Redeeming Vision
I had lunch with Matt Neely this week who recently planted The Watershed Church, a UMC church close to my home in League City, TX. One topic of conversation centered around the idea that “vision” is a tainted word today especially for emerging leaders. Its seems that the abuses of the church growth movement and the overuse use of term generates a little skepticism. One of the difficult things in writing Church Unique was trying to figure out a name for a book on vision without using “vision” in the title. “Redeeming Vision” and “Ooze Vision” were top choices. Another option was “Quantum Clarity” as I believe the idea of clarity is the key for missional leaders to embrace a bold vision with an appropriate humility. To redeem the concept of vision keep in mind how and passion without pride come together around “clarity:”
–Clarifying vision is about looking to the past as much as the future
–Clarifying vision requires careful consideration of strengths and limitations
–Clarifying vision is as much about identity as it is methodology
–Clarifying vision is always about what God is already doing
