What Can We Do to Make Room for the Holy Spirit in Strategic Planning and Goal Setting: Section A Part 2 of series: Planning and Goals: Is There Room for the Holy Spirit?
Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series As I explained yesterday, strategic planning can be perilous for Christians and Christian organizations. It can be a time to project our personal goals onto God. And once we have our goals, they can keep us from being open to God’s guidance in our lives. But I do believe that there is room for the Holy Spirit to work in strategic planning, especially if we do nine things. Today I’ll begin to spell these out. 1. Acknowledge the sovereignty of God. God is King of kings and Lord of lords. His will is always best. Thus the goal of strategic planning for Christians is to discern God’s will. If a planning process is going to be a context for the Spirit to work, then participants need to acknowledge the sovereignty of God, not just as a theological truism, but as the guiding principle for their work. Practically speaking, when we enter into a planning process, either for our own lives or for a Christian ministry, we need to offer ourselves t
