Re:Vision: The Key to Transforming Your Church

by Aubrey Malphurs

vision is not the same as the ministry’s mission. The ministry’s mission is a clear statement of where the organization is going. The vision is a snapshot of what it will look like when the church gets there. The function of the mission is planning; the function of the vision is communicating that plan. The length of the mission is short—it should be stated in a few words that can easily fit on a business card; the vision statement may be as short as the mission or several pages long. The purpose of the mission is to inform; the vision’s purpose is to inspire. The source of the mission is the head, but that of the vision is the heart. Finally, we develop mission and vision differently. Developing a mission is a science in the sense that it can be objectively taught. The vision is an art in that it comes from the heart and is more caught than taught.

Mission is planning vision is communicating proclaiming what that pkanning will look like