tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253529165034405240.post-56209707611500263552008-04-25T08:03:00.002-04:002008-04-25T08:15:19.830-04:00<p><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Here's my notes on another of the sessions at the Exponential Conference. Andy Stanley is brilliant and makes everything seem so ridiculously simple...<br /></span></em><br />Vision = Mental picture of hwat could be, fueled by passion of what should be<br /><br />Vision begins as a burden<br /><br />What’s clear in here must become clear out there – or people won’t know how to follow us.<br /><br />5 Things To Do:<br /><br /><strong>1. State it simply</strong> </p><ul><li>Memorable is portable<br /></li><li>We suffer from the curse of knowledge<br /></li><li>People don’t ask stupid questions, they’re just letting us know how poorly we’ve communicated the vision.</li><br /><li>Northpointe’s Vision: “Create a church that unchurched people love to attend.”</li><br /><li>What is Obama’s vision? Change. What is Hillary’s? John McCains?</li></ul><p><strong>2. Cast it convincingly</strong></p><ul><li>Define the problem (If people don’t feel weight of problem they won’t be excited about the vision).<br /></li><li>Offer the solution (Your vision is the solution to a problem.)</li><br /><li>Explain why and why now (Why now in this community?)</li></ul><p><strong>3. Repeat it regularly</strong> </p><ul><li>Discover the rhythm of your church</li><br /><li>Build vision casting into the rhythm</li></ul><p><strong>4. Celebrate constantly</strong></p><ul><li>Problem with vision – no pictures going somewhere that only exists in my head.</li><br /><li>So when we get “pictures” – hold them up – celebrate the win.</li><br /><li>Stories do more to clarify vision than anything else.</li><br /><li>Don’t miss opportunities to showcase examples</li></ul><p><strong>5. Embrace it personally (and publicly)</strong></p><ul><li>Share with staff and church when you invite someone, what happened this week in your small group, etc.</li><br /><li>Don’t miss opportunities to showcase examples.</li></ul><p>So: <strong>What do you think? </strong>Which of these come easy to you? Which are really difficult? For me I'm worst at "repeat it regularly." I think maybe I don't want to bore people? Also, I'm always nervous about how the vision will sound to the newest people... What about you?</p><p><span style="font-size:78%;">- featured on newchurches.com</span></p>Vince Antonucci:http://www.blogger.com/profile/01577695138497215119noreply@blogger.com