Where Might God Want to Take Your Church?

Do you have a vision for where God might want to take your church? Or, are you consumed with status quo and basically just oiling the machinery? Do you consider the possibility that God may have more He wants to do in and through you? Or, are you content to stay where you are, satisfied with good enough? . . . Continue reading Where Might God Want to Take Your Church?

Have a Vision That Clarifies Your Purpose?

Our vision should not only express our purpose, as suggested in the previous post, but also clarify it. The way we communicate, or cast, vision must lead back to our purpose because our purpose provides the motivation for reaching the vision and for meeting the goals. . . . Continue reading Have a Vision That Clarifies Your Purpose?

Who Sets the Vision?

Sometimes leaders alone set the vision for the church and then expect people to joyfully and wholeheartedly implement the goals to get there. Reality, however, may pose a different scenario … difficulty getting people on board with the vision, hard time recruiting people to accomplish the goals, insufficient giving to move forward. . . . Continue reading Who Sets the Vision?

Vision Casting That Engages People

As leaders we need to take time to envision what God might want to do in and through our churches, in accordance with His purposes for the Church. That vision needs to be born out of prayer and faith in God’s power to accomplish it. Then we’re ready to establish goals to accomplish that vision. But, first we need to do some vision casting in ways that . . . Continue reading Vision Casting That Engages People

Behind the Great Commission

We’ve been looking at how what we do, our mission, should grow out of our purpose. We should always have a good reason for why we do what we do. Once we know our purpose and mission, we need to determine how we’re going to get there — vision. We then set specific goals for accomplishing that vision. We find a good example of this flow in what has come to be known as Jesus’ Great Commission. Often we look at this mandate merely as a mission He gave to us. However, if we analyze it, we’ll determine that . . . Continue reading Behind the Great Commission

Good Example of Mission & Vision

If we go behind the Great Commission, we find that Jesus wants disciples of all nations because “God so loved the world” that He sent Jesus to bring all who would believe and follow Him into a relationship with Himself (Jn. 3:16). This is the purpose behind the mission – to demonstrate His love (Rom. 5:8). . . . Continue reading Good Example of Mission & Vision

No Specific Examples of Goals in the Great Commission?

We’ve been looking at how the Great Commission provides a good example for leaders desiring to work through their purpose, mission, vision, and goals.

The Purpose Statement . . . The Vision Statement . . .

But it ends there, not giving us specific, tangible goals for getting there.

Why No Specific Goals in the Great Commission? . . . Continue reading No Specific Examples of Goals in the Great Commission?