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.
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.
✗ Christ Church Woking
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.