…because you might just get it.
Vision statements, when lived out rather than left on a shelf, have a way of almost taking on a life of their own. When other people hear it and become convinced that it really is God’s vision for your congregation, they will multiply the vision by convincing others of it themselves. Outsiders who don’t necessarily buy in will still understand what you’re about and may even support you. Or, they might take you further down the path of your vision’s implication than you have already gone yourself.
Imagine a church that meets in an urban setting and has as part of their vision statement something like ‘everyone is welcome’. The owner of a nightclub offers to let the church meet in his facility, but it is the night club with the worst reputation for loose living and homosexuality in the city.
Would you hesitate to meet there? Would you be willing to have your own reputation connected with theirs? Is everyone really welcome like your vision statement says?
A quick reminder of Jesus’ reputation: “The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and ‘sinners‘.” Matthew 11:19
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