Greg Darley:

Clarify the Win means to figure out what is most important for your organization. This is what you are shooting for. At the end of the day (week, month, year, campaign) this is what you look at to determine if what you did mattered. It also helps you determine where you spend your time and your money. If something is not going to help you get to your win, then its an easy decision to make.

Just as important as clarifying the win, is celebrating the win. More to come on this…

How do we Clarify the Win?

For World Causes, a win happens when we: (1) Raise true awareness to the issues of Poverty, Injustice, or Epidemic Diseases. (2) Have creative and simple ways for people to respond to those needs. (3) Help people commit to being a part of the long term solution.

Those are some of the larger Wins for World Causes. We have specific wins like, “To find the best price for environmentally and socially conscious goods that we buy”, “to get 24 local churches to join the Free Chains Campaign during the first 12 months”

For each person, initiative, or project that we start, Clarifying the Win will be crucial. Before we invest time, money and other resources into something, we have to make sure that we know what we’re shooting for.

Another great lesson I learned today while reviewing this was the ability to use this principle with other relationships, especially the family. Clarifying the Win with my relationship with my wife helps me determine where I spend my time and money. A win for that relationship is when she feels loved. Flowers, a great investment. Cotton Candy, another great investment. Talking without my cell phone off…fantastic investment. Gold watch, poor decision. New tv…nope.

Next principle :Think Steps not programs.

I’m re-reading through a fantastic book by Andy and North Point Ministries. World Causes is not a church, but there are so many great and practical applications in the book for where we are as a ministry and where I am as a leader.  (both are young, small and need lots of prayer and support!)

I’m going through each chapter and trying to take out the material that I can implement for World Causes. There are also tons of great applications for individuals, families, etc.  I’ll point out those as well.

If you are in ministry/leadership, I would highly recommend this book.