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NAIROBI BAPTIST CHURCHSTRATEGIC PLAN: 2011-2015NAIROBI BAPTIST CHURCHSTRATEGIC PLAN: 2011-2015
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Since its inception in 1958, the Nairobi Baptist Church (NBC) has
a proven history of strategic thinking, boldness, creativity and faith.
Looking back, it is clear, that in Kenya, we were a pioneering church
in a number of areas including; Expository
preaching, Racial and tribal integration,
Congregational Independence, a Participative
Membership, Home Group Bible Studies,
Financial Self Support, Civic Involvement,
a contemporary Youth-led Youth Church
characterised by a vibrant music and drama
ministry, use of audio-visual aids in preaching,
Church Planting, Training of Pastors, ROPES
(Rites Of Passage Experiences), among others.
It is against this background that the Strategic
Plan 2011/2015 sets out the agenda for NBC
for the next five years.
A summary of the Plan is documented in this
pamphlet. Apart from recasting the Vision
and Mission statement from the previous Plan, four key areas of focus
emerged, namely; Discipleship, Leadership development, Holistic
evangelism and Bible based worship services that meet the felt needs
of its people. In addition, five core values were identified, which form
the framework within which the strategy shall be implemented.
The process was rigorous and comprehensive. Over three hundred
church members and key stakeholders participated in the formulation
FOREWORD
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of the Plan. The institutional design of church was interrogated, with
a view to assessing its strengths and weakness. A comprehensive
examination and analysis of the internal and external opportunities
and threats was also carried out. The methodology used was said to
be so innovative and involving, that a participant commented that; “it
is like building a bridge while standing on it.”
The ball is now in our court, so to speak. As the saying goes “…
implementation without vision is a nightmare and vision without
implementation is day dreaming.” With this in mind, I extend an
invitation to all members of God’s family in Nairobi Baptist Church to
join us on this wonderful journey of faith in implementing this plan.
We acknowledge with all humility that, “Unless the Lord builds a house,
its builders labour in vain…” (Psalm 127:1 NIV). It is my sincere believe
and trust that God will do immeasurably much more than we can think
or even imagine, to the glory and honour of His name.
George L. Shiramba (Rev.)Senior Pastor
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Foreword
Acronyms
Definitions and Terms
Preamble
Background
Methodology of Review and Strategic Planning
Strategic Planning Process
Strategic Plan Overview 2011-2015
•Vision
•MissionandPurpose
•Values:
•AreasofStrategicFocus:
Objectives under each area of Strategic Focus
1. Discipleship cultivating deeper Christian learning, practice, sharing
and service that nurtures more intimate relationships with Christ
2. Develop and mentor Christ-like leaders at all levels of society.
3. Outreach through holistic evangelism and church planting.
4. Bible-based worship services that address felt needs.
The Way Forward
Boards’ objectives under each Area of Strategic Focus
Table of Contents
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Acronyms
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CCK Communications Commission of KenyaHGF Home Group FellowshipNBC Nairobi Baptist ChurchS.M.A.R.T. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time
Specific Definitions and TermsAffinity Groups: Small groups of people with something in common.Alignment: Adjustment of people, processes, resources, skills
and culture to the new Strategic Plan.Deploy: To prepare and arrange for use (Wiktionary).Discipleship: Maturing in Christ.Enfold: To bring into and surround.Expository Form of preaching that expounds upon the meaningPreaching: of a particular text or passage of Scripture.
Expository preaching differs from topical preaching in that the former concentrates on a specific text and discusses topics covered therein, whereas the topical preaching concentrates on a specific topic and references texts covering the topic.
Evangelism: Spreading and sharing the Gospel.Holistic: Addressing the whole that is more than the sum of
its parts.Infrastructure: The basic physical and organisational structures
needed for operation.Institutions: Formal organisations of government or public service.Intergenerational: Interaction between people/members of different
generations. Leadership: The process of influencing in which one person
can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task. Leadership can, and should, happen in varying degrees at many levels within an organisation or church at the same time.
Acronyms
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Lost: One who does not have a relationship with Christ.Mentoring: A personal development relationship in which a
more experienced or more knowledgeable person helps a less experienced or less knowledgeable person.
Nurture: The act of nourishing or nursing through tender care, education, and/or training (Wiktionary).
Outreach: Efforts by individuals or a group in the church to connect its beliefs, values or practices to the efforts of other organisations, groups, specific audiences or the general public.
Peer: People who are equal in such respects as age, education or social class.
Policies: Documented principles or rules to guide decisions and achieve rational outcome(s).
They will contain the ‘what’ and the ‘why’. Procedures or protocols, on the other hand, contain the ‘what’, the ‘how’, the ‘where’, and the ‘when’. Policies are generally adopted by the Board(s) within an organisation, whereas procedures or protocols are developed and adopted by senior executive officers.
Recipient: A receiver of something.Resources: Physical or virtual entities of limited availability that
need to be used to obtain a benefit from it. For NBC, resources include financial, human, physical facilities and equipment.
