Rev. David GilpinSenior Minister of Hope Church, Sheffield Behind everything you see is something you don’t see.
This book is designed to outline nuggets of wisdom that often remain invisible behind thriving churches and ministries. Mixed with a touch of humour. Top 10 of Everything looks into the Private Word and the Practical World, the Handy Hints World and the Wide World of Knowledge. It gives advice on many subjects that may prove invaluable to established and up-and-coming leaders. Read it all at once or read it one Top Ten at a time. This book can also provide new preachers with an opportunity to ‘borrow’ some of the Tom 10 outlines to create lively and dynamic sermons.
Top ten WAYS TO GET EVERYONE TO CATCH THE VISION OF A LEADER
THE TRANSFER MARKET
How do you make a dream become a reality? How do you get people to catch your vision so entirely that it becomes their vision? How do you transfer your passion so that it affects everyone that you are targeting?
- RELEASE THE VISION CREATORS
Leaders create vision. Give yourself permission to be inspired by God and create a vision that becomes irrepressible and irrefutable. Stop living under people’s limitations
2. RELEASE THE VISION COLLABORATORS
Find other leaders who are called to be mentors, modellers, fathers and friends. Share your vision with them and release the power of collaboration. Let them visit and share their passion.
3. RELEASE THE VISION CASTERS
Leaders cast the vision. Create opportunities for casting the vision through preaching, publicity and prayer.
4. RELEASE THE VISION CLARIFIERS
There are leaders and there are managers. Managers clarify how the vision will work. They find solutions and strategies.
5. RELEASE THE VISION CONNECTORS
Some people are born to sell. They’re the people, people, who love to be the life of the party. Search them out and power them to connect people with vision, people with people and people with leaders.
6. RELEASE THE VISION CARRIERS
Vision is often caught, not taught. The carriers spread the vision by rubbing shoulders with people. They let people browse before buying.
7. RELEASE THE VISION CONVERTS
There are some good people who are already the first fruits of what your dream is about. Promote their testimony and release their spirit.
8. RELEASE THE VISION CUSTODIANS
There is always the next generation that needs to run with the dream. Select future leaders who will one day take the baton for you. Teach and train them in the things of God.
9. RELEASE THE VISION CLUSTERS
Break the vision into smaller parts and raise up people to work in teams for the success of the vision. Departmental teams. area teams, service teams . . . .teams of all shapes and sizes where the vision can infiltrate into the lives of every person.
10. RELEASE THE VISON CATALYSTS
Getting started in a small way can cause a momentum that creates a snowball effect. Provision starts to flow and signs and wonders follow. Momentum is the hidden force of every successful ministry.
