Smaller church pastors, this broadcast is to help you be a strategic planning hero! For decades Dr. Leo Endel has been helping churches to plan well. He is the Executive Director at Minnesota-Wisconsin Baptist Convention based in Rochester, Minnesota and Pastor at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Madison, WI. He has a heart for helping small churches be strategic planners for missional impact. His book Where Do We Go from Here? is a strategic planning guide for smaller churches. In the three-hour meeting that Dr. Endel teaches in his book, every pastor can be a strategic planner in their church.

In this broadcast, Scott, PJ, and Dr. Endel discuss:
• Leo's fishing trip of a lifetime is a fishy story
• PJ's 101 ways to cook mac n cheese
• Understanding obstacles that keep your church from planning
o "We are doing fine."
o "We do not have the time."
o "We've been there, done that, and it didn't work."
o "Fear of conflict."
o "Not operating in a way that recognizes barriers to growth based on church attendance."
• Addressing each obstacle and why pastors don't plan
• The difference between 75, 125, and 200 in attendance and planning
• Getting to the point of change for planning
• Drag a highlighter over some ideas to lead a planning meeting
• Who to have on a planning team
• How lay leaders, deacons, and key volunteers help a pastor be strategic in planning
• Celebrating history while looking forward in planning