Ripe for Harvest

S ESSION 3: L AUNCH AND A SSEMBLE • 279

Example: Women’s Retreat

PREPARE

• Pray • Context (door-to-door evangelism resulted in 32 women saved) • Purpose (draw new believers into church through retreat) • Brainstorm (Hawaii, Deer Creek, local hotel, different program ideas) • Prioritize (place, program) • Planning assumptions (assume 20 women will attend; budget of $1000) • Action steps (see task list) • Sanity check (forgot a budget) • Communicate assignments • Set next meeting

WORK

• Conduct the retreat, improvising as you do.

REVIEW

• Final review • Did we accomplish what we wanted? • What could have been done differently? • What went well? • Celebrate

Context Values/Vision

Prepare Launch Assemble Nurture Transition Schedule/Charter