Andy Stanley

Andy Stanley

·      Willow creek church

o   How to make vision stick

§  Cast is statically

ú  Casting a vision provides definition

·      If it’s a mist in the pulpit it’s a fog in the pew

ú  None of us cast vision enough because it is something we have already said!

ú  For vision to stick it has to be repeated over and over again

ú  When we talk about the vision it must be unmistakable, clear, and exciting to the person you are talking to.

ú  How to cast vision

·      1) Define the problem

o   what problem does is my ministry designed to solve?

o   If we don’t do what we do something will not be done, people will not be reach, something won’t happen.

·      2) Offer a solution

o   Your vision is the solution to a problem

o   Why must we do this and why must we do it now?

o   If you don’t know what the problem is and you can’t give a solution to the problem. You can’t be an effective vision caster

·      3) Why must we do something and why must we do it now?

§  Celebrate it systematically

ú  Provides inspiration

·      It clarifies the win for you

ú   make celebration a part of your culture  

·      Celebration further defines and enforces vision

·      Celebration puts skin on the vision

§  Live it continuously

ú  1) Your willingness to share in the vision has a direct reflection upon the success of the vision.

·      To lead with authenticity is something that you must live, it’s not about a church

ú  2) The primary thing that keeps us from living the vision is life.

ú  3) If you lose your burden you’ll lose your passion if you lose your passion you’ll lose site of your vision.

·      You need to listen to prayer request. They will give you a clear understanding of if your congregation is following your vision.

·      Listening to stories

·      Listen to what people complain about.

·      LIFE IS BRUTAL ON VISION BUT WHEN YOU LIVE IT YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE AND WHEN YOU HAVE SOMETHING PERSONAL TO CELEBRTE YOU CAN BE PASSIONATE ABOUT VISION

o   Keep an eye on programming

§  Think steps not programs

§  Every step need to take people somewhere

ú  Provides credibility

ú  It makes you a leader worth following

·      If the followers don’t own it, it’s because the leaders have not made it accessible

o   As a leader you must ask, what must I do to make sure the vision sticks?

o   Would I even go here if I didn’t work here?

§  What happened?

ú  Somewhere along the way, the vision you had that you God gave you leaked, and you lost the vision.

o   Do you know why vision doesn’t stick

§  Success

ú  When you are successful you have options which makes you unfocused

ú  Success is the enemy of complexity and complexity is the enemy of vision.

ú  Visions don’t change they are only revised with time

ú  You don’t have to change the vision because the plan didn’t work

ú  Vision is about what could be and should be and life is about right now... to get people to remember and understand what could be and should be in light of what is right now is the key. No wonder vision doesn’t stick. Life happens.

§  Failure

§  Everything in between