#USMB-Ed Boschman on Vision

Here is the second post based on the LEAD ONE event held on May 3rd in Wichita, KS.  Ed Boschman, our Executive Director of USMB, shared about vision.  He started by asking some questions about vision in our homes, families and then moved to our churches.  His introduction was to answer these two questions: Philosophically, is vision really a big deal? and Theologically, is vision a God thing?  Before getting into the specifics, he shared several verses to try and answer these two questions.  They were: Matthew 4:17,19; Matthew 10:5; Matthew 16:19,21; Matthew 28:18-20; and Acts 1:8.

Four Things About Vision
  • The First Thing-What It is. . . A unique picture of a preferred future condition, envisioned through the lenses of:
    • Lord's Agenda
    • local context
    • faith factor
  • The Second Thing-Who Sees It
    • Called people
    • Praying people
    • Imagining people
    • Transformational people
  • The Third Thing-What It Does
    • Inspires
    • Empowers
    • Stretches
    • Focuses and directs
    • Involves
  • The Fourth Thing-How It is Actionalized
    • Share Vision
    • Set goals
    • Implement
    • Celebrate 
    • Evaluate

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