Special Invitation! CCCC is in the midst of a major strategic review. If you’d like to interact with us as the review progresses, please visit the Strategic Review Engagement website. I want to open source the strategic review by having as many non-board, non-staff people engage with us as possible. In this blog, I am writing about [...]
Strategic statements and Christian ministries
CCCC is reviewing its strategic statements and as we do, I’m doing my best to be faithful to our Christian identity and leave room for God to speak into the process. Over a couple of posts I will lay out a review process which I hope you will find fresh, stimulating and effective. The Strategic [...]
Strategic planning that will amaze Jesus!
I sure would appreciate getting your perspective on the topic of the day!!! How much risk are you prepared to accept for your ministry based on faith that God will provide? Do you have big faith that God will provide and then you act? Or do you have big faith that God will provide when [...]
The strategy of intentional accidents
Everyone knows about penicillin’s accidental discovery, but it wasn’t that accidental, and knowing the real story behind the ‘accident’ will add a great tool to your strategic planning toolbox. The truth is that Alexander Fleming was not an absent-minded, messy researcher but a brilliant strategist with habitual practices that made discoveries more likely. By adopting his [...]
When to engage a consultant
How many consultants does it take to change a lightbulb? No one knows, because they never get past the feasibility study. I’ve had good and bad experiences with consultants and can share with you some suggestions as to when to use them and when to avoid them. The term ‘consultant’ captures a wide range of services, [...]
Rev. John Pellowe, MBA, DMin
