Helping a Church Find its Engine

Acts 2 Journey facilitators must communicate the belief that God’s vision for every church is already in the room on Saturday.

God’s vision for the church is beyond our own capacity, but God is going to use the passion and the abilities of the church. Then, what are the needs of the community? If a church can find this first one, the other two often fall into place.

Where passion and ability and need come together, a church can find the engine to drive forward.

A significant concern when leading an Acts 2 Journey is that a church will bring a statement of vision that means nothing to them. The statement might sound good, or look like another church’s, but it doesn’t mean anything. In these cases, the vision statement becomes something to put into a bulletin or a banner, but it doesn’t have the power to lead them to a new day. Values-based leaders need help getting there. It’s about picking at their passion.

How could you do that? Maybe it’s something from your own journey or story that helps you to relate to the teams in the room. The Acts 2 Journey provides resources for the vision conversation, including "The Amanda Game" and "The Power of Your Story" discussion exercises.

If the teams' hearts are not in it, they’re not going anywhere, no matter how great the plan is.

Please upload your response to the following question before beginning the next lesson:

Describe a time when you have led a team to discover vision.