Leadership: Vision

When Martin Luther King stood on the steps of the Washington monument and said I have a dream the World stopped.

And the world still remembers

But why does the world still remember?

Was it his eloquence? Sure

Was it the time in history? Definitely

Was it geographic location? Probably

But I think it was one thing more than all these. Martin Luther King’s famous speech is still remembered and quoted today because of His vision.

He is some of his speech:

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal."
I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.
I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
I have a dream today.
I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification; one day right there in Alabama, little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.
I have a dream today.
Did you notice what he was saying? He was talking about a dream that in the future America could be a a different place.

He had a vision.

One of the things some leaders lack is vision. Vision is just a a picture in your head of where your church or organization will be in an allotted amount of time.

If you don’t have a vision you are just treading water.
Without a vision the the diffeent things that happen in your organization don’t have any unifying purpose.


What is your vision?
Can you say it one clear sentence?
Do the people around you know the vision?

Do you have a Dream today?

Leadership: Do you do what you say you will do?

How many times have you heard someone say they will do something and then not deliver?

One of the easiest ways for a leader to lose credibility is to keep saying that they will do something and it doesn’t get done.

When was the last time you said you would do something and it didn’t get done?
Have you apologized for this oversight?

Ask the people around you are you one who can be relied upon to do the things you said you would do or are you a person who can talk a good game but cannot walk it?

Because people are looking for a leader that does what they said they would.