refine your defining vision ministry design module 3 ©2011 e. stanley ott: the vital churches...

Refine Your Defining VisionMinistry Design Module 3

©2011 E. Stanley Ott: The Vital Churches Institute 901 Allegheny Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15233 412.246.4847 www.vitalchurchesinstitute.com

Write down as much of your congregation’s vision statement as you

can. It may be called a mission statement or a purpose statement.


Life-Changing Transformational Ministry

The Foundation of a Vision for Ministry


Vital Sign 1:Spirit-Driven (Spirit-Given)


Vital Sign 2:Biblically-Based


Vital Sign 3:Discipleship-Directed


Vital Sign 4:Need-Responsive


Jot down some examples of the needs of people in your congregation and community that a need-responsive

ministry may address.


Vital Sign 5:“Gathered-Scattered” Attentive


Gathered (Spectrum of MINISTRY)

Scattered (Spectrum of MINISTRY)


Vital Sign 6:Principle-Patterned


The Devotional Life


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Hospitality


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People Eyes


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Vital Sign 7:Reflectively-Practiced


Life-Changing Transformational Ministry

The Foundation of a Vision for Ministry


Foundation for Ministry Elements of the 3-D Church

Spirit-DrivenBiblically-Based

Glorify God

Discipleship-Directed Grow Disciples

Need-Responsive Meet Human Need


Know and experience the God who loves you

1. “Touching Jesus” – encouraging growth in personal faith 2. Shift to the high expectation that God has a vital future for you. 3. Begin a devotional life of prayer and Bible reading at home. 4. “Word-Share-Prayer” with others. “Be the people of God

before doing the work of the people of God.”


Equip and care for the people God gives you

1. “Offer Appreciation and expectation in every conversation!” 2. Show hospitality. Encourage the practice of the deipnon –

the lingering meal with “silver and gold.”

3. People eyes – seeing people through the eyes of Jesus – becoming alert to the needs of the people God gives us.

4. Introduce “90 Days of Prayer” as a means of involving the

entire congregation in Word-Share-Prayer, new friendships and groups.


Deipnon (The Lingering Meal)


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Building


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Bridging



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Engage and serve the World to which

God sends you 1. Use the Halverson Benediction for yourself and with the

congregation and with its groups:

Wherever you go, God is sending you. Wherever you are God has a purpose in you being there. Christ who indwells you has something he wants to do through you where you are! Believe it and go in his grace and power.

Richard C. Halverson 2. Introduce the One-One-One Prayer Covenant. Invite members of groups (PW circles, Sunday School Classes, small groups) to formally commit to pray for one person outside the church for one minute a day for one month. Pray the person comes to faith, to Christ’s church and for the well-being of the person.


In the examples of Defining Vision statements on pages 18-19 see how many of the three dimensions of the church you see in each one.


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congregations vision

devotional life

purpose statement

mission statement