Robust: Quality of being able to withstand variations, stresses, pressures or changes in procedure or circumstance.
Strategic Formal alliance between two organisations, usuallyPartnership: formalised by one or more business contracts, but
falls short of forming a legal partnership or agency or corporate affiliate relationship.
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Structures: Configuration of people or items, a collection of inter-related components or services. A structure may be a hierarchy (a cascade of one-to-many relationships) or a network featuring many-to-many relationships.
Synchronise: Coordinate events/processes to operate in unison.Systematic: Using a planned ordered (methodical) procedure
(Wiktionary).Vulnerable: Susceptible to physical or emotional injury and
abuse NOTE: Unless otherwise noted (*), the definitions are adapted from Wikipedia
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1. PreambleNairobi Baptist Church (NBC) was founded in 1958 as a multi-ethnic
congregation of born-again believers of our Lord and Saviour Jesus
Christ. It was established as an independent Baptist Church responding
to the need for a local congregation of open membership. As the
Kenyan society and Nairobi have changed since that time, so has NBC
grown, evolved and matured.
2. BackgroundAlthough NBC has had a long history of strategic thinking and long-
range plans, its first formal Strategic Plan, as we currently define it, was
developed in 2005 for the period 2006 to 2010 and is now expiring.
The leadership and the congregation have now embarked on a process
of looking back and reflecting on the progress and challenges to date
and looking forward to discerning its role and God’s calling for NBC
over the next five years.
3. Methodology of Review and Strategic PlanningA review was conducted in March and April 2010 using a multi-pronged
approach which was largely a qualitative analysis. The quantitative
analysis was limited due to the lack of data. The analysis included the
following:
•Strengthsandweaknesses;
•ThedegreetowhichthecurrentStrategicPlanhasbeenachieved;
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•The alignment of NBC’s structures, resources (people, financial
resources, capital assets), skills and culture to the mission, vision,
values and strategy.
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From the outset, one of the goals of the process was to effectively
and efficiently engage the Pastoral Team, Leaders, Members, Staff and
Congregants and key External Stakeholders in the review to increase
the depth, quality, value and buy-in. A number of opportunities
were provided for congregants and specific target groups. Most of
the largest ministry areas were specifically targeted but not all areas.
It is acknowledged that this may have resulted in some individuals
and groups feeling unheard and undervalued. All members were
encouraged to participate in two large general sessions. In total
well over 300 people were engaged in individual interviews and
focus groups.
In addition to the interviews and focus groups, financial statements,
policies and procedures were reviewed for the consistency between
what was heard and what was written and to analyze the degree
of alignment. The ministry areas’ self-assessments were used to
validate information gathered in the interviews and focus groups,
and to evaluate the achievement of the expiring Strategic Plan. The
inconsistent approach of the self-assessment limited its value in
determining progress to-date against the specific objectives, activities
and outputs outlined in the plan.
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4. Strategic Planning ProcessThe strategic planning process was conducted at a retreat held on
14th and 15th May and during follow-up sessions on 5th and 9th June.
Participants in the retreat included the Strategic Plan Committee, the
Pastorate and several invited guests.
The strategic planning framework used encouraged participants to
first consider the long range future and the plausible circumstances
of Nairobi, Kenya and the world. This was followed by sector and
competitor analysis and a review of the NBC reality (using the
findings of the review process). Within this larger context the mission/
purpose, vision and values were reviewed and updated. In establishing
the strategic areas of focus for the next five years, participants were
encouraged to limit the number of priorities to those of highest leverage
in which NBC had distinctive competencies and could have the greatest
impact for the Kingdom of God. They were also encouraged to develop
a strategy which would be a stretch but achievable. Each strategic area
of focus was then further refined with objectives and indicators.
This Strategic Plan, like all others, is just the beginning. To ensure that
it becomes a living, useful document that enables NBC to achieve the
vision of being a disciple-making church that is transforming Nairobi
and beyond, each Board will need to develop more detailed annual
plans and integrate them into the budget planning process. Each staff
member should develop their individual work plan in line with the
Strategic Plan, and performance appraisal should consider the degree
of achievement of this aligned work plan.
Finally, the structures, skills, resources (financial, people, facilities,
capital) and culture should be aligned to the new plan.
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Strategic Plan Overview 2011-2015
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5. Strategic Plan Overview: 2011-2015
5.1 Vision: A disciple-making church that is transforming Nairobi and beyond
for Christ.
5.2 Mission and Purpose: A worshipping community of the Lord Jesus Christ that is
advancing the Kingdom of God through the power of the
Holy Spirit.
5.3 Values: •SubmittingtotheauthorityoftheWordofGod.
•CultivatingvibrantpersonalgrowingrelationshipswithChrist.
•Lovingothersandreachingthelost.
•OfferingsincereworshipandpersistentprayertoGod.
•Strivingforexcellenceandusingourgiftsinministry.
