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October: Strategic Planning Month
Responsible Ministry: Leadership Becoming Ministry
Theme: “Strategic Plans for God’s People”

Sermon Series: “Strategic Plans for God’s People”
Texts: Genesis 50:15-21, Romans 8:28, Mark 10:42-45, Nehemiah 2:17-18

 

Sermon #1: A Strategic Plan for Living with Divine Purpose
Text: Genesis 50:15-21
SCI: God Doesn’t Allow Random Problems—God Allows Purposeful Problems
Billboard: Trust God To Work It Out!

Sermon #2: A Strategic Plan for Facing Life’s Troubles
Text: Romans 8:28
SCI: God Never Has a Plan B—God Always Has a Plan A
Billboard: Trust God’s Sovereign Plan!

Sermon #3: A Strategic Plan for Servant Leadership
Text: Mark 10:42-45
SCI: Servant Leadership Isn’t Popular—Servant Leadership Is Painful
Billboard: Be A Servant Leader!

Trinity’s 39th Church Anniversary Celebration
Speaker: Pastor Terrell Hall
Sermon #4: A Strategic Plan for a 21st-Century Church
Text: Nehemiah 2:17-18
SCI: The Church Can Impact the Community Through Strategic Leaders and Followers
Billboard: Impact The Community for God’s Glory!

 

Each Sermon Central Idea is developed in the form of an indicative.
Each Billboard is developed in the form of an imperative.
Sermon Series Overview and Outline
Prepared by Pastor Trevor Crenshaw for October 1, 2025 – Ocotober 31, 2025

All outlines are subject to divine adjustment.

Helpful Quotes

  • “A vision without a strategy remains an illusion.” - Lee Bolman

  • “Character is infinitely more strategic to effectiveness than credentials.” - Chuck Stowell

  • “Where there is no vision, the people perish.” - Proverbs 29:18 (KJV)

  • “You must have a strategy because you will run out of money before you run out of ministry ideas.” - Kevin Peck

  • “The most divine strategy is not one of intricate plans, but of profound principles that guide every decision.” - Anonymous Christian Leader

  • “The only way you’re going to reach places you’ve never gone is if you trust God’s direction to do things you’ve never done.” - Unknown

  • “Discipline is difficult, painful, and often heartrending. It is not that we should not love the offenders, but that we should love Christ, His church, and His Word even more.” - John F. MacArthur

  • “Strategic thinking prepares you today for an uncertain tomorrow.” - FEB Idahosa II

  • “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” - Peter Drucker

  • “The process may be painful, but don’t give up. The product will be gainful.” - Author Ralph Antwi