VISION

From You Can Know God:
Thinking out loud about some of the things I’m learning about leadership. Today…here’s some thoughts on vision.

• People will not buy into a vision that they do not understand. But if they understand the WHY, then will often jump in with both feet.
• It’s virtually impossible to over communicate the vision. We must keep telling (and showing) people the WHY behind the WHAT.
• Casting the vision doesn’t always mean it’s understood. We need to ask follow up questions to make sure people are on the same page.
• Sometimes, people get disgruntled or don’t act the way you want them to act, because they don’t understand
• The more confusing the concept, the smaller the meeting needs to be. If I’m talking about something really intense, I need to process it through small groups first…not the entire church all at once.
• When it comes to making decisions about vision, ask if the PRICE is worth the PRIZE? When we were talking about doing the Egg Drop, I decided that the PRIZE of connecting 300+ OLC volunteers to a community event was PRIZE enough, even if it cost us a little money.
• It’s not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.” - Walt Disney
• Everybody says it, but it’s absolutely true. Vision leaks over time. We have to keep reminding people.
• It’s better to illustrate the vision than to describe it. SHOW people what it looks like.
• A phrase I’m learning to use more and more in discussions is “So, just to be clear…”
• Vision cannot be imported. If you borrow your mission and vision statements from other churches, you’re trying to import your vision.
• Be ruthless about the vision, and don’t change it just because someone doesn’t like it or quits giving money to it. (My Favorite!)
• Vision is what leads the leaders.

Yea Baby!