Define the win. Test small. Pour kerosene where the fire is.
Work through the questions the director will ask anyway, beginning where the work begins. When you're done, generate your brief and download it as a Meeting Prep PDF to bring to the table.
"Less 'new initiative, new initiative,' more 'what is God doing, and where do we double down?'"
Strategy is downstream of discernment, and discernment is downstream of prayer. Before you name a win, pray over the work, then write down what you've sensed in prayer, Scripture, or wise counsel. "Commit your work to the LORD, and your plans will be established." (Prov. 16:3)
Momentum you didn't manufacture is worth more than momentum you did. Where do you see fruit, hunger, or open doors that no strategy of yours produced? That's where to pay attention. "Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?" (Isa. 43:19)
Name the project, then pick where it honestly is.
"You have to figure out: what's the measure of success? … I think it's gonna look different at different times."
Not success in general: success right now. Be specific enough that you'd know it if you saw it.
"The number one metric for success is: is our church seeking these? Are they wanting them? Are they looking for them?"
Organic pull, not internal excitement. Who asks, searches, or shares without being prompted?
"Is there a $500 investment we can make before we make the $5,000 investment?"
The smallest, cheapest experiment that earns the bigger ask. Unofficial before official.
"I'm very interested in allocating resources where the pop is."
What's already catching, and what would pouring kerosene on it look like?
"What's a win for today?"
Green light? Budget? Feedback? A barrier removed? Name exactly what you're leaving with.
"I have zero interest in keeping things alive."
What result would tell you to stop pouring and let it go? Decide now, not later.
Before you walk in, get to 100% ready. Check off the prep, fill in your pitch card, rehearse the six questions, then download your Pitch Deck PDF.
"Father, this work is Yours before it's ours. Give me clarity to say what's true, humility to hear what I've missed, and open hands with the outcome. If this is of You, let it catch, and if it isn't, give me the grace to let it go. Whatever happens in that room, let it serve Your church."
One sentence. This is your opening line.
Option A (your recommendation) and Option B (the credible alternative).
Cost, the smaller test that de-risks it, and what a return looks like.