First published in 1999, <i>Advanced Strategic Planning </i>explains why planning is so important to carrying out the church''s mission. Now in its third edition, this classic resource offers<br/><br/>•a nine-step strategic thinking and acting model <br/>•useful ideas for developing a ministry strategy <br/>•diagrams to help illustrate concepts <br/>•a new section on spiritual formation<br/><br/>The methods in this book are proven to work, having already helped many churches articulate their vision and implement their mission.