Communicating vision is critical for any church planter. It involves painting a picture in people's minds of what the future could look like. It requires listening to God to capture his vision for us.
I like to refer to communicating vision in two arenas: Vision casting and Vision instilling. Vision casting is what we usually hear about. This is when we speak before the audience and "cast" the vision like a gardener sowing grass seed. Vision instilling is different. This is when we sit across the table from someone and "ooze" the vision till they catch the disease. Some leaders are more effective at vision casting, some at vision instilling. Both elements are critical and need to be cultivated.
Don't just expect vision casting to be sufficient. Your leaders need you to sit with them and instill the vision. This is when they capture what their role is in fulfilling the vision. Here we make it personal.
And as Bill Hybels says, "Vision leaks." So don't be afraid of being redundent. Next time I will speak to creative ways to share the vision.
Go out an "ooze" the vision!
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