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Seven Possible Ways to Develop Your Church’s Vision

Posted by: Todd
Posted on: Tue, January 23, 2007
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I wouldn’t mind hearing some of your comments here as well! Here they are…

1. Forget vision—just minister.
Pastor does not work with a vision for the future but “takes it as it comes” responding a week at a time waiting to “see what happens.” Vision is overrated.

2. Keep on Keeping on.
On arrival the new pastor finds out what the pre-existing vision of the church was before arrival and goes with that.

3. All swim.
Pastor gathers the entire church to develop a vision statement.

4. Board dreams & casts.
Pastor meets with the board developing a vision, then they cast it to the whole church.

5. Pastoral staff dream & cast.
Pastor meets with pastoral staff developing the vision then together they cast it to the board and church.

6. Moses-on-the-mountain.
Pastor “goes up the mountain” and seeks the vision, then returns to cast it to board and members.

7. Denomination’s choice.
Pastor and church adopts the District Superintendent’s vision (and denomination’s) for the church.

FOR DISCUSSION: Honestly… which ones of these have you tried? How did they work? And how are you now determining the vision of your church?

TAGS: Church leadership, Vision, Goal Setting

Professor Kevin Drury has an interesting discussion going on over at his blog. He is in the middle of teaching a class on church leadership, and he is teaching his students about the different ways that some pastors develop vision for their churches. Take a look at his list, and give some comments on each over at his blog to help him out.

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