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Five Steps of Communicating Vision
December 7, 2009
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The Five Critical Steps of Communicating Vision
Step Three

By Bill Howard at BHoward@TheColumbiaPartnership.org  Address Footer

Have you wondered how successful pastors get their people to follow? Have you ever wanted to share a vision, but feared it would get voted down by your congregation?

Successful vision casting is a skill every leader needs to learn. Read on to learn step three of the five critical steps of communicating a vision that will get a YES! from your congregation or ministry organization.

Remember, a minister who has properly communicated vision should go into a church decision process with a 95 percent certainty of how the vote will turn out. If there is a strong chance the vote may turn out negatively, that vote should never be taken. As a leader, you must do your homework. You should know long before any voting process what the Lord is saying to your church and what your people will likely do as a result.

Here's how the process works.

Step One: State Clearly to Your People How You Received the Vision

Step Two: Cast the Vision to the Loving 3 (from 3 to 6 people)

Step Three: Go to the Respected 12 (The Loving 3 are included in this group)

[Click HERE to read more.]

TCP Learning Experience
If you are:
· Searching for the next steps in your ministry and framework
Eddie Hammettfor next 5 years
· Seeking to learn to lead in lean times
· Wanting to learn about Christian Education trends
Then you may find one or more of these events helpful. Author and Coach Eddie Hammett is offering three learning opportunities

OPPORTUNITY ONE: TRAVEL FREE LEARNING WEBINAR
OPPORTUNITY TWO: TRAVEL FREE LEARNING LAB
OPPORTUNITY THREE: RETREAT [Click HERE for details.]
TCP Speakers Bureau
Do you need an outstanding speaker for your next event? How would you like to have Eddie Hammett, Dick Hamm, George Bullard or other inspirational and educational speakers? Columbia Partnership has compiled a list of speakers and sample topics for you to consider as you plan events during 2010 and 2011. View and download the list of topics and speakers by clicking HERE.
Travel Free Learning Dialogues
Beginning Wednesday, January 13th Columbia Partnership will begin a weekly telephone dialogue on Wednesdays at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time. These dialogues will be with Ministry Partners and Associates, and occasional guests.

Anyone connected with Columbia Partnership and a recipient of this regular eNews may participate. [To be sure you are connected see in the left-hand column the link to "Connect with TCP".] These dialogues will take place  approximately 42 Wednesday per year. Watch this eNews for more specifics.
TCP Leadership Series Book of the Week
Crocker, The Samaritan WayThe Samaritan Way: Lifestyle Compassion Ministry by David Crocker. This is a follow-up book to David's first book entitled Operation Inasmuch on taking the church into the mission field through a one-day ministry blitz. See and purchase this book at TCP Resources Store.
TCP Appearance Schedule
George Bullard: Leading Annual Gathering of North American Baptist Fellowship, Dallas, TX, January 11th and 12th.
Eddie Hammett: Keynote speaker for a leadership event at First Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, NC, January 13th.
Bill McConnell: Leading a Church Transformation Event for NC Region of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) at Barton College, Wilson, NC,  January 22nd and 23rd.