5.4 Areas of Strategic Focus: •DiscipleshipthatcultivatesdeeperChristianlearning,practice,
sharing and service nurturing more intimate relationships
with Christ.
•Developing andmentoringChrist-like Leaders at all levels of
society.
•Outreachthroughholisticevangelismandchurchplanting.
•Bible-basedWorshipServicesthataddressfeltneeds.
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6. Objectives for each Area of Strategic Focus The following are objectives aligned to each of the areas of
strategic focus. Many of the objectives have been taken from the
work completed by each of the Boards and others were added
based on the review.
All were refined by the Pastorate, Strategic Plan Committee and
the Elders’ Court. The objectives are presented according to
overall objectives and ministry area objectives.
Measurability: It is difficult to measure the results of our ministry
through this Strategic Plan in terms of spiritual growth and
commitment. However, one of the ways in which we can measure
growth is through our membership. This Strategic Plan targets an
annual membership growth of 10% across the board.
Recognizing the challenge of measurability in a church setting,
each objective is stated using S.M.A.R.T. principles (Specific,
Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-specific). Each
year, ministries in Boards will come up with activities, plans
and budgets for implementation of the following set objectives
and indicators:
6.1 Discipleship, Cultivating Deeper Christian Learning, Practice, Sharing and Service that Nurtures More Intimate Relationships with Christ:
•Aunifieddisciple-makingplanforallNBCministries.
•Enhancedexistingstructuresand increasedcapacityofsmall/
affinity groups to enfold newcomers and members.
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•Communicationstrategiesthatmotivatecongregantsandstaff
to utilize the disciple-making plan by June 2011.
•Intentionally develop a loving and caring relationship and
community.
•Prayerasalifestyleforallmembers.
6.2 Developing and Mentoring Christ-like Leaders at all Levels of Society:
•A unifiedmentoring/leadership development programme for
all NBC ministries.
•AsupportplanforcurrentleaderstobecomemoreChrist-like
leaders.
•Spiritual gifts’ identification and utilization within NBC and
beyond.
•TrainingandmentoringofourleadersforChrist-likeleadership
in the market place.
•Prayerasalifestyleforallmembers.
6.3 Outreach through Holistic Evangelism and Church Planting:
•Plant at least twochurches focusedon reaching the lost and
developing disciples.
•Media ministries focused on reaching the lost and bringing
them into fellowship with other Christians.
•Strengthening and expanding our ministry to vulnerable
communities for transformation for Christ.
•Plan for outreach to local walking-distance community and
institutions.
•Encouragingandteachingprayerasalifestyleforalloutreach
ministries.
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6.4 Bible-based Worship Services that Address Felt Needs: •An integrated, engaging Worship Service programme that
effectively provides systematic, focused, relevant Bible teaching,
prayer and worship.
•ABible-teachingprogrammethataddressesfeltneeds.
7. The Way Forward The detailed objectives, annual plans, specific activities, indicators
and budgets which shall be in line with the Strategic Plan 2011-
2015, will be prepared by the members through the relevant
Boards and Committees. We invite you to be part of this process
at this crucial stage by giving us your valuable views, thoughts
and critic.
There are six Boards at Nairobi Baptist Church which provide the
structure under which ministry is done. These are the Board of Worship,
Board of Outreach, Board of Children, Board of Youth, Board of Adults
and Board of Administration. This Strategic Plan cannot be achieved
without the active participation of these Boards and the Committees
that server under them. The Committees will be responsible for the
grass-root activities under each objective while the Boards will be
expected to guide, encourage, coordinate and harmonize the short
and long term planning, budgeting, implementation and evaluation of
the work done by the Committees, ensuring that objectives are being
achieved in a timely manner.
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Objectives under each area of Strategic Focus
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1. Discipleship, Cultivating deeper Christian Learning and Practice, Sharing and Service that nurtures
Jesus commands us in Matthew 28:19 to go and make disciples of all
nations. Jesus was not only interested in the spread of the gospel
to all nations but also for believers to be helped to grow to be like
Him. Unless each individual at Nairobi Baptist Church grows in their
knowledge and faith in Christ, the Church will not grow, especially in
view of the fact that we are a congregational-led Church. The following
objectives will serve as a guide to ensure discipleship takes place at all
levels of ministry at NBC:
Cross-Cutting Objectives
1. Discipleship contributing to a 10% annual growth rate.
2. A unified disciple-making plan for all NBC ministries.
3. Enhanced existing structures and increased capacity of small/affinity
groups to enfold newcomers and members.
4. All Staff engaged in disciple-making.
5. Communication strategies that motivate congregants and staff to
utilize the disciple-making plan by June 2011.
6. Intentionally develop a loving and caring relationship and community.
7. Prayer as a lifestyle for all members.
Target Date
1. Plan for disciple-making developed by January 2011
2. Plan for disciple-making integrated into ministry teams by March
2011.
