CIM facilitated a yearlong Mission Strategy development process for the Core Leadership
team who are assigned as a Goal Owners. On 28th and 29th of November 2024 a two-day
workshop was conducted for the Goal owners to implement the Mission Strategy Plan. This
Mission Strategic Planning involved consultations, workshops and various engaging activities
in specific teams to ensure the effective management in implementing the Strategic Plan and
move towards the 3 important Strategic Priorities for the vision fulfilment.
On day one, Mr Valentine Davidar, a resource person of CIM began the orientation with his session, “Strategic Change Management” based on the biblical principles. His opening keynote address has set the context for the 2 days Goal Owners orientation.
He enabled the Goal Owners to reflect on the Vision and Mission which helped and paved them a way to intensively work on the 3 Strategic Directives on a priority basis namely 1. Exponential New Field Expansion 2. Impact Next-Generation through Networking and Partnership 3. Employ Segmented Approach in Children, Family and Bible Ministries.
In the post-lunch session, Mr A. Sam Blesson, Director of OD Department - CIM, continued
with a recap of the Mission Plan and the Strategy Dashboard. This session helped the Goal
Owners to reflect and ponder on the importance of implementing the strategies designed
and the grey areas of why it is not adequately implemented.
On day two, the CIM facilitation team began with the action plans to implement the
Strategic Priorities, Processes, Resources and People. The Goal Owners in their respective
teams worked intensively on the Action Plans.
The final note address by Mr. Raja Christopher, Director of Training, CIM on “Capacity
Building and Organisational Restructuring” helped the Goal Owners to know and understand
the different metrics used in the Organisational structure. Prior to the 2 days Goal Owners
Orientation a survey was conducted by the CIM OD department in which more than 90
percent of the key leaders have responded that the current Organisational structure is the
bottle neck or blockade in implementing the new Strategic Priorities.
Mr Christopher on his final note said “Our Socio – Political environment is drastically
changing, what is here today is not there tomorrow! What we are doing has to be doubled
up or tripled up as it is the need of an hour. “Good is the greatest enemy of Greatness” We
are good but that is not enough, the days ahead are more challenging and complex.” He also
added that the children of this generation are far more informed and exposed and hence it
is the greatest need that we have to equip ourselves and move from Good to Great.
One of the Goal Owners, mentioned, “It was a good time to sit and think about the history of
the Mission, evaluate us, and look forward to the God given Vision. We as a team and
leaders assures that whatever has been instilled in us in the last 2 days, we will implement it
and move forward.”
The National Director of the Mission while felicitating the CIM team said, “It’s a great joy
today that CIM is one among us and no difference. They are the part of our family. I want to
thank God and praise Him for this wonderful productive time He has given to us. Personally, I
want to thank Mr Christopher, Mr Sam Blesson and Mr Allwin.” Finally, he said, “We have
changed (and) we have started working.”
Another staff member mentioned that the 2-day intensive session brought closer
communion among themselves. She mentioned that CIM is always a friend and trusted
partner. She also added that they there were times when they had difficulty in
comprehending the process and when faced with other difficulties, CIM’s response to it with
patience motivated and encouraged them.
One of the Senior staff, on urging the team to move forward, he said, “Think beyond your
region as it is a PAN India initiative, and everybody is a steward and accountable to each
other.”
Mr. Raja Christopher on his final thank you note on behalf of CIM appreciated the Mission
Organisation for their work and co-operation all these years. He also added “We started
with Child Protection Policy development and orientation of CPP at various levels at one of
the Crucial hours of the Organisation which was followed with developing the DNA
statements of the organisation and presently with the Mission Strategy Planning. He also
exclaimed by saying “The work you're doing cannot be duplicated.”