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?

Basis for Having a Vision for Where God May Want to Take Your Church

Vision is about pursuing the “immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us” (Eph. 3:20-21). It’s about getting beyond what we see and trusting God for what we can’t yet see. — “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” (Heb. 11:1)

• A vision statement based on the realities of “what is” requires little faith, and hence is probably more of a stewardship issue than a vision.

Vision makes God the standard for the possibilities. It’s about believing God when He says, “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” (Isa. 55:9). Consequently, we know we have so much further to go and therefore make it our pursuit to press on, “forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead” (Phil. 3:12-14).

• A vision statement based on what we’re capable of reaching, rather than the greatness of our God, is little more than a self-improvement plan.

Keep in mind that a vision statement based on the “immeasurably more” God may want to do in and through us, will change in time because He’s able to do “immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine”. When we trust God to take us beyond where we are, and He takes us to that place, there will be even more places to go. We keep progressing.

What Happens When We Have No Vision

Without a vision of the “immeasurably more” God may want to do in and through us, we begin to flounder and stop progressing. We lose hope when we no longer see the possibilities which makes it harder to persevere (Prov. 13:12). We start losing our spiritual fervor as our zeal wanes (Rom. 12:11). Then we begin stagnating which eventually can leave scum and a stench in terms of our testimony as we have little to offer the world around us.

Also Read: Leaders & Teachers, Avoid Stagnation

All Posts about Vision Casting & Goal-Setting:

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• Have a Vision That Clarifies Your Purpose?
• Have a Vision Challenging Enough to Reach Your Purpose?
• Who Sets the Vision?
• Behind the Great Commission
• Good Example of Mission & Vision
• No Specific Examples of Goals in the Great Commission?
• Christ-like Intent in Vision & Goal-Setting
• Christ-like Pursuit of Vision & Goals
• Christ as the Focus, Not the Vision & Goals
• Power to Grasp and Implement a New Vision for the Church
• Vision and Goals Born Out of Prayer
• Vision and Goals Grounded in the Gospel
• Vision and Goals Enveloped by Grace
• Vision and Goals Guided by the Holy Spirit
• Vision and Goals Pursued Through Spiritual Gifting
• Where Might God Want to Take Your Church?
• Vision Casting That Engages People
• Goal-Setting to Reach Our Vision
• Vision and Goals Protected by Spiritual Means
• Vision Problems Solved
• Vision and Goals Reflect the Hope We Have?
• Vision and Goals Rooted in God’s Word
• How a Leader’s Roles Affects Vision and Goals