In youth ministry, we all know what it’s like to leave our planning to the last possible second. Maybe you started planning that big retreat of yours a few weeks too late, and now you’re scrambling to get it all done. Or maybe you’re halfway through the school year when you realize… Wait, when’s the last time I sent a parent email? Or maybe it’s Wednesday morning and you’re frantically Googling, “free youth ministry sermons.” We’ve all been there, but let’s be honest. Procrastination is the worst. It’s stressful and timeconsuming and we always, always, regret it.
So how about we try something different this year? How about we start planning our ministries an entire year at a time? It only takes one day each year, and it’s going to make the other 364 days of your year so much more fun, peaceful, and effective. If it sounds too good to be true… well, it’s not. It’s actually really doable with the Grow annual strategy.
