A great way to get a handle on your vision is to imagine your epitaph. Pretty morbid, but effective. Take a moment to quietly think about how you’d like to be remembered. Don’t worry about the past for this exercise- only think from this point forward. Imagine living to a ripe old age- how do you want to finish your life? How do you want to finish the following statements...
- What was most important to me was...
- I left a mark in the world by...
- God was glorified because I...
- The people I loved knew I loved them because...
- God will say to me, “Well done, good and faithful servant,“ because I...
Now let’s talk about you vision, Connections vision, and how they might intersect.
Thinking now on where you want your life to end up, are you able to articulate a vision for your life?
For your family, for your spouse, for your children?
For your your work?
How is God a part of each of these areas?
Has your vision been greatly affected by the bible in any way?
Who have been the people that have profoundly shaped your vision?
The clearer you can be, the better. But if this just helps you to start thinking about this and articulating a few thoughts, fine.
Now let’s look at the vision of Connections. What is the vision of Connections? (Hint, finish the following, “Connecting with...”)
It’s one thing to say the vision. How would you explain or articulate the vision of Connections? How does it serve as our vision, our mission, and a model of doing ministry?
If it helps, think about tangible examples of how we are living out each of our three main areas of mission.
Looking now at the Double Vision document, what are our three tangible goals as a church?
Do you think these are a good direction?
Do you think they are attainable and glorifying to God?
How will moving toward these goals change things at Connections?
Does that excite you, or frighten you?
Think about some of the changes this means for our people. In what areas do you think we need to grow most- volunteers, serving families/individuals, or missional engagement in our community?
It’s OK to be really excited about one area. In fact, it might be a great thing if different people are more excited about different areas.
Finally, let’s look at our take away: RPMs
Resources
Prayer
Ministry
How can you invest your RPMs into your own vision?
Into Connections vision?
Where can the two intersect?
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