The LOOP Framework
LEAD | ORGANIZE | OVERSEE | PROTECT - LOOP
To LEAD is to define what is need for future sustainability. Leadership and management are both essential. Management stewards what exists. Leadership discerns what is needed next. It looks ahead, anticipates what future faithfulness will require, and prepares people and resources for what is to come.
To ORGANIZE is to create shared clarity. Equipping people with the right tools. Providing targeted training. Ensuring access to needed expertise. Creating a shared vision and consistent practices.
To OVERSEE is to close the gap between what is and what is envisioned. Leaders create and execute a plan that closes the gap, they engage and motivate people in the work, they remove obstacles and solve problems in real time and adjust direction as needed. All the while ensuring ongoing, adaptive stewardship in an ever-changing environment.
To PROTECT is to ensure what has been built faithfully is guarded wisely. Risks come in many forms, safety hazards, security vulnerabilities, legal and compliance exposures, financial missteps, and reputational harm. Some feel urgent. Others seem distant. But all risks, once known, require attention.
ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS
The Assessment Questions enable your church to identify what they are doing well and what needs work. It also provides the structure to prioritize, plan, and schedule what actions your church will complete,
IMPLEMENTATION TEAM
Forming an Implementation Team is critical. The LOOP Framework has tools that enable you to identify the Subject Matter Experts your church will need to ensure a successful implementation.
IMPLEMENTATION
Church Pastoral and Lay Leaders must be actively involved with the Implementation Team to build consensus, generate excitement, remove roadblocks, and adjust the plan as needed.
