One of the greatest challenges I feel the pressure of regularly is putting the big picture vision I own in my head into an easy to understand, explainable format for people who do not live the vision of our church 24 hours a day and 7 days a week as I do. This is what God has called me to do, but others have their own calling and responsibilities in life.
It is hard for those we lead to get inside our head, but if we want to earn and keep trust and credibility in our leadership, then we must learn to share broad visions in terms, which can easily be understood.
I realize that is precisely the idea behind vision and mission statements, but even those are broad statements. There are plenty of resources for communicating the overall organization’s vision. I am referring to the dreams I am currently dreaming and the specific goals and objectives that we want to attempt as an organization. In order to share my heart for the more detailed levels of our ministry requires more diligence in communicating on my part. Many leaders assume others are following, but later realize their followers never fully understood the personal vision of the leader.
This is a work in progress for me, but here are my current thoughts of what I must do to continually communicate my personal vision for the church:
- Communicate regularly
- Use different communication techniques and mediums for different listening types
- Use language, which is understandable to the audience
- Do not assume others know what I am talking about…they may not
- Speak openly and transparently
Does anyone else understand this challenge? Do you struggle with this too?
What other suggestions do you have for me in sharing my heart with those around me?
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