Last Thursday I ventured to St. Louis to hear a new thinker named Will Mancini of Houston, Texas. Wow! He is the brightest young thinker to come along in many years. I was rivited to his command of vision language and our need for clarity. It was the best conference I had attended in 5 years or so. Every leader in ministry should purchase a copy of his newest book Church Unique and digest it fully. Will Mancini will rock your world and cause you to wonder why as leaders we spend so much time being fuzzy about the vision. He asks 3 critical questions: 1. If you are fulfilling someone else's vision, who will accomplish your's?
2. What can your church do better than 10,000 others?
3. If words create worlds, what are you saying?
Thank you Will for one especially gem of many. Namely, "Sell the problem before you sell the solution."
Barry Winders, author and church consultant
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Thursday, November 13, 2008
by Barry Winders