Your Vision is Outdated. How do I know?
Well I don't really. But if the last 10 years of consulting has taught me anything it's that the way we think about vision has needed to change, and yes, even for our most effective leaders in the church. So from my experience, I am really only about 98% sure that you vision is outdated.
OK, I want you to prove me wrong, so here is the proof test.
Pick a phrase, a statement or some words that represents the most important aspect of your church's vision. We'll call that your "vision nugget." Now run that nugget through this multiple choice answer list. If you can answer "non of the above" then you prove me wrong.
My vision nugget is:
A. So generic it does not differentiate my church from any others. (genera-vision)
B. Being used by another church and I picked it up at a conference or in a book (copycat-vision)
C. Locked inside of a long strategic planning notebook and I couldn't think of it (caged-vision)
C. Totally unique, but I came up with it all by myself (ego-vision)
D. The same one I had at my last church (double-vision)
E. Now being used by a younger staff person who planted a church in our area (di-vision)
F. None of the above
If you proved my wrong, I want to know!