Want to achieve your God-given mission? Then focus on 3 things:

1. Your mission statement.
2. The results you need to achieve your mission.
3. The measures that tell you if you’ve achieved the desired results.

To focus on these 3 things, respond to 3 questions:

1. What’s your organization’s God-given mission?
2. To achieve your mission, what results do you need?
3. What measures will you use to determine if you’ve achieved your desired results?

Here are sample responses:
 
(1) What’s your organization’s God-given mission?
To plant reproducing churches in Japan.
 
(2) To achieve your mission, what results do you need?

• Evangelized Japanese
• Discipled Japanese Christians
• Developed Japanese Christian leaders

(3) What measures will you use to determine if you’ve achieved your desired results?
Evangelized Japanese:

• # of evangelistic contacts
• # of new believers

Discipled Christians:

• % of groups with body life rated at 8+ (10-point scale)
• # of disciples sharing the Good News with 1 or more Japanese
• # of adult disciples participating in non-formal Christian education

Developed leaders:

• % of projects with stage 3+ local leadership (5-stage scale)
• # of participants in formal pastoral and theological training
• # of participants in non-formal leader development program

Remember, achieving your God-given mission involves focusing on 3 things:

1. Your mission statement
2. The results you need to achieve your mission
3. The measures that tell you if you’ve achieved the desired results (and, consequently, your mission)

 
Bonus: What kinds of measures should you use? Use measures that:

• Address the specific content of the goals.
• Address quality and quantity.
• Are reasonably easy to measure.