beyond the bricks casting and communicating vision

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- beyond the bricks - casting and communicating
vision

• Creating Buy-in for the Next Big Thing

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what is your next big thing?
?

• Building project?
• Multi-site?
• ABF to small groups?
• New service time?
• New service style?
• New ministry?
• Others?

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what we tend to do

• Rousing vision sunday sermon
• Leaders jump in
• Announce initiatives
• Charge to get on board
• And were surprised when it doesnt work?

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culprits of ineffective roll-out
?
Never forget that you are months or years ahead
of your congregation in the awareness,
understanding and appreciation for your
project. -Evan McBroom
Time
________
Familiarity
________
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whats required?

• Slow down and map out a plan
• An intentional build-up of information and
  inspiration
• People so get the vision they see it too and
  are ready to help make it happen

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bring vision to life
?

• Relational
• Real
• Robust

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relational

• Casting vision is never about places or programs
• Casting vision must always be about people
• Cast a vision about the people you are called to
  reach love

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real

• Vision can not be about theoretical people
• Paint picture of specific people
• Inspire congregation with stories of real people
• Tell stories share testimonies
• Bring vision to life with inspiration
• Ask How can we do this more? Better?

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robust

• Strategically carefully crafted and timed
  messages
• Creatively beyond the normal channels
• At length over and over and over and over

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robust

• blog/micro-site
• special events
• giveaways
• print and electronic
• sermon series
• small group sessions
• participation

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lessons
?

• slow _____________________________
• remember _________________________
• give people time to _______, ______ to, and
  ________ the vision
• plan in ________ and stay at it over time
• _________ it with each ________
• align __________, _________ all _______________
  together

down create a plan
where your people are
discover
adjust
embrace
phases
phase
refresh
teaching
events
communication
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