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title: Clarifying
description: This week is the week I’m looking at Andy Stanley’s 7 Practices of Effective Ministry. I came across the book a few years ago and it’s been a huge part…
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# [Clarifying](https://blog.marathonyouthministry.com/blog/clarifying)

 Written by [Christopher Wesley](https://blog.marathonyouthministry.com/blog/author/christopher-wesley) | May 18, 2009 6:11:00 PM

This week is the week I’m looking at Andy Stanley’s 7 Practices of Effective Ministry. I came across the book a few years ago and it’s been a huge part of how we do what we do. Now that my 5th year is ministry is coming to an end I want to revisit the things that got me to where I am and see how they’ll take me into the next 5 years. It’s kind of exciting to think of how long I’ve been doing this, I don’t feel like a pro but I definitely feel experienced.   
Right now I’m working on re clarifying our wins, basically I’m taking a look at what is important at every level of our ministry. Generally speaking we win when we see life change in a student, but because it’s difficult for us to look into someone’s heart, we need to look at tangible steps. A small example is we know a student wins when they invite their friend to join us on a Sunday and then that friend decides to come back. Or if a small group goes from meeting every week to doing service in the city or community. A third way is overhearing students quoting the message or utilizing something they learned and applied it to their life.  
I could go on and on with examples but in order to help the ministers really focus on winning I need to be crystal clear on what is important.

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