Project Planning: Use a Big Idea

Losing focus is the number one killer of projects in church. Think about it: volunteers have a limited amount of time to give, so if they don’t constantly understand where they are headed they will get lost along the way. Let’s look at three ways we can address these early and often, ensuring that your team is focused on the big idea.

The Big Idea

The big idea expresses, in as short of a phrase as possible, what your project is trying to achieve. It needs to be concise, focused, and stress the most important goal of the entire project. When you start a project, or even if you are in the middle of one, consider writing down and repeating the big idea to your team. Here are some examples to help you write your project’s big idea:

• Free public church-wide wireless Internet access
• Launch a weekend marriage conference
• Raise $2 million to support a 2 year growth plan

Make sure your project’s big idea can be summarized and repeated easily to your team. Repeat it often as a reminder to everyone so that the little things that come on a daily basis mean something big.

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