Day 40: Naming, Claiming, Being, Doing

Acts 2:14-21 Later in the Visioning process, the time will come to articulate the congregation’s Vision, to claim it as your own and then to live into it.  That will be the time to set the hesitancy aside and serve with spiritual vigor.  Prepare yourself now to...

Day 39: Are We Done Already?

1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 When I was a child, I heard older people talking about how quickly life goes.  I thought they had lapsed into insanity or dementia.  Did they realize how long it took for Christmas to roll around each year; or one’s birthday?  It’s...

Day 38: A Time To Work

Colossians 3:23-24 “Whatever your task, put yourselves into it.”  There is a time for everything.  You are nearing the time for your congregation when the Vision will be identified and celebrated.  Then comes the most vital part – implementing. ...

Day 37: Come To Macedonia

Acts 16:6-10 There are people in this world who actually need you and your church to discern the Vision for moving ahead.  They need this because they are spiritually seeking, personally hurting or in need in some other way that you and your congregation can address. ...

Day 36: Courage To Go There

Joshua 1:1-9 “You don’t want to go there.”  – A common warning that you are about to get into unpleasant territory.  When it comes to discerning God’s vision, the motto is, “You do want to go there!”  Though it may seem...