Be Mean About the Vision
Preserving and Protecting What Matters
- Church Leadership & Ministry
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Published: 2016
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Publisher's Description
Why would a leader ever want to be mean? It's all about the vision. Almost every organization has a vision, but few stick to it over time. Even after short-term success, visions tend to blur, drift, and fade. Why does this happen? Accomplishing the vision requires intentionality. It requires consistency. It requires commitment. It requires courage. In Be Mean About the Vision, author Shawn Lovejoy challenges leaders to stay true to the vision—regaining and sustaining its trajectory over time. Lovejoy offers a proven strategy for relentlessly protecting our organization’s guiding vision: Develop a vision people are willing to die for Keep the vision alive in us Align everyone around the vision Keep the vision from being compromised or even hijacked One thing is certain—if our church or organization is going to accomplish its mission, we’re going to need to be: Determined. Resolute. Intentional. We’re going to need to be willing to do whatever it takes to keep the vision from being detoured or derailed. Where there is no vision, people perish. They wander off in random directions. On the flip side, when everyone understands and embraces the vision, there is life, passion, growth, and success! And God will be glorified. As a leader the kindest, godliest, thing we can do is Be Mean About the Vision.
Endorsements (2)
“It’s easy for ministry leaders to cast a vision but tough to keep it sharply focused over time. In Be Mean About the Vision: Preserving and Protecting What Matters, Shawn Lovejoy reveals what’s required to avoid the distractions, disruptions, and divisions we face when pursuing our priorities. Drawing on his vast experience working with pastors and church leaders, he shares insightful biblical wisdom for keeping teams unified and on track. This book is a must-read for anyone wanting to be a Christlike leader.”
“If a leader isn’t ‘mean’ about the vision it won’t be long until inertia, mission creep, and human nature drown it out. In Be Mean About the Vision, Shawn shows us in down-to-earth, practical terms what it takes to find, clarify, and ensure that the main thing remains the main thing over the long haul.”
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