Intentional Impact: A Guide to Strategic Planning

Intentional Impact:

A Guide to Strategic Planning

By Shante' Smith

Open Ended

When we seek the Kingdom of God, we also seek...

Three Points -

Identify the strategy

Identify the plan

Implement the plan​

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​When we look, search, or seek for something or someone, we already know what it looks like...

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Where's Waldo the kingdom?

Open Ended

What games do we play that require strategy & planning?

Even Children know how to strategize & Plan - hide & go seek

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To intentionally impact

We must operate with strategy

Enter his gates...

Enter his courts...

He inhabits the praise of his people...

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If we want to be where God inhabits, lives, dwells​

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To intentionally impact

We must operate with the plan

Enter his gates...with thanksgiving

Enter his courts...with praise

He inhabits the praise of his people...

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If we want to be where God inhabits, lives, dwells​ then we must follow the strategic plan.

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To intentionally impact

We must operate with strategy

Pray...

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Each of these begin with a verb, an action word, something that requires an intentionallity.​

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To intentionally impact

We must operate with the plan

Pray...without ceasing ​

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To intentionally impact

We must operate with strategy

Seek...

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To intentionally impact

We must operate with the plan

Seek first... the Kingdom of God

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AND His righteousness

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AND everything else will be added unto you​

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Implement the plan (or system)

​Although planning can be as simple as child's play, unless we prioritize the Kingdom through prayer, we don't expect anything to happen.

Multiple Select

What is the Plan of The Embassy Church

• Seek first the kingdom of God

• Follow the pastor

• Seek a position of authority

• Follow the King

Multiple Choice

What is the strategy of The Embassy Church

• Advance the Kingdom

• Attend faithfully

• serve diligently

• live expectantly

Poll

I understand how to identify the strategy, identify the plan, and implement the plan

• Very Strongly - I could teach it.

• Somewhat strongly - I could teach if I reviewed it.

• Not enough. I need more practice.

• Not at all, the lesson was unclear.

Draw

Draw an image that represents what you learned from the lesson.