Category Archives: Vision Casting & Goal-Setting

As leaders, we shouldn’t be coming up with a vision for the church and goals to pursue it on our own. God has empowered all members of His Body to do their part (Eph. 4:11-16). — There’s a building up of the Body, wherein we grow and come out better getting others involved using their spiritual gifts. . . . Continue reading Vision and Goals Pursued Through Spiritual Gifting→

When we set out to pursue God’s purposes and mission for the Church, we develop a vision for where that could take us, what it could look like. Then we set goals to get there. As we cast that vision with the Body, we can run into resistance. Some will be fleshly, because of people finding change difficult or they’re setting their sights on their own interests rather than God’s (Phil. 2:1-4, 21). Some resistance, however, will be spiritual in nature wherein the enemy, Satan, comes against us to keep us from moving forward. We need spiritual means to fight spiritual battles (2 Cor. 10:4). . . . Continue reading Vision and Goals Protected by Spiritual Means→

Does your church seem to be stuck? Maybe you’re floundering around going from one crisis to another, and getting nowhere. Perhaps you’re seeing a decline. Keep <>praying about it but also turn to Scripture. Make sure your vision and goals are rooted in and aligned with God’s Word. There’s power in the Word to accomplish God’s purposes (Isa. 55:10-11). . . . Continue reading Vision and Goals Rooted in God’s Word→

In casting a vision and goals for our churches and ministries, we need to be on page with God. We do that by living up to our God-given roles as leaders. Our leadership roles affect how we go about discerning where God wants to take us but also how we cast that vision and set goals to get there. Continue reading How a Leader’s Roles Affects Vision and Goals→