3. Enfolding plan developed by 2012.
4. Enfolding plan fully implemented by 2015.
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Outputs
1. Disciple-making plan developed.
2. Disciple making plan implemented.
3. Communication planned and carried out.
4. Enfolding plan implemented.
5. Small group structure reviewed and redefined.
Outcomes
1. NBC disciples are discipling others.
2. Newcomers and members feel enfolded into NBC
Impact
1. Recipients of discipling have a more intimate relationship with Christ.
2. Congregants feel more loved and have a growing relationship
with Christ.
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Board of Adults Specific Objectives:
1. Basic discipleship curriculum in all ministries.
2. 100 new small groups and together with existing groups make them
fora for discipleship by 2015.
3. HGF and small groups that are vibrant and attended and involve 70%
of the congregants by 2015.
Target Dates:
1. Basic Curriculum developed by June 2011.
2. Full implementation of curriculum by 2015.
3. Plan for Small groups as discipleship fora developed by January 2011.
4. Full implementation of plan by 2015.
Outputs:
1. Plan for curriculum developed.
2. Curriculum developed and pilot tested.
3. Curriculum fully developed.
4. Publication of curriculum.
5. Curriculum fully implemented.
6. Plan for small group expansion and strengthening developed.
Outcomes:
1. Congregants integrating discipleship into daily life.
2. 100 new small groups formed.
3. 70% of congregants involved in small groups.
Impact:
1. Congregants growing in a personal relationship with Christ and
each other.
2. Congregants engaged in persistent prayer.
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Board of Administration Specific Objectives:
1. Structures and policies that enable a robust discipleship resulting in
an intimate relationship with Christ annually and in five years.
2. Timely necessary resources available to facilitate robust discipleship
programmes annually.
3. Resources for training small groups and personnel annually.
4. All staff engaged in disciple-making.
Target Date:
1. Initial review of structures and policies in January 2011, followed by
annual review.
2. Initially in September 2010 and then annual thereafter.
3. Disciple-making plan for Staff by January 2011 and fully implemented
by 2015.
Outputs:
1. Initial structure and policy review completed.
2. Relevant policies and structures adopted.
3. Annual review conducted.
4. Annual resources identified and available for discipleship.
5. Discipleship plan for Staff completed.
6. Communication plan developed.
Outcomes:
Staff integrating discipleship into daily life.
Impact:
Staff growing to a personal relationship with Christ.
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Board of Children Specific Objectives:
1. A unified Discipleship Manual cultivating a deeper, intimate
relationship with Christ.
2. Recruiting children for discipleship training.
3. Reaching children for practising Christian service in Nairobi and
beyond.
Target Date:
1. Discipleship Manual drafted by 2011.
2. Discipleship Manual published by 2012.
3. Discipleship manual unified with other ministries by 2015.
4. Plan developed by January 2011.
5. Pilot by June 2011 and complete in 2015.
Outputs:
1. Discipleship Manual drafted.
2. Discipleship Manual published.
3. Unified with other ministries.
4. Plan for children practising service developed and pilot tested.
5. Plan for children practising service implemented.
Outcomes:
1. Children integrating discipleship into daily life.
2. Children practising Christian service.
Impact:
1. Children using their gifts.
2. Children experiencing a growing relationship with Christ.
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Board of Outreach Specific Objectives:
1. Opportunity for adults, children and youth to practice Christian
service in Nairobi and beyond.
2. Update current discipleship groups in line with the unified
discipleship plan for NBC.
3. Discipleship group leaders’ training programme for NBC.
4. NBC Discipleship manual in line with the unified discipleship plan
in NBC.
5. Barriers addressed to welcoming and multiplying culture in our
discipleship groups.
Target Date:
1. Plan by June 2011.
2. Plan completed in 2015.
3. Review current groups and develop plan by June 2011.Fully
implement by 2015.
4. Training plan developed by June 2011 and fully implemented
by 2015.
5. Manual developed by June 2011 and implemented by 2015.
6. Identify barriers to welcoming/multiplying culture by January 2011
and address by 2015.
7. Church planting policy by June 2011.
8. First Church plant by June 2012.
9. Second Church plant by 2015.
Outputs:
1. Develop plan for engaging adults, children and youth in service.
2. Implement plan.
3. Review completed.
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4. Plan developed.
5. Plan implemented.
6. Training plan developed.
7. Training plan implemented.
8. Discipleship Manual developed.
9. Manual implemented.
10. Barriers identified.
11. Plan developed to remedy.
12. Church planting policy developed and approved.
13. First Church planted.
14. Second Church planted.
Outcomes:
1. Congregants of all ages engaged in service.
2. Group leaders effectively leading groups.
3. Newcomers feeling more welcome.
4. Two thriving, growing church plants
Impact:
1. Congregation using their gifts.
2. Adults experiencing a growing relationship with Christ.
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Board of Worship Specific Objectives:
Everyone involved in worship ministry engaged in agreed-upon
discipleship programme within NBC.
