Tim Bailey on Vision

My friend Tim Bailey – who knows how to find a mean convenience store in Honduras (really Jared’s fault) – blogs about discovering vision versus creating it.

This line alone makes the whole post worth it: “A vision from God will always be a picture of the world and its redemption, not a picture of a wonderfully ‘effective’ church.” This may be slightly overstated, but not much. It’s a good reminder that the end game isn’t a better and more fulfilling church for its own sake.