1. Building a Vision for Ministry Rev. Kendall Waller Director of Financial Administrative Ministries

2. “I was going to phone the police, but then I thought, ‘No, what they really need is a pastoral call.’”

3. Devotion: Ephesians 3:7-10 7-8 This is my life work: helping people understand and respond to this Message. It came as a sheer gift to me, a real surprise, God handling all the details. When it came to presenting the Message to people who had no background in God's way, I was the least qualified of any of the available Christians. God saw to it that I was equipped, but you can be sure that it had nothing to do with my natural abilities.

4. Devotion: Ephesians 3:7-10 8-10 And so here I am, preaching and writing about things that are way over my head, the inexhaustible riches and generosity of Christ. My task is to bring out in the open and make plain what God, who created all this in the first place, has been doing in secret and behind the scenes all along. Through followers of Jesus like yourselves gathered in churches, this extraordinary plan of God is becoming known and talked about even among the angels!

5. God doesn’t care whether your church grows or dies.

6. God doesn’t care whether there is a United Methodist Church in your town or not.

7. God does care that the gospel is being proclaimed and people’s needs are being met.

8. Our Mission “The mission of the Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world."

9. Leaders Cast Vision “Vision is a picture of a preferred future.” Lovett Weems

10. The Importance of Vision

11. Creating a Vision How will the community you serve be different when you leave? How will the church be different when you leave?

12. Creating a Vision A vision without a plan is just a dream.

13. Creating a Vision What are the church’s 3 greatest strengths? What are the church’s 2 greatest challenges?

14. Creating a Vision What are your 3 greatest strengths as a pastor/leader? What are your 2 greatest weaknesses as a pastor/leader?

15. The Big Ear Listening for needs: – One on one – Joining community groups – Focus groups and mystery shoppers

16. Creating a Vision: Discover the History What was the compelling vision that started the church? How could that be reinterpreted for the future?

17. Creating a Vision: The Importance of Prayer

18. Church LifeCycle V = Vision Where are we going? R = Relationship Who is going with us? P = Program How do we get there? S = Structure What do we control?

19. Yes, this means you. LEADING CHANGE

20. Non-Anxious Presence Self-Care – Personal change always precedes institutional change. Managing expectations

21. Diffusion of Innovations Everett M. Rogers

22. Building a Team Get to know “MA” and “PA” Identify Early Adopters Identify decision making structures Communication structures Keep the District Superintendent in the loop

23. Building a Team StrengthsFinder – www.strengthsfinders.com DISC – www.disc-personality-testing.com/test/

24. Using Good Judgment

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