After the Vision Statement, What Next?
July 1, 2000
The Vision Chart
When I came to WEFC in 1991, the church was celebrating its fortieth anniversary with the theme "A Vision Revisited, A Vision Renewed."
During a Concert of Prayer, we had people contribute their vision ideas, and as leaders we compiled them into five "vision points":
- A healing community
- Intentional disciple making
- Target community evangelism
- Facility expansion
- Church planting
Then we distributed a Vision Chart, with the five components as headings across the top. Underneath was a brief description and then blank space for people to write the specific way they would be willing to help fulfill that vision point for the next year. We asked everyone—from new members to charter members, to indicate how they would help—whether praying, giving, assisting, or leading a particular aspect.
In eight years, the entire vision was fulfilled! Specific ministries emerged from the Vision Chart such as Stephen's Ministries, disciplemaking small groups, community impact efforts, a new worship center, and a church plant that's now reaching 240 seekers in a theater west of Wheaton.
This team building, through a common focal point, the Vision Chart, made the invisible visible.
Exposure to Creative Options
Outreach was part of our vision. I invested the first two or three years in preaching through the themes of evangelism, finding lost people, and understanding God's passion for reaching those not yet in his kingdom.
As the teacher, I set the agenda for establishing topics and priorities. I used these weekly opportunities to fertilize the congregation so it might adopt a variety of methods in the future.
Even though I was familiar with Bill Hybels and Willow Creek and had led a seeker-oriented youth ministry before coming to Central, ...
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