Military historians and experts coined the term mission creep to describe military operations that started with one purpose, but drifted to another—think Korean War. The war started to protect southern Korea from invasion from the north; however, the mission crept from protecting the south to re-uniting the Korean peninsula. Of course, the existence of North and South Korea remind us that the mission crept to failure.

Today, mission creep describes any organization or policy that gradually creeps in a new direction—often fueled by a perceived opportunity or crisis.

A nonprofit’s mission explains why it exists.

A nonprofit’s goals details the path it intends to take to fulfill that mission.

But, what about core values? For too many nonprofits, a list of core values is an afterthought, thrown together because some consultant said the nonprofit needed to adopt them. Too often, core values are like the middle child—crammed in between the mission and goals, feeling misunderstood and left out.

Learn how to protect your non-profit’s core values.

Before you enter into any contract or host any event as a new church, you need to make sure your new church is incorporated; otherwise, you can be found personally liable for any obligations, accidents, or mishaps.

Learn about your legal risks and how to stop them today…

Church planters have a lot of questions to answer before starting a new church.

Who hires the staff?

Who approves the budget?

Who can fire the lead pastor?

Who votes on what?

Who elects the leaders?

Thinking about launching a new site, campus, or church? Walk through a few scenarios with me.