Yesterday I wrote about Vision, and today, I’ll share with you the 2nd part of what I gave to our team – Execution.  This is the toughest part of seeing any project through.  Anyone can think of an idea, but only hard workers and smart thinkers can make it happen.  Personally, this is one of my toughest challenges in ministry.  So I’ve come up with this list to help me.

Execution is making the Big Picture happen.  In order to make the big picture happen, you have to…

     -Lay out the ways you get from here to there.

           Brainstorm  (think big!)
           Ask questions  (Why?  How?  Where?  When?  How much?)
           Delegate  (Who does what?)

           Write down everything (trust me, your memory is not enough)
           Over analyze (Have we missed anything?)
           Remind (Act like the people you’ve delegated to have forgotten)
           Demand excellence (the last two should be done with respect)

What is the bad word you might be asking?  Well, if each of these things aren’t done and done well, it is…

Incompetence

I shared these thoughts with some of our team this  afternoon.  People are usually good at one or the other.  But what does it take to capture the vision of what you’re trying to accomplish AND execute that vision?  Here’s part 1:

Vision

Vision is seeing the big picture.

Vision can take the form of:

     *A statement – FC’s vision statement is to “lead people into a 
       growing relationship with Jesus Christ.”

     *A goal – “We want to see people _____________ people in 
       attendance for our Easter service.”

     *A drive – “I will do whatever it takes to make this succeed.” 

Another definition – Vision is seeing something that you want to see happen even when it hasn’t happened yet.  (this resembles faith, doesn’t it?)

     -If you don’t have a vision or a passion for your 
     ministry/work/innovation, get one, get out, or be looking forward
     to having someone else lead the way.

Tomorrow, pt. 2