First Decisions

Planning an event a year in advance is not too soon, especially when speaker and venue availability are issues.

When planning for an event, of course the first thing to do is pray, making sure that the Lord is leading you.  The event location, date and speaker are the first decisions to be made, and all of these, of course, have to coincide!  It may happen that one of those three is non-negotiable–perhaps only one date works for your group, or you have made a firm determination of the speaker you want.  Then you adjust accordingly.  The location and speaker both need to be available on the date selected.  Or, if the date and location are firm, then you may need to find a speaker who is available on the particular date needed.  As much as possible, your speaker should have the final word on the date that works best for her, so that may require flexibility with the date and location.

When those first decisions are made, then the fun begins!