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Planning

The following index lists all the resources (Articles, Training Notes and Health-checks) that have a planning theme. Most of these will be headed in this way, but some may have another heading with a cross-reference to Planning in the box at the end.

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The planning process

Ref Title
A4 Twelve questions to help you plan
A jargon-free toolkit
TN17 Suggested questions for an annual review
TN25 The radical values that Jesus taught
TN32 What do you mean by 'vision'?
TN48 Let's get purpose statements right
TN54 Creating space for a Planning Retreat

Change and decision-making

Ref Title
A5 How to chair meetings
An orchestral approach
A20 Annual meetings can be different
Ideas to experiment with
A24 Mission-shaped Church Councils
Three ways forward
TN3 The bewildering world of change
TN8 Major decisions: a new approach
TN12 Fifteen ideas to help people change
TN34 Closing down a church activity
TN59 Don't you dare change anything!
TN64 Help! I'm a consultant

Practical applications

Ref Title
A16 Funding a capital project...
... by direct giving
TN26 A checklist for an office move
TN42 A review of global mission strategy
TN51 A fresh approach to rural ministry

All the above

Ref Title
HC4 Church Health Review
Part 1: Explanation
HC5 Church Health Review
Part 2: Questions and tests
HC6 Christian Effectiveness Model
Part 1: Explanation
HC7 Christian Effectiveness Model
Part 2: Questions and tests