meaning remains the same: without a vision, the life and welfare of the people become unfocused and endangered. Thereby any attempt to lead, at any level, without a vision of where you are going is a prescription for ineptitude and eventually, disaster. The single most important thing a leader can do for his or her followers is to provide the vision. How well the leader articulates the vision and how well the followers understand the vision are key to the success of any endeavor. Sharing my military background with you I would like to point out that at the strategic level, the National Military Strategy defines the objectives towards which the economic and military strength of the nation is directed. On the operational level, the “end state” of the campaign determines how to proceed and what combination of measures and forces will be used. On the tactical level, the critical piece of information needed by all is the “Commander’s Intent.” It is the vision of the leader that gives focus and meaning to the organization... At all levels, the “vision,” whether one calls it the national strategy, the end state, or the commander’s intent, is absolutely essential to the process. And everyone in the unit or organization or ministry must know, understand, articulate and, hopefully, affirm that is the vision of the leader that gives focus and meaning to the organization, and gives direction, authenticity and power to the actions of everyone within it. Organizations with clear and concise vision are successful and have high shall be trampled under the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ. We declare that we are a praising and worshipping church. A people whose praise creates such a stir in the heavenliness, that God lovingly descends to
inhabit the high, high, high praises we offer up. We confess that we are a love practicing church. We love one another beyond the world’s boundaries of race, social status, political and economic status. We are a people of one mind and one body in Christ. AUGUST 2009 CONNECTED 9