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This project is aimed to successfully create and implement a strategic plan that will allow NPHX to be a Gospel centered church that reaches the lost in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona. Chapter 1 introduces the ministry context of NPHX, along with the rationale, purpose, goals, research methodologies, definitions, and delimitations of the project. Chapter 2 then provides the biblical and theological basis for creating and implementing a strategic plan. The chapter focuses on the book of Nehemiah. This book will be great insight to the importance of a strategic plan but also the reality of the opposition that comes with a strategic plan. Chapter 3 focuses on understanding the pastor, present and future of NPHX. Knowing the cultural values of the church is vital to the success of the implementation of NPHX. Chapter 4 details the week-by-week strategic plan and process. 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