vision |ˈvi zh ən|noun 1 the faculty or state of being able to see : she had vision.

Vision a mental image of what the future will or could be like.

Vision the ability to think about or plan the future with imagination or wisdom :

Elizabeth Welsh Refocusing our vision in the Church means being able to see what God is still making possible.

what direction are we called to go in?

Elizabeth Welch Leadership with vision leads into specific ideas about what can actually happen, ideas that inspire people to follow.

James Lawrence The whole bible teaches that the essence of vision is seeing clearly, seeing as God sees, past, present and future.

Warren Bennis Vision is the all important bridge from the present to the future.

Evelyn Underhill, 1927 Addressing a conference of teachers The most important thing for you is your vision, your sense of God. The richer, deeper, wider, your vision of the Divine Reality, the more rich, real, deeper, and fruitful your work will be.

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Leith Anderson Changes are an inevitable part of any vision. Not everything can be anticipated. Leadership requires adaption and innovation en route. So it is for all leaders in the implementation of all visions.

Funky Business All vision should be able to survive the triviality test. If it sounds stupid then you negate it go back to square one and try again.

Leith Anderson Different leaders develop visions in different ways... Most visions come from a lengthy process of learning, praying, observing, brainstorming with others, trial and error, rough drafts, false starts, refinement, partial agreement, eventual adoption and incremental implementation.

Tom Sine It is rare to find a congregation that has developed a mission statement out of scripture study and then refocused all their activity to reflect that statement. It is even rarer to find Christian organisations that have done the hard biblical work of defining what they do, organisations that define what I call an operational theology of their mission… I can guarantee that when we work largely from unstated assumptions in our personal lives, churches or organisations, the values of the dominant culture are going to slip in and shape not only what we do, but how we do it. And we won’t even notice.

identity  mission & values  vision

context  vision  personality

1 Chronicles 22:19a Now devote your heart and soul to seeking the LORD your God.

Psalm 70:4 May all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who love your salvation always say, “Let God be exalted!”

Jeremiah 29:11-12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you," declares the LORD, "and will bring you back from captivity* *restore your fortunes.