What is Your Mission?

The last newsletter sent out for Ministry Development was the second installment on the question, “Should I start a nonprofit?” I made the third and final installment, one everyone could address. In the beginning of the year, most people spend time thinking about what their next steps will be personally, for their companies or as they start/develop their ministries. If you fall into that category, a critical question that you have to answer is “What is my mission?” 

A mission statement can come in many forms. What will you promise or accomplish in the mission? Do you put your customers’ needs first (which includes you as your own customer)? Will you develop quality products, innovative applications or intuitive technology? 

• Involve your employees: Your employees are a great resource for identifying the real culture and values of your company. From their perspective, they can help you craft a mission statement that reflects a different angle. Also keep in mind, asking their input will make them feel valued.
  
  
• Ask the right question: Instead of asking, “What is our mission?” try, “Why do we do the business we do?” or “What motivates us?” Questions with simple words will give you more grounded answers.
  
  
• Collect answers independently: Before you start group discussions about your mission statement, give each person an opportunity to answer. This step boosts creativity and helps stimulate discussion. Once you collect responses, sort through them and identify the ideas that are most frequently addressed to help you write a draft of your mission statement to share with your team.

For example, if your company exists to offer cleaning services, then identifying your service is a great starting point, along with defining for whom this service is for, how you plan to deliver it and why it’s valuable. Together, these elements communicate your purpose to consumers and team members.

 

For example, Zappos’ mission is “to provide the best customer service possible.” Company staff works toward this goal every day, and customers experience it via free and easy returns on their shoe orders. The company’s growth trajectory and eventual acquisition by Amazon speaks to its success in living up to its mission.

 

 

 

 

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running alone or in a group, what tools will we need? There were certain milestones that Moses had to reach in order to fulfill the vision.  We can see the milestones as his mission. Without the mission, the vision does not come to pass. 

Now let’s look at a parallel between God’s vision and the mission statements for Moses and for me:

 

	Moses	Dr. Russell
Vision	To bring the children of Israel into the Promised Land (Canaan)	Fulfill the call to feed His flock/sheep
Mission	Accept God’s call on his life and wait for God to fulfill His vision through him. Facilitate the release of the children of Israel from Egypt. Bring God’s commandments to the people. Institute worship Pastor the children of Israel Build a mobile temple. Create an organizational structure to manage all their activities and lead the people. Deliver the children of Israel out of the wilderness. Be victorious in battle over the enemy. Bring the people into Canaan.	Accept God’s call on my life and wait for God to fulfill His vision through me. Understand that my ability to see the vision coming to pass is the first step. Believe that it is already done. Create a place where His sheep can share their experiences for the sole purpose of ministering to others. Train, provide information, and guidance for His flock on their journey. Lead His sheep to discover what Scripture says, means, how to apply them to their lives, and to how to respond appropriately to the scripture. Guide His flock in the formation and expression of godly character qualities and essential Christian attitudes. Direct His sheep in the development of a distinctly Christian lifestyle in obedience to His will and the pattern of Christ. Encourage His flock to live their lives in the power of the Holy Spirit.

If you have decided to start a ministry, put yourself in the grid and use the steps in the article to map out your mission.

 

 

 

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3. Your values, dreams and passions (why you want to excel)

Why a Personal Mission Statement Is Useful?

Whether you’re a stay-at-home parent, store manager, college student, business executive, or truck driver, crafting a personal mission statement will serve you well in life. Everyone should have one! 

• It’s important because it helps you focus on how to meet your long-term goals.
• It serves as a guidepost for where you want to go in life because it helps you identify when you have wandered off track. For example, if a decision you plan to make doesn’t fit within the confines of your personal mission statement, you shouldn’t follow through with it. Something may be a cool idea, but that doesn’t mean you need to bring it into your life.

People fail at what they hope to achieve because they lack clear goals and focus. They run down too many rabbit trails and lose sight of who they were made to be. In other words, they ignore their personal mission statement. 

A successful person will have a rock-solid vision spelled out in their personal mission statement.

If you don’t already have a personal mission statement, there’s no time like the present to write one.

 

 

 

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