Target Date:
Plan for outreach preaching program developed by June 2011 and fully
implemented by 2015.
Outputs:
1. All participants in worship ministry engaged in discipleship
programme.
2. Outreach preaching plan developed.
3. Plan implemented.
Outcomes:
1. Worship teams integrating discipleship into daily life.
2. Outreach preaching programme functioning effectively.
Impact:
1. Growing personal relationships with Christ.
2. Reaching the lost.
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Board of Youth Specific Objectives:
1. Develop and implement programs that provide youth with
opportunities to deepen and nurture a more intimate relationship
with Christ.
2. Develop and implement youth disciple-making process tool/manual.
Target Date:
1. Plan completed by January 2011 and fully implemented by 2015.
2. Tool/manual developed by January 2011 and fully implemented
by 2015.
Outputs:
1. Plan developed.
2. Plan implemented.
3. Manual developed.
4. Manual implemented.
Outcomes:
Youth integrate new learning into everyday life.
Impact:
1. Growing personal relationships with Christ.
2. New disciples are made.
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2. Develop and Mentor Christ-like Leaders at All Levels of Society
The Church and the nation at large are in need of leaders who can
make a positive influence to the glory of God. Nairobi Baptist Church
will help members to identify their gifts, develop and use them in
Church and society through the following set objectives:
Cross-Cutting Objectives
1. Develop and mentor Christ-like leaders contributing to a 10% annual
growth rate.
2. Develop a unified mentoring/leadership development programme
for all NBC ministries.
3. Develop a support plan for current leaders to become more Christ-
like leaders.
4. Identify spiritual gifts and use them within NBC and beyond.
5. Train and mentor our leaders for Christ-like leadership in the
market-place.
6. Have prayer as a lifestyle for all members.
Target Date
1. Mentoring/leadership development programme developed by
January 2011 and fully implemented by 2015.
2. Support plan for current leaders developed by January 2011 and
fully implemented by 2015.
3. Identification and utilization of spiritual gifts to begin January 2011.
4. Training and mentoring leaders for the market place to begin in
January 2011.
5. Prayer as a lifestyle for all congregants by 2015.
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Outputs
1. Mentoring/leadership plan developed and implemented.
2. Communication plan developed and implemented.
3. Support plan for current leaders developed and implemented.
Outcomes
1. People integrating learning into leadership practice in daily life.
2. Congregants aware of and using their spiritual gifts.
Impact
1. Culture of excellence.
2. Congregants using their spiritual gifts within NBC and beyond.
3. NBC congregants having a positive impact on Nairobi and beyond.
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Board of Adults Specific Objectives:
1. Spiritual gifts identified annually in small groups and membership.
2. Programme to encourage Christ-like leaders by 2015.
3. Peer, professionals and intergenerational mentoring programme
among all adult ages and ministry groups.
Target Dates:
1. Identification of spiritual gifts annually.
2. Programme developed by June 2011 and fully implemented by 2015.
3. Programme to mentor developed June 2011 and fully implemented
by 2015.
Outputs:
1. Spiritual gifts’ identification plan completed annually.
2. Plan for encouraging Christ-like leaders developed and implemented.
3. Baseline survey of mentoring needs and of capacity available
conducted.
4. Programme to mentor to be developed and implemented.
Outcomes:
1. Congregants recognize their spiritual gifts.
2. Leaders growing in Christ-like leadership.
3. All generations and professionals helping each other grow spiritually.
Impact:
Leaders and congregants are transforming Nairobi and beyond.
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Board of Administration Specific Objectives:
1. Infrastructure to recruit and deploy volunteers and personnel
according to their spiritual gifting, training and spiritual maturity.
2. Strategic partnership with like-minded organizations for mentoring
and leadership.
3. Structures that respond to specific activities of various ministries.
4. In consultation with other ministries leaders to identify people’s
spiritual gifts and training needs.
Target Dates:
1. Infrastructure and deployment plan developed by June 2011 and
fully implemented by 2015.
2. Plan for strategic partnership developed and implemented by 2015.
3. Harmonize with other ministry on process by November 2010 and
materials developed by March 2011.
Outputs:
1. Review current infrastructure and develop plan.
2. Plan fully implemented.
3. Strategic partnership plan developed and implemented.
4. Ministry area needs for identifying spiritual needs identified.
5. Material developed.
6. Spiritual gifts identification process implemented.
Outcomes:
Ministry areas have volunteers and personnel to carry out activities.
Impact:
Excellence through people maximizing their gifts.
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Board of Children Specific Objectives:
1. Establish a parent-child mentoring programme.
2. Engage children’s leadership skills.
3. Child-led ministry synchronized with all the other ministries of NBC.
Target Dates:
1. Child-parent mentoring programme developed by August 2011 and
fully implemented by 2015.
2. Process of engaging children’s leadership skills articulated and
approved by August 2011 and fully implemented by 2015.
