What Drives your Program?

There is a very lengthy process and philosophy to determine what the ultimate end is for any program... but there are simple steps along the way that we can employ to help our developing scope of vision.

I write this post more to tell a story of a church I once saw that used a building to drive a program. I know that sounds harsh but give it some thought and I'm sure there are many other examples that you could come up with as well.

The church was at a crossroad of a struggling youth program and many transitions in youth leadership. The decision was made to move forward on the youth facility that had been budgeted and fundraised.

The story isn't the point here. The point is that this church to some degree allowed the building to set it's undefined (at the time) program. This story ends well because the church brought in great leadership and the building will be a success because the leadership has a vision for the program.

The principle here is that we must identify our goal and define the need. That goal drives the facilities and resources needed to accomplish the desired result.

Give it some thought. Remember that a facility, a resource, or any other method has no ability in itself to help your organization. It's the leadership of a direction that determine the need for a resource and the proper use of a facility.

Even more challenging is the fact that once we do plan properly and acquire a specific resource that meets our need - we must continually evaluate if that resource is continuing to meet that desired goal in the best way possible.

Challenge: Make resource decisions wisely based on the desired goal.