Lecture Notes: Using the 90-Day Win Planner for Church Leadership

Introduction

• Speaker: Todd
• Event: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• Location: Texas (Todd's retirement home)
• Occasion: Todd on sabbatical until end of February
• Setup: New room setup, broadcasting to the audience

Purpose of the Broadcast

• Introduce and explain the 90-Day Win Planner tool in the Church Playbook Academy
• Aimed at helping church leadership teams set and achieve short-term goals
• Focus: Align church leadership and ministry teams on the same page

Why 90 Days?

• Traditional long-term planning (3-5 years) is outdated
• Even 12 months is too long for effective goal setting and planning, especially in dynamic environments like churches
• 90 days is optimal for setting and achieving focused, actionable goals

90-Day Win Planner Overview

• Tool Accessibility: Available in PDF format in Church Playbook Academy without extra charge
• Printable: Can be printed unlimited times
• Sections include:
  • Start Here
  • Next
  • Then
  • Almost There

Step-by-Step Guide

Start Here

• Question to Ask: What one category of ministry can we focus on for the next 90 days to make our church bigger or better?
• Categories to Consider: Worship, Fellowship, Discipleship, Ministry, Evangelism, Children’s Ministry, Youth Ministry, Administration, or Other
• Tip: Focus on no more than three categories if full-time; for part-time or volunteer roles, focus on one category

Next

• Write Actions: On the back of the sheet, write as many actions as possible to make the selected ministry category better
• Exercise Duration: Spend 5-15 minutes brainstorming; can extend to an hour for group settings
• Brainstorming Technique: Use edgecraft to push ideas to the extreme for innovative and remarkable solutions

Then

• Top 16 Ideas: Select the top 16 ideas from the brainstormed list
• Numbering: Number ideas and fill in brackets
• Tournament Method: Ideas go through 4 rounds of competition to narrow down to the best one

Example: Children’s Ministry

• Initial Ideas: Download Elevation children’s worship videos, form a worship team made up of teens, hire preschool staff, etc.
• Selection Process: Ideas are alternated in brackets and compete to find the most effective one
• Final Selection: After rounds of competition, select the top idea

Almost There

• Action Statement: Write out the following statement: “We will [top idea] by [date 90 days from today]”
• Assign Roles: Assign tasks to different church roles to support the 90-day goal (e.g., worship team, social media director, pastor)

Conclusion

• Download the Planner: Available in Church Playbook Academy
• One-Page Planner: Also available for personal goal setting in various life areas
• Feedback: Encouraged to drop questions, comments, and concerns
• Future Videos: More content on using the 90-day planner will follow