Vision,
Before you can really explore corporate issues of mission and vision, you must first disciple those in your church to a discovery of their own vision, mission and purpose. Without this, leading the church in a corporate discovery process and fraction the church and destroy unity.
The personal process begins with a storyboarding process, recalling events in our lives (both good and bad) that had a major influence on our development. This can be done with simple post-it notes, rearranging as necessary. From this, these notes can be grouped in phases. Looking at this and sharing this with trusted friends or a spouse can help you see patterns of how God has been working in your life for a specific purpose.
Work toward developing a personal vision statement. A personal vision statement is a picture of how you see the world, your dream. It draws passion. Luther saw a reformation of the church. John Knox said “Give me Schotland or I die.” Woolan saw his denomination free of slaves. Jesus gave his vision statement when the disciples of John came and asked if He was the promised Messiah.
"....the blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.”
Matthew 11:4-5 NIV
Write your own personal vision statement. Don’t worry about the quality of the statement or the specific working. Your purpose is simply to try to capture your passion as you see it from your personal journey up to this time.
A mission statement, in contrast, tells the who, what, why, how, and when. Jesus gave the disciples their mission statement in Matt. 28:19-20, and passage now known as the Great Commission. Sometimes the “why” is broken off into a separate purpose statement. Try writing your personal mission statement.
Finally, you need a statement of your core values. Values define your preferences, priorities, assumptions, and beliefs. Someone might see the core values as the boundaries that define how you will act out your vision. In reality, the core values are often defined before the vision and mission statements, as the priorities and beliefs defined in the core values shape the vision and mission statements.