Lesson 05 Vision and change (Part 2)

Question 1

1. Theologically, vision is the equivalent of what?

Answer 1

1. Theologically, vision is the equivalent of faith.

Question 2

2. List four (4) sources of vision:

Answer 2

a. Common sense
b. Response to a need
c. Scripture
d. Spirit of God

Question 3

3. Does a vision require immediate action?

Answer 3

A vision does not necessarily require immediate action.

Question 4

4. Finish this sentence: “What God originates, He ______________.”

Answer 4

Orchestrates

Question 5

5. What is the difference between a vision and a plan?

Answer 5

Visions are refined—they don’t change; plans are revised—they rarely stay the same.

Question 6

6. Identify the environment in which visions thrive or die:

Answer 6

Visions thrive in an environment of unity; they die in an environment of division.

Question 7

7. Describe the difference between mission and vision:

Answer 7

Mission is what we are called to do.

Vision is the way we envision accomplishing our mission in a particular context at a particular time with particular resources.

Question 8

8. What is usually before a vision will change?

Answer 8

Intervention or Crisis

Question 9

9. Which book of the Bible demonstrates the “vision spiral” principle?

Answer 9

The book of acts Acts demonstrates the “vision spiral” principle.

Question 10

10. List four (4) reasons why God uses the “vision spiral”:

Answer 10

a. The nature of revelation/comprehension
b. Human limitations and finitude
c. Entropy
d. To test our faithfulness