Hawaii Lay Speakers

Download Session IV: Session III

In this session you will be able to:

• Identify or begin to develop a shared vision for the ministry of your church
• Match your spiritual gifts to your mission and vision

 Devotional

Sing: Be thou my vision   http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/b/t/btmvison.htm

Read: Habakkuk 2:2-3

² Then the LORD replied:

“Write down the revelation
and make it plain on tablets
so that a herald may run with it.
³ For the revelation awaits an appointed time;
it speaks of the end
and will not prove false.
Though it linger, wait for it;
itwill certainly come
and will not delay.

Pray:

Gracious and loving God, guide our study today and in the days to come.  May we be mindful of Jesus’s sacrifice and example.  May we consider our privilege and obligations as we develop a vision for our lives and the congregations we serve.  Bless our work we pray in Jesus name. Amen.

 A Shared Vision of Ministry

Vision is defined as the desired or intended future state of an organization in terms of it’s fundamental objective and direction.

 For this session you will do more of the exploration on this topic on your own. 

Go to this website for a discussion of visioning as a secular process and how it might be use in ministry

http://www.reformation21.org/blog/2008/03/some-thoughts-on-church-vision.php

 This website lists 5 steps.

http://www.harderassociates.com/pdf/Five_Step_Visioning_Process.pdf

Peace United Methodist in Orlando, Florida shares how they developed their vision at this website. http://peaceumcorlando.org/templates/System/details.asp?id=44413&PID=651533

 Say your own prayer of thanksgiving to end this session.

 Resources

• Building Communities from the Inside Out: A Path Toward Finding and Mobilizing a Community’s Assets, John P.Kretzmann and John L. McKnight, (Center for Urban Affairs and Policy Research, 1993; ACTA Publications [800] 397-2282)
• The Power of Asset Mapping, Luther K. Snow, The Albin Institute, 2004
• Appreciative Inquiry Handbook, David L. Cooperrider, Diana Whitney, and Jacqueline M. Stavros, Crown Custom Publishing, 2005

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