3. Synchronization plan developed by August 2011 and fully
implemented by 2012.
Outputs:
1. Parent/child mentoring programme developed and implemented.
2. Process of engaging children’s leadership articulated and fully
implemented.
3. Child-led ministry plan completed and implemented.
Outcomes:
Children developing and using their leadership skills at NBC.
Impact:
Children involved in transforming Nairobi and beyond for Christ.
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Board of Outreach Specific Objectives:
1. Leadership programme that prepares leaders for Church planting
and other holistic outreach ministry by January 2012.
2. Mentoring programme for experienced leaders to mentor other
leaders in outreach ministry by June 2011.
3. Incorporate spiritual gifting identification and utilization as part of
the leadership discipleship programme.
Target Dates:
1. Leadership programme developed by June 2011 and fully
implemented by January 2012.
2. Mentoring Programme developed and harmonized with other NBC
ministries by June 2011 and fully implemented by 2015.
3. Incorporation of spiritual gifting identification into discipleship
programme by September 2011.
Outputs:
1. Programme developed to grow leaders for Church planting and
other ministries.
2. Plan developed for experienced leaders to mentor more novice
leaders and implemented.
3. Spiritual gifting identification incorporated into leadership
development.
Outcomes:
1. Leaders ready and able for Church planting and other ministries.
2. All leaders growing and practicing their spiritual gifts.
Impact:
Striving for excellence and utilizing gifts to transform Nairobi and
beyond.
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Board of Worship Specific Objectives:
1. Identify leaders who are more spiritually mature, trained, equipped
and assigned to emerging leaders for mentorship purposes.
2. Existing leaders equipped to be more Christ-like leaders.
Target Dates:
1. Identification plan developed by June 2011 and fully implemented
by 2015.
2. Equip leaders beginning January 2012.
Outputs:
1. Identification plan developed and implemented.
2. Resource needs and opportunities identified.
Outcomes:
All leaders growing spiritually.
Impact:
1. Growing relationships with Christ.
2. Transforming Nairobi and beyond.
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Board of Youth Specific Objectives:
1. Develop and implement programmes and processes to nurture
Christ-like leadership in youth at NBC and beyond.
2. Develop a plan that gives youth opportunities to use leadership skills
nurtured in NBC and beyond.
Target Dates:
1. Programmes and processes developed by March 2011 and fully
implemented by January 2012.
2. Plan for leadership opportunities developed by March 2011 and fully
implemented in 2012.
Outputs:
1. Programmes and processes to nurture.
2. Develop plan for engaging youth leadership skills and implement.
Outcomes:
Youth growing and using Christ-like leadership.
Impact:
Growing the next generation of leaders for ongoing transformation of
Nairobi and beyond.
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3. Outreach Through Holistic Evangelism and Church Planting
As followers of Christ, we are called to be His witnesses here on earth.
Part of being His witnesses is in sharing the gospel to the unreached
in this country. NBC seeks to reach out not only with the gospel but
also giving due regard to the material and social needs of the people
it is reaching out to. NBC also hopes to plant at least two Churches in
Nairobi within this Strategic Plan period as it advances the kingdom of
God through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Cross-Cutting Objectives
1. Outreach contributing to a 10% annual growth rate.
2. Plant at least two churches focused on reaching the lost and
developing disciples.
3. Media ministries focused on reaching the lost and bringing them into
fellowship with other Christians.
4. Strengthening and expending our ministry to vulnerable communities
for transformation for Christ.
5. Plan for outreach to local walking-distance community and
institutions.
6. Encouraging and teaching prayer as a lifestyle for all outreach
ministries.
Target Date
1. Church planting policy finalized by January 2011.
2. First church planted in 2012.
3. Second church planted by 2015.
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4. Media policy completed by June 2011 and fully implemented
by 2015.
5. Plan for ministry to the vulnerable developed by June 2011 and fully
implemented by 2015.
6. Plan for outreach to close by community developed by March 2011
and fully implemented by 2015.
Outputs
1. Policy for church planting developed and approved.
2. First church planted
3. Second church planted
4. Policy for media ministries developed and approved.
5. Plan for ministry to the vulnerable developed and approved.
6. Plan for outreach to walking distance community developed,
approved and implemented.
Outcomes
1. Churches planted and thriving.
2. Media ministry reaching the lost.
3. Ministries to the vulnerable thriving.
4. More church-going people in walking distance are filling empty seats
at NBC
Impact
1. People’s lives in Nairobi and beyond are being transformed.
2. People are coming into fellowship with other Christians.
3. Growth in numbers at NBC.
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Board of Adults Specific Objectives:
1. 30% of small groups to adopt a vulnerable communities and
neighbouring institutions for evangelism and outreach by 2015.
2. Small group ministry in planted Churches to be fully implemented
by 2015.
3. Board of Adults’ structure within Church plants by 2015.
Target Dates:
1. Plan and infrastructure for adopting vulnerable communities
developed by June 2011 and implemented by 2015.
