A good strategic plan must be executable and flexible.
As I've told and re-told the story of our adventure I've often commented: "If prior to June 2013 you had asked me my plans for the first two years of re-planting this church I could have listed dozen items, explained it all in a spreadsheet and in a Keynote Presentation. But not one of those lists or documents would have included: Project Manager of Construction. But, that has often had to be the priority of the week. Don't get me wrong--I absolutely love the fact that we have a facility and have therefore avoided the dreaded rite of passage of most church planters, the set up and break down each week. Sure, those weeks can be great team building and vision casting times but they can also become the untamed beast that won't go away. For the record, I did pay my dues in the early days of Crossroads Church and helped out on those teams most every week--maybe God let me off for good behavior. But the facility that we occupy has been in some disrepair and has required somewhat of an Extreme Makeover. That has given us ample opportunity for team building and vision casting without the drudgery of set up and take down so I'll take it! One morning I was up at the church building in the process of sanding the floors. Jono Ramey and I had spent the day before putting the first coat of stain on the freshly sanded floor and I returned the next day to lightly hand sand the floor before we added the next coat. I was on my hands and knees in the back corner and I thought: "What in the world am I doing? I'm the pastor not a construction guy!" And the Lord spoke softly and firmly in my ear: "John, I'm giving you the chance to pray over every inch of this floor three times today." We have a plan and we are working the plan, but time and time again the Lord puts opportunities and relationships in our path that are clearly from him. I am learning to be flexible enough to respond to those leadings. It is a lot more fun and much more effective than my plans. If you'd like to view a video that Jono Ramey produced that shows you what we've been doing, you can view it here: "A Look Back"
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