Vision statement
My vision is to see an effective Church, one that
- puts Christ first
- focuses on its purpose
- makes wise choices
- does things well.
This is a four-part definition of what it means to be an effective church on a global and a local scale.
This means I pray for
- A proper recognition of God’s organisational gifts at national and local church levels, in mission agencies and in Christian education.
- The deployment of gifted, passionate and creative organisers to release leaders and support the Church’s ministry.
This is my big-picture dream for the future.
Prayer for each assignment
In each assignment, event or contact the vision works out as a prayer that those involved:
- will have a new sense of what it means to be a disciple of Christ, with a renewed enthusiasm for following him and growing in their faith
- will become significantly more effective in practical service, whether they are leaders or followers, staff or volunteers, solo workers or team members.
John works towards his vision in a range of different ways. Follow him on Twitter (link near top right-hand corner of every page) for micro-ideas to bring effectiveness into view. If you do not have a Twitter account simply keep using this link* on a regular basis to see all John's tweets. He adds several new ones each week.
* The link appears on every page of this site. On pages in the Administrators section the link is to a special UCAN Twitter feed.
Thank you for your website, which has been serving me and our church with wise administrative advice for many years!
A Vicar on the mailing list - December 2023