What will it take What will it take for your for your church church to to ReFreshReFresh its its Vision?Vision?

URGENCYURGENCY

What do we mean by What do we mean by URGENCY?URGENCY?

Importance requiring immediate actionImportance requiring immediate action

Church Life Church Life CycleCycle

Maturity

Growth

Birth

Maintenance

Decline

Death

UrgencyUrgency decreasesdecreases

as a church agesas a church ages

Acts 4:1-31 Acts 4:1-31 (summary)(summary)The priests and the captain of the temple guard and the The priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees...were greatly disturbed because the apostles were Sadducees...were greatly disturbed because the apostles were teaching the people and proclaiming Jesus. So they seized Peter teaching the people and proclaiming Jesus. So they seized Peter and John...and put them in jail. and John...and put them in jail. But many heard the message and believed.But many heard the message and believed.On their release, Peter and John went back to their own people and On their release, Peter and John went back to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them. reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them. When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God.to God.

What is yourWhat is yourMoment of Moment of Urgency?Urgency?

The Church in JerusalemThe Church in Jerusalem

““Sovereign Lord,,,, consider their threats and enable your servants Sovereign Lord,,,, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness.“And stretch out your hand to speak your word with great boldness.“And stretch out your hand to heal and perform miraculous signs and wonders through the to heal and perform miraculous signs and wonders through the name of Jesus.”name of Jesus.”

Moment of UrgencyMoment of Urgency

Acts 4:1-31 Acts 4:1-31 (summary)(summary)The priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees...were The priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees...were greatly disturbed because the apostles were teaching the people and greatly disturbed because the apostles were teaching the people and proclaiming Jesus. So they seized Peter and John...and put them in jail. proclaiming Jesus. So they seized Peter and John...and put them in jail. But many heard the message and believed.But many heard the message and believed.On their release, Peter and John went back to their own people and reported all On their release, Peter and John went back to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them. When they heard this, they that the chief priests and elders had said to them. When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God.raised their voices together in prayer to God.“Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word “Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. And stretch out your hand to heal and performwith great boldness. And stretch out your hand to heal and performmiraculous signs and wonders through the name of Jesus.”miraculous signs and wonders through the name of Jesus.”

The Church in JerusalemThe Church in Jerusalem

v.31 v.31 After they prayed, the place where they were After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were filled with the meeting was shaken. And they were filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.

God’s AnswerGod’s Answer

What have been What have been some of your some of your church’s church’s defining defining Moments of Moments of Urgency?Urgency?

How has the How has the church church responded?responded?

Identify Moments of Identify Moments of Urgency ... SWOTUrgency ... SWOT

STRENGTHSSTRENGTHSSSWWOOTT

WEAKNESSESWEAKNESSES

OPPORTUNITIESOPPORTUNITIES

THREATSTHREATS

Why the URGENCYWhy the URGENCY??Becoming a mobilized churchBecoming a mobilized church

Reproducing DisciplesReproducing Disciples Reproducing LeadersReproducing Leaders

Reproducing CongregationsReproducing Congregations

Mobilizing for Mobilizing for IMPACTIMPACTCrisis leads to Crisis leads to UrgencyUrgency

Urgency leads to Urgency leads to VisionVision

Vision leads to Vision leads to ChangeChange

Change leads to Change leads to ConflictConflict

Conflict leads to Conflict leads to IMPACTIMPACT

IMPACT comes from a IMPACT comes from a Mobilized ChurchMobilized Church……

that has a shared vision and effective that has a shared vision and effective strategies for impacting its community and strategies for impacting its community and the world the world by reproducing disciples, leaders and by reproducing disciples, leaders and congregations. congregations.

What are the needs of What are the needs of the community?the community?Better question: Which needs of the Better question: Which needs of the community should we address now?community should we address now?

Know your AudiencesKnow your AudiencesChurchChurchCommunityCommunity

Write a Newspaper Write a Newspaper articlearticleYou are a reporter describing this church You are a reporter describing this church that is having an amazing impact on the that is having an amazing impact on the communitycommunity

Invite Vision Team to Invite Vision Team to DreamDreamWhat are 10 dreams you would like to What are 10 dreams you would like to see in our church in 5 years?see in our church in 5 years?