We'll conduct another series of facilitated sessions to see what we think of the board's synthesizing efforts, and to derive our Strategic Initiatives, the specific actions we will drive over the longer haul. Explain the purpose and process of this session. Strategic initiatives are where people want to get to, because this is where things get done. What we are trying to do is assure that when we choose our initiatives, we do so based on a clear sense of mission rather than something that sounded good at the time. We'll start here simply because it's usually easier for people to determine what's different and to leverage this to formulate the rest of the strategy map.
Values are principles to follow in achieving the goals of the organization.
This should flow pretty quickly in a freefield list. A vision states the basic goals, characteristics and philosophies that will shape the strategic posture of the Church. Feel for a minute what you really want to happen. Something possible, but not immediate. Once the group gets going, probe for specifics and tangibles here.