Moving Toward 2020 Vision in 2011

Introductory Thoughts

• One of the greatest gifts to the church is Twitter.
• We're not here to build a program. Programs start big and die quickly. We're here to continue a Movement.

Vision Is A Team Sport

• We think of vision as solely for the communicators or point leaders. But, Vision is a team sport. It’s football. Vision is for all. It’s not golf.
• Vision-casters are vision-carriers. Vision-carriers are vision-casters.
• “What we need is not new insights. What we need is what we already know.” – Mark Twain
• The long-range impact of vision casting depends on the number of vision-carriers moving and carrying the vision forward.
• The four words that limit the vision of any organization: “It’s not my job.”

Three Things All Leaders Must Do To Make Vision A Reality

• Cast It
• Live It
• Celebrate It

Levels Of Vision Buy-In

• Level 1 – People buy-in to the vision in order to benefit from it.
• Level 2 – People buy-in to the vision in order to contribute comfortably to it.
• Level 3 – People buy-in to the vision enough to give their lives to it.

If you're in the church, you're a vision caster.

Your role as a leader is to convince people if they don't join your movement they will miss out.

Your role as a leader is to also move people from Level 1 and 2 to Level 3.

Most people in Level 1 are complainers.

What Vision Is NOT

• Vision is not limited to a one-time event.
• Vision is not information. Your people are saying ”Don't inform me. I am already bombarded with information. Inspire me.”
• Vision is never urgent until it’s too late.

Prioritizing Vision

• Vision must be put on your calendar.
• Each day ask “What did I do today to cast Vision?”
• Make people feel uncomfortable with the statement “I did nothing today relative to the Vision.”
• Vision is daily.
• Vision is consistent.
• Vision not repeated is just a one-time dream.

How To Continue A Movement

• Start where you are.
• Use what you have.
• Do what you can.
• Know that vision-casters and vision-carriers are great story-tellers.
• You have an incredible vision-casting tool called a Thank You card. My goal is to send three handwritten cards daily … Here’s how you helped make the vision a reality.

[from Brian Dodd on Leadership]