We must be global Christians with a global vision because our God is a global God.
— John Stott
Jittery Vision And Mission quotations
Nothing so clears the vision and lifts up the life, as a decision to move forward in what you know to be entirely the will of the Lord.

Nothing stops an organization faster than people who believe that the way you worked yesterday is the best way to work tomorrow.

The Christian is not obedient unless he is doing all in his power to send the Gospel to the heathen world.
God uses men who are weak and feeble enough to lean on him.
Unless the church is equipping believers to embrace the values and vision of the kingdom of God and turn away from the materialism, consumerism, greed, and power of the present age, it not only abandons its biblical mandate, it is rendered missionally ineffective.

Let us tackle the big issues with bold ideas that transform Iowa to accomplish our shared mission to grow Iowa, and realize our shared vision of Iowa as the best place to live, work and raise a family.
It is very dangerous to go into eternity with possibilities which one has oneself prevented from becoming realities. A possibility is a hint from God. One must follow it.
Big thinking precedes great achievement.

It's not enough to have values without vision ;
you want to be good, but you want to be good for something. On the other hand, vision without values can create a Hitler . An empowering mission statement deals with both character and competence; what you want to be and what you want to do in your life.
A possibility is a hint from God. One must follow it.
It's all about finding and hiring people smarter than you.
Getting them to join your business. And giving them good work. Then getting out of their way. And trusting them. You have to get out of the way so YOU can focus on the bigger vision. That's important. And here's the main thing....you must make them see their work as a MISSION.

A mission statement is not something you write overnight.
.. But fundamentally, your mission statement becomes your constitution, the solid expression of your vision and values. It becomes the criterion by which you measure everything else in your life.
Always begin with the end in mind.
As a leader, your job is to energize people around the mission and vision you've articulated.

It remains true that great managers recognize individualities and focus on developing strengths rather than weaknesses. Great leaders, in sharp contrast, recognize what is (or could be) shared in common - a vision, a dream, a mission, whatever - and inspire others to join them in the given enterprise.
God isn't looking for people of great faith, but for individuals ready to follow Him
Let my heart be broken with the things that break God's heart.

Perhaps the most important vision of all is develop a sense of self, a sense of your own destiny, a sense of unique mission and role in life.
The leader feels the pulse of a burning passion and communicates that heat at every opportunity. He or she lives the dream, breathes the vision, sleeps the mission, and eats the goals every day. The leader shares those goals all the time with everyone. It is a vibration the entire organization can feel.
I have seen the vision and for self I cannot live; Life is less than worthless till my all I give.

Looking up gives light, although at first it makes you dizzy.
Leadership is the ability to influence people and motivate them to do what needs to be done to accomplish a goal, vision, or mission.
Fundraising is proclaiming what we believe in such a way that we offer other people an opportunity to participate with us in our vision and mission.

A productive mistake is: (1) made in the service of mission and vision;
(2) acknowledged as a mistake; (3) learned from; (4) considered valuable; (5) shared for the benefit of all.
To the person who does not know where he wants to go there is no favorable wind.
Politics is different, because the mission is always to get the necessary votes.
A good politician goes through everything in terms of mission and vision, and resourcing, but at the end of the day politicians have to make compromises in order to achieve consensus.

The people who shape our lives and our cultures have the ability to communicate a vision or a quest or a joy or a mission.
To grasp and hold a vision, that is the very essence of successful leadership-not only on the movie set where I learned it, but everywhere.
People who have stuck to their vision and mission no matter what.
They inspire me. The people who wake up to non-glamorous lives to continue pushing to do what God has called them to do.

We achieved our mission to the moon. Let's look home from that lofty perch and reimagine our mission on Earth - that is what we need to do here. Together, we can upcycle everything. The world will be better for our positive visions and actions.
Let us tackle the big issues with bold ideas that transform Iowa to accomplish our shared mission to grow Iowa, and realize our shared vision of Iowa as the best place to live, work and raise a family.
Many of us in Congress have been calling on the Administration to articulate a bold mission for NASA. It seems that the President is answering that call. I wholeheartedly support his vision for going back to the moon, and from there to worlds beyond.
I had lost a clear sense of the vision and values instilled in me as a child and was no longer driven by any mission or passion. I made the difficult decision to pull back from the noise of my life and reinvent the way I was living and leading.
For me going solo meant freedom to collaborate and do whatever I feel I'm good at doing. For me it was really not ever expanding as an artist, developing everything from my songwriting to my singing to my mission statement to my vision. I've been so inspired by all the creative freedom that it brings that I have no complaints.