Church PLANT Manual

Session 4: Bringing It All Together • 97

What Is PWR? You will spend much time in preparation, but don’t be deceived. No formula or good plan will plant a church; not an analytic process.

PWR Is About

PWR Is Not About

Adapting

Being organized

Wisdom (wisely pursuing vision)

Goals

Adjustment

Checking off tasks

Learning

Planning

Contribution to vision

Calculated analysis

Fruit checking (John 15:2)

Bean counting

Dreaming and scheming

Paperwork

“Rapid assessment and adaptation to a complex and rapidly changing environment that you can’t control” (John Boyd, OODA Loop)

Being linear

Prepare, Work, Review

Pain Without Reward

Applications for PWR Dimensions: leading a choir, leading a worship service, leading a cell group, elder meetings, worship services, retreats, evangelistic events. PWR represents biblical principles of wisdom.