Big Picture vs Little Pictures Vision Definition Vision

Big Picture vs Little Pictures

Vision Definition • Vision: outlines what the pathfinder club wants to be, or how it wants the world in which it operates to be (an "idealised" view of the world). It is a long-term view and concentrates on the future. It can be emotive and is a source of inspiration.

Mission Definition • Mission: Defines the fundamental purpose(s) of the club, succinctly describing why it exists.

Strategy Definition • Strategy: Strategy is a combination of the end (goals) for which the team is striving • A strategy describes what an organisation is going to do towards the end vision. Y X

Tactics Definition • Tactics: Tactics describe how an organisation will reach its strategic goals • These are the activities or sub-goals which when added together make up the strategic goals

Summary Strategy Tactics Planning Doing Large Scale Smaller Scale What How Long Time Frame Short Time Frame

Vision - XYZ Example pathfinder club transforms Mission- To become a centre of pathfindering excellence Strategy - Contributes to improvement in the academic attainment of 90% of its pathfinders Increases spiritual commitment of its pathfinders with 20 club baptisms per year Tactics – State of the art lass room resources Training of staff

Diagnosing what’s going on in my club Purposes What’s our Mission? Relationships How do we manage conflict & co ordinate among people? Leadership Is someone keeping the boxes in balance? Helpful Mechanisms How do we divide up the work? Skills Do we have good systems and processes in place? Opportunities Structure Do we have good systems and processes? Community Major challenges

Joint Planning Output

Our Themes Evangelism Everyone Everywhere!! Revival 2016 Restoration 2017 Reclamation Retention 2018 2019 Our Strategy Improving retention of our members Each member involved in outreach & mission in local community Improving quality of the personal & spiritual lives of our members & Pastors Our Targets Increase tithe & gift aid to support SEC Missions 90% of new members remaining in church after 1 year 5000 Minimum Membership Increase 70% Churches Participating in Natural Church Development (NCD) £ 65 MTithes £ 15 M Gift-Aid

Pathfinders Vision Evangelism, Everyone, Everywhere ‘Praying Pathfinders Everywhere’ Pastor Kevin Johns Departmental Targets Departmental Strategy Revival 2016 Restoration 2017 Reconnecting churches with Pathfinders & Adventurers 1 Pathfinder/Adventurer Club in every church/Company small group using Pathfinders and Adventurers a community resource. Every Pastor a Master Guide 2 Re-establishing the process of grounding in spiritual empowerment Proactively seek Pathfinders who have left the Pathfinder club 3 Developing spiritual leaders for the future- Training resources 4 1. Pathfinder events in churches 2. Pathfinder involvement in local evangelistic outreach 3. Pathfinder attendance at conference events 1 Retention 2019 Reclamation 2018 1. Increase number of churches with pathfinder clubs 2. Increase number of pastors as qualified Master Guides 3. Increase Adult MG 4. Small group of resources 2 1. 3 400 Baptisms amongst Pathfinder 2. All clubs involved in PBE 3. Pathfinders giving & receiving bible studies 4 200 MG’s 50 PLA’s 20 APLA’s 50 TLT’s 1 Resource Centre