, 17 Dec 2016 19:59:02 +0000 https://ourchurch.com/blog/?p=51592#comment-940450 Hi, Paul. I like your clarification about different types of goals. I’ve not read or heard your perspective elsewhere, so you’ve introduced me to a deeper understanding of goals. I find your categorization helpful to my thinking. Currently, I see goals in the following progression from big picture to little picture: life purpose & mission > vision > goals > projects > tasks.

You’ve added to my appreciation that processes are a type of goal. I love to develop and implement workflow processes for automation of those annoying repetitive tasks. Bringing increasing order to chaos is life-giving work for me because I see order as the character of God and therefore a Kingdom way of living. Bringing order to chaos is redemptive—order is a result of Christ’s cross.

For 2017

Objective Goals:

1.Move from the Pacific NW to central Florida—currently on the road making that happen
2. Find a place to live while I have no regular income
3. Find a place to live in exchange for labor; grow food
4. Seek out distinctly spiritual Christian community
5. Re-establish English & communication mastery training for our children
6. Erect a new family-based enterprise
7. Get published
8. Training for public speaking and performance

Projects Goals:

1. Identify communication channels in Brooksville, FL
2. Attend Frank Viola’s Scribe 2017
3. Correspond with believers in central Florida who value the ministry of T. Austin-Sparks
4. Attend Michael Port’s, Heroic Public Speaking in Ft. Lauderdale

Process Goals:

1. Continue to invest in a vibrant prayer life that receives answers
2. Discern where and in who is the Spirit of Christ working?
3. Who are lovers of liberty?; lovers of what is good about America?
4. Who is receptive to displacing socialism with the self government of Christ?

Metric Goals:

I’ll have to spend time thinking on this level of sepcificity and it seems good to work through that process.

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I’ll print out your post and read it to the family to soliciate their feedback. Types of goals is a good topic for strategic planning and year-end review. Thank you, Paul, for putting thought to this and contributing to the leading of my family for exercising the Law of Liberty.

]]> By: Robby https://www.ourchurch.com/blog/should-churches-set-goals/#comment-940449 Fri, 16 Dec 2016 19:14:45 +0000 https://ourchurch.com/blog/?p=51592#comment-940449 WOW! Great new article updated! I have my goals in 2017 too 🙂 Thanks for your sharing Paul 🙂 Merry Christmas~

]]> By: Paul Steinbrueck https://www.ourchurch.com/blog/should-churches-set-goals/#comment-940448 Fri, 16 Dec 2016 18:05:17 +0000 https://ourchurch.com/blog/?p=51592#comment-940448 In reply to Alva Taylor.

Thanks Alva. I’m glad you found it helpful.

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