“Clarity is the key” (Craig Hamilton, Wisdom in Leadership)
— How can we define a vision which is specific, simple and above all biblical?
— How can we cast that vision in a compelling way?
— How can lead people toward that vision?
Defining vision
- Vision part 1 (slide deck)
- Craig Hamilton, Wisdom in Leadership, Matthias Media, 2015
- SMART targets and good fruit (blog post)
More resources on defining vision:
- Ray Evans on SOAR rather than SWOT analysis
- The LEAD vision map
Exercise: reflect on your current vision
1) What is the future you are praying and working towards as a church or network?2) Look at your current vision statement. Which of these criteria does it fulfill?
3) You will want to spend plenty of time with the Lord and honing your vision but can you already see ways that you might clarify your current vision to make it more SMART, unique, simple and biblical?
Casting vision
- Vision part 2 (slide deck)
- Richard Coekin, Lessons from the Titanic disaster (blog post)
- Dundonald Vision and Prayer Postcards (2022)
- REVIVE 2022 vision film
1 more minute on leading from the front versus leading from the middle:
More resources on casting and embedding vision:
- Ray Evans, Capability (blog post)
- Art Rainer, The Vision Driven Church Leader (free ebook)
- Will Mancini’s free Clarity Quiz