2. Board of Adults’ structure included in church planting plan.
Outputs:
1. Plan for vulnerable communities developed and implemented.
2. Small group ministry in Church planting plan.
Outcomes:
1. Small groups are actively engaged in vulnerable communities and
local institutions.
2. Church plants have an active small group ministry.
Impact:
1. People’s lives are being transformed.
2. The lost are being saved.
3. People are experiencing caring fellowship.
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Board of Administration Specific Objectives:
1. Budget in line with ministry inputs, timely resource allocation and
due process in acquisition of property and personnel.
2. Work in conjunction with NBC ministries to facilitate possession of
frequency licensing from CCK.
3. Use of relevant and effective communication tools and strategies to
enable ministries to communicate with vulnerable communities.
Target Dates:
Alignment of resources to plan by November 2010.
Outputs:
1. Implement process for developing and reviewing budgets in
alignment with Strategic Plan.
2. Frequency is acquired for media ministry.
3. Communication tools for vulnerable communities developed.
Outcomes:
1. Strategic Plan is being achieved.
2. Media ministry is operational.
3. Ministries are using effective communication tools for vulnerable
communities.
Impact:
Disciples are being made and Nairobi and beyond is being transformed
for Christ.
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Board of Children Specific Objectives:
1. Children reach out to children who are vulnerable and not vulnerable.
2. Children take part in church planting.
3. Child-centred media ministries.
Target Dates:
1. Outreach Plan developed by August 2011 and fully implemented
by 2015.
2. Plan for child-centred media ministries developed by August 2011
and fully implemented by 2015.
Outputs:
1. Capacity for outreach plan developed and implemented.
2. Role in Church Planting plan developed and implemented.
3. Plan for child-friendly media ministries developed and fully
implemented.
Outcomes:
1. Children actively involved in outreach and church planting.
2. Child-centred media ministries.
Impact:
Children reaching the lost and transforming Nairobi and beyond.
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Board of Outreach Specific Objectives: 1. Plant two churches focused on reaching the lost and developing
disciples.
2. Media ministries focused on reaching the lost and bringing them into
fellowship with other Christians.
3. Programmes to disciple institutions and schools developed.
4. Engaging the unsaved and unchurched communities in walking
distance to NBC.
5. Expansion and strengthening of NBC ministries to the vulnerable
communities.
Target Dates:
1. Church planting policy by January 2011.
2. First church plant in 2012 and the second one by 2015.
3. Plan for outreach to walking community developed by March 2011
and fully implemented by 2015.
Outputs:
1. Policy for church planting developed and approved.
2. First and second church planted.
3. Plan for outreach to walking community developed, approved and
fully implemented.
Outcomes:
1. Churches planted and thriving.
2. More church-going people in walking distance are filling empty seats
at NBC.
Impact:
1. People’s lives in Nairobi and beyond are being transformed.
2. People are coming into fellowship with other Christians.
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Board of Worship Specific Objectives:
1. Worship leaders effectively developing worship services that
meaningfully engage the unchurched, drawing them to seek Christ
more and becoming disciples of Christ.
2. Outreach preaching programme.
Target Dates:
Plan for outreach developed by January 2011 and fully implemented
by January 2012.
Outputs:
Plan for outreach developed and implemented.
Outcomes:
Unchurched engaged in worship services.
Impact:
1. Lives being saved.
2. More intimate relationships with Christ.
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Board of Youth Specific Objectives:
1. Develop and implement programmes to train youth in evangelism
and discipleship that are culturally relevant.
2. Develop structures and programmes for youth serving ministries to
the vulnerable and being part of the church planting teams.
Target Dates:
1. Programmes developed by June 2011 and fully implemented
by 2015.
2. Plan for youth engaged in service developed by June 2011 and fully
implemented by 2015.
Outputs:
1. Programmes developed and implemented.
2. Plan for youth engagement in service developed and implemented.
Outcomes:
1. Youth practicing evangelism and discipleship.
2. Youth engaged in serving in ministries.
Impact:
1. Lives being saved.
2. Gifts being used to transform Nairobi and beyond.
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4. Bible-based Worship Services that Address Felt Needs
Worship is everything we do and how it reflects our love and devotion to God. It takes place in many forms which include: singing to God, praying (talking) to God, spending time reading His word and listening to it through sermons or quiet time, etc. NBC seeks to design vibrant and dynamic worship services that are bible-based and most importantly address the felt needs of the congregant through the following objectives:
Cross-Cutting Objectives
1. Worship Services contributing to a 10% annual growth rate.2. An integrated engaging worship service programme that effectively
provides systematic, focused, relevant Bible-teaching prayer and worship.
3. A Bible-teaching programme that addresses felt needs.
Target Date
1. Five-year preaching plan by January 2011 and implemented by 2015. 2. Annual preaching plan that addresses felt needs.3. Bible-teaching plan developed by January 2011.
