John C. Maxwell
John C. Maxwell
benefits bring dreams fact ignore leaders people vision
Positional leaders ignore the fact that every person has hopes, dreams, desires, and goals of his own. And leaders must bring their vision and the aspirations of the people they lead together in a way that benefits everyone.
passion vision possibility
Vision without passion is a picture without possibilities.
people vision helping
By the time I went to the pulpit, the vision was never on the same level as when God first gave it to me; it was clearer and bigger. It was better because the body of Christ complemented what God had given me. So when I gave the vision to the congregation, the influencers already bought it. Then after the people have heard my message, and migrate to the influencers, these influencers are already my allies and help me communicate the vision to the congregation.
people vision trying
When pastors ask me if their people will buy this vision, I ask them two questions: "Have they bought into your leadership?" If they haven't, don't ever try to pass on a vision. Second, "Have you processed this vision correctly?"
people giving vision
All visions begin with relationships. My relationship with God is where I receive the vision; my relationship with my people is where I give the vision. If those relationships aren't what they could be or should be, on either side, the receiving or the giving out, the vision is going to be aborted.
vision pastor
As a pastor I reinforced my vision over lunches.
reality vision pastor
There are a lot of pastors who have a vision and have not yet seen it become a reality.
thinking people vision
When I had something I thought God was talking to me about, the first thing I did, before I ever talked to the congregation, was to sit down with the major influencers of the church and share with them what I thought God was speaking to me. I gave them time for input or questions. Many times they would ask questions and I would reply, "I need to spend more time on this. I'm not sure I'm thinking clearly there." Other times they added value and helped make this vision better or more accessible to the people.
hard-times leader vision
Most pastors have a hard time grasping a vision. But vision is the indispensable quality of a leader.
past vision church
When the pastor and his or her church have a vision, they will put their energy, time, money, and personnel into achieving it.
community vision church
Without a vision our community will perish without Christ, but without a vision the church will perish as well.
giving vision church
In my leadership conferences, pastors ask, "Do you have a vision for my church?" Many times they want me to give them a picture of where they should go and what their church should look like. When these pastors do this, I always feel bad.
leadership vision today
A lack of realism in the vision today costs credibility tomorrow.
reality vision fit
Hope is not strategy. Hope fits with vision, but we must have a strategy and a process to make our vision become a reality.