Vision Refresh - Simon Elliott

In January and February this year, we spent 6 weeks looking at our Vision and Values. We spent 6 weeks looking at 7 words:

Son – Father – Spirit – Grace – Community – Kingdom – Love.

Of course, the Vision and Values of a church, indeed of any community, cannot be limited to 7 words and take far more than 6 weeks to discuss, digest and develop. Culture – which is the fruit of an organisation's vision and values – takes years to establish and is a moveable feast – it evolves. However, one of the ways we build a culture is to keep reminding and refreshing our awareness of these core words. It has been said that you should be able to articulate a vision in 30 minutes, 3 minutes and 30 seconds. Well, here’s a 9 minute summary of ours.