URGENSI PERENCANAAN PENDIDIKAN PADA LEMBAGA PENDIDIKAN KRISTEN

Planning is the first function in management as a first step before moving to the next action. Planning as a guide in the implementation of education. Educational planning is very important and urgent that must be applied to Christian educational institutions. Planning provides direction for the institution to achieve the vision. In fact, in the observed Christian educational institutions, educational planning has not been made as a necessity that should be carried out before implementing educational programs at the institution. One of the reasons is that educational planners at these institutions still do not understand the planning process comprehensively. The stages of conducting educational planning are: (1) determine the goals, (2) researching the problem to be carried out, (3) collect the necessary data and information, (4) determine a series of actions to be taken, (5) formulating ways to solve problems, (6) determine the human resources that will be involved, and (7) determine how to control and evaluate the plan. Therefore, educational planning must be used as a key factor for Christian educational institutions in determining their goals as an educational institutions that are characterized by Bible teachings as the foundation. Keywords: planning, educational planning, christian educational institutions