Where Do We Go from Here?: Strategic Planning for the Smaller Church

by Leo Endel

For decades, my friend Leo Endel has been helping churches to plan well. Now, through Where Do We Go from Here? you can benefit from his years of wisdom and experience! Walk through this book with your team, and you and your church will be better for it! -Ed Stetzer, Wheaton College I found “Where Do We Go from Here?” to be both timely and timeless. Once I read it, I immediately recommended it to one of our pastors. It is timeless because it is principle and process based. Its value is enhanced because it has been tried and tested in multiple contexts. Too much is published today that is theoretical, unproven, or reflective of a single church’s experience. And because it lays out a simple template for strategic planning it can be easily transferred into almost any church setting. –Mark Elliott, Director of Missions, Heartland Baptist Network, Omaha, Nebraska Does your church know where it needs to be a few years down the road? Does it have a plan to get there? Is it headed in the right direction? Most would have to answer “no” to at least one of those questions, if not all three. In his brief (66-page) book, “Where Do We Go from Here?” Leo Endel draws from his decades of experience as a pastor and denominational leader to offer a simple yet comprehensive guide for strategic planning in the smaller church. These are not theories waiting to be tested, but a proven plan that can be used by any church willing to seek God’s best for their congregation and community. –David Williams, Associational Missions Strategist, Trinity River Baptist Association, Liberty, Texas For 37 years of pastoral experience I have tried many strategies to do the work of the church. Only to find myself overworked and understaffed. In his book, Where Do We Go from Here? Brother Leo gives us a simple yet comprehensive strategic plan for both small or large church. Where do we go from here! It is a question that every pastor or leader has had to ponder over in their heart. Leo writes out of the heart and experiences of a seasoned pastor and godly leader. He writes, “The real power of the church is God releasing his presence, his power and his plan in US for that to happen we must pray.” I prayerfully recommend this comprehensive guide for strategic planning for any church. Roy Hopgood Jr. Mount Horeb Baptist Church Milwaukee, Wisconsin Senior pastor. It is easy to make a simple idea complicated, but it takes genius to make the complicated simple. Leo has simplified the complicated task of strategic planning for the local church. The church that plans with “Where Do We Go from Here” will engage a prayerful process that makes a measurable difference. Based on his extensive experience in leading churches of all sizes, Leo points the way forward for a journey of discovery of God’s best for your church. Dr. Clint Calvert, Church Leadership Catalyst, Minnesota-Wisconsin Baptist Convention. For years, I have listened to Dr. Endel speak at meetings where I have brought pastors and church leaders in hopes that they would find something to help them re-focus their churches. I have listened and said to myself, "I hope Leo puts this into a book someday." Finally, I hold in my hand a copy of "Where Do We Go from Here". This resource, if followed, will give the clearest path forward to re-focus, re-dream, and re-launch vitality, and excitement in congregations all across our convention Thank you for taking the time to give us a plan that the busiest pastor could use in his church. As the opportunity arises, I will be using this material as an Interim Pastor. Bob Stockland, Retired DOM, Northwoods Baptist Association, Minnesota.

77 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 6, 2020