vision talk: growing your ministry through vision
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Growing Your MinistryThrough Vision – Part Two
By Dr. Hans FinzelCEF State Leadership 2015
Where We Are Going1. The Power of Vision – Why
each of us have to be invested in visioneering.
2. Discovering Fresh Vision – Where it originates and how we find fresh vision.
3. Making Vision Stick – Driving vision through your part of the ministry. How we get other people to buy in.
Newest book – The “R” word
Great Vision
Tiny Person
Great Vision
Tiny Person
“We cannot do great things on this earth.We can only do small things with great love. “
Modern Visionaries of Faith
Each met a great need
Are we satisfied with our ministry?If we always do what we always did, we will always get what we always got.
Why do we need vision in our ministry?
Why do we need vision in our ministry?
ImproveInspireAttract people Move forwardGrowReach our goalsRepair damage
Build momentum Cast hope Raise the bar Get people off their
seats Increase results for
the good of the ministry
Kingdom fruit!
Why do we need vision in our ministry?
ImproveInspireAttract people Move forwardGrowReach our goalsRepair damage
Build momentumCast hopeRaise the bar Get people off their
seats Increase results for
the good of the ministry
Kingdom fruit!Need any of th
is?
Our Glorious Past Can Sink Us
We all have our life cycles
Or what is better called the “dip”
We leaders must always carry people to better “B’s”
A BOut of the dip
What We Should Fear My greatest fear
is becoming irrelevant.
Irrelevancy is a bigger risk than inefficiency.
Someone has to be dreaming about a better future.That someone is you.
Vision Check Up1. Got vision?2. What role is vision
playing in your ministry strategy?
3. Do you need more? 4. How could fresh
vision take your ministry to the next level?
Discussion
Where Does Vision Come From?
From God of course
Where Does Vision Come From?
From God of course
“And now the cry of the Israelites has reached me, and I have seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing them. So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt.” - Exodus 3
Clear Vision
He never lost it Then Moses summoned Joshua and said to him in the presence of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you must go with this people into the land that the LORD swore to their forefathers to give them, and you must divide it among them as their inheritance. The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” (Deut. 31:7–8)
Where Does Vision Come From?
From God of course
Where else?
The Building Blocks of Vision“Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.” Proverbs 15:22 NIV
“Without consultation, plans are frustrated, but with many counselors they succeed.” NASB
How Do We Build Exciting Vision?
Ask God for it! Ask for help Dream as a team Copy best practices Learn from peers Experiment with new Think outside the box Get outside your
bubble
How? Three Buckets
MustDo
Nice toDo
Why do we do?
Your turn: Fill Your Three Buckets
MustDo
Nice toDo
Why do we do?
We Live in Times of Dramatic Change“In times of change,
learners inherit the earth,while the learned find
themselvesbeautifully equipped,to deal with a world
that no longer exists”
Robin Cook, Abduction
God Has His Own Change Program!
2 Corinthians 5:17 “if any man is in Christ he is a new creation…”
I Corinthians 15:52 “We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed….”
2 Corinthians 3:18 “we are being transformed into His likeness.”
Matthew 18:3 “unless you change and become as little children…”
What will not change
“Changeless” Principles Never change: The timeless functions of
the church Constant Change: The forms we use to fulfill the
functions. Never change: The timeless message of
the church Constant Change: The methods we use to
communicate the message.
1943 - 1993
Contrasting Ministries (What I inherited)
Thriving Attracting young
generations Driven by vision and
values Movement Apostolic Passion
Stagnating Sea of white hair Driven by history
and tradition Machine Mechanistic Protection
Our Leaders in 1993
Our Leaders in 2013
Our Leaders in 2013
Leadership Axiom: One of your most serious tasks is leadership selection
Carrying Forward With Vision
A B
Getting out of the dip
If we always do what we always did, we will always get what we
always got.
Carrying Them AlongA leader is anyone who has two characteristics: First they are going someplace(vision): second, they are able to persuade other people to go with them(buy in). —W. H. Cowley, Stanford University