THE MISSION OF GOD

Les Welk• Network Leader

Losing Focus

As church leaders, we need to correctly understand, safeguard, and maintain focus upon our God-given mission

“external focus” vs. “internal focus”

“leadership for results begins outside, not inside the organization.”

“macro vs. micro”

97% of the world has heard of Coke

72% have seen a bottle or a can of Coke

51% have tasted Coke

Failure to recognize a compelling, outward focus as a key to church health and leadership typically results in what I would refer to as…

“mission confusion”

When pastors and boards take an external/macro approach to church leadership, it will lead to the inevitable discovery of a common, overarching mission

“The Mission of God”

“I will look on you with favor and make you fruitful and increase your numbers, and I will keep my covenant with you. You will be eating last year’s harvest when you will have to move it out to make room for the new. I will put my dwelling place among you and be your God, and you will be my people.” Lev. 26:9-12

I will be your God

You will be my people

I will dwell in your midst

Lev. 26:9-12

Being missional has less to do with “how,” and more to do with “why”

The Mission of God

How are you doing as a Church at “keeping the mission the

main thing?”