Outputs
1. Overall plan aligned with new strategic direction developed.2. Plan communicated to ministries and relevant stakeholders.3. Regular documentation of felt needs.4. Develop a feedback system for congregants.5. More time allocated in the services for preaching.
Outcomes
Preachers trained in expository preaching.
Impact
Congregants are having felt needs addressed and developing more intimate relationships with Christ.
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Board of Adults Specific Objectives:
1. All Pastors of Board of Adults trained in principles of expository
preaching.
2. Harmonise preaching and curriculum at all levels.
3. Relevant Bible and needs-based preaching among adult ministries.
Target Dates:
1. Training plan developed by January 2011 and implemented by 2015.
2. Preaching and curriculum harmonization plan developed by January
2011 and implemented by June 2011.
Outputs:
1. Training plans developed and implemented.
2. Harmonizing plan developed and implemented.
Outcomes:
Congregants learning and applying the word of God.
Impact:
1. More intimate relationships with Christ.
2. More submission to the word of God.
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Board of Administration Specific Objectives:
1. Provide resources for training of preachers annually.
2. Facilitate the acquisition and use of needed equipment and facilities
for enhanced preaching ministries.
3. Use diverse communication channels that will enable frequent and
timely feedback from staff and congregants.
4. Resolve parking challenges.
Target Dates:
1. Resources allocated annually.
2. Equipment and facilities’ needs assessment completed by January
2011.
3. Plan for acquisition developed by March 2011 and implemented
by 2012.
4. Develop and implement communication channels by 2011.
5. Identify parking options by August 2010, identify preferred solution
by August 2010.
6. Identify and implement interim solutions for parking by December
2010.
Outputs:
1. Resources allocated annually.
2. Needs assessment completed.
3. Acquisition completed.
4. Mechanisms for communication developed and implemented.
5. Parking solutions identified.
6. Preferred parking solution identified.
7. Interim solutions identified and implemented.
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Outcomes:
1. Congregants get maximum benefit from preaching.
2. People easily provide feedback.
3. Parking is easy at NBC.
Impact:
1. Increased learning and growing and submission to God.
2. Congregants fellowship with fellow believers and service is not
frustrated.
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Board of Children Specific Objectives:
1. Five-year teaching and preaching programme for all children.
2. 13-year teaching curriculum harmonized with overall NBC preaching
programme.
Target Dates:
1. Training and preaching program developed and harmonized with
overall preaching plan by June 2011 and implemented by 2015.
2. 13-year curriculum plan developed, harmonized with overall
preaching plan by June 2011.
3. Programme launched in June 2011 and fully implemented by 2015.
Outputs:
1. Training programme developed and harmonized.
2. Training programme fully implemented.
3. 13-year curriculum plan developed and harmonized.
4. 13-year curriculum launched and fully implemented.
Outcomes:
1. Children learning the word of God.
2. Children and families learning the Word of God in harmony.
Impact:
1. Increased learning and submission to the Word of God.
2. More intimate relationships with Christ
3. Families being transformed.
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Board of Outreach Specific Objectives:
1. Outreach programmes (through media ministries) aligned with
preaching programmes.
2. All Pastors trained in expository preaching, discipling and evangelistic
preaching.
Target Dates:
1. Develop process for annual alignment of preaching programme with
outreach programmes by January 2011.
2. Develop training plan for Pastors by January 2011 and fully
implement by 2015.
Outputs:
1. Process for annual alignment of outreach programme with preaching
programme developed.
2. Plan for training Pastors developed and implemented.
Outcomes:
Unsaved being introduced to Christ.
Impact:
Unsaved being saved and brought into fellowship with other Christians.
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Board of Worship Specific Objectives:
1. Identify and lay down key Biblical foundations for teaching.
2. Regular congregational needs assessment.
3. Relevant Bible and needs-based preaching among adult ministries.
Target Dates:
1. Key foundations identified by November 2010 and plan developed to
integrate key foundations into worship by January 2011.
2. Plan process for needs assessment by October 2010.
3. Needs assessment from congregants every six months.
4. Integrate findings of needs assessment each year.
Outputs:
1. Foundations identified.
2. Plan developed and implemented.
3. Needs assessment planned and carried out annually.
4. Findings of needs assessment integrated into planning.
Outcomes:
1. Congregants learning foundations.
2. Congregants needs are being met.
Impact:
1. Congregants submitting to the Word of God.
2. Lives are being transformed.
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Board of Youth Specific Objectives:
Develop and implement a systematic expository preaching programme
that is relevant to the needs of youth and encourages submission to the
Word of God in their daily lives.
Target Dates:
Preaching programme planned by January 2011 and fully implemented
by 2015.
Outputs:
Programme developed and implemented.
Outcomes:
Youth learning the Word of God and submitting to it.
Impact:
The lives of youth are being transformed.
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Psalm 127:1 (NIV)Unless the LORD builds the house,the builders labor in vain.Unless the LORD watches over the city,the guards stand watch in vain.
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