Josh Burnett

Will Mancini describes vision in his book Church Unique by using the metaphor of a leader standing on top of a mountain looking out at where he wants to take his people.  From the mountain top he can see what the journey is going to be like.  He can see what the hardships, the mountain tops, the plateaus are going to be.  He sees the journey that is coming.  Now he has to go down to the rest of the people and communicate to them where they are going.  What he communicates is his vision.

I thought it would be good to sketch out on the blog what I see coming.  So here goes:

• I see a movement of people coming to know the real Jesus.  Not the stained glass Jesus, or stoned Jesus, or girly Jesus, but the real Jesus.  The wild and passionate Jesus.  The Jesus who started such and uproar that it got Him killed.  The Jesus who loved and loves people deeply.  The Jesus who touched the untouchables and challenged peoples preconcieved notions of God.  The real Jesus!
• I see a church falling in love with Jesus.  Not just in word or in knowledge but in relationship.  I see a church that comes to know Jesus intimately and longs for more of Him.
• I see a church that loves each other.  A church where people are so open and generous with each other that life insurance isn’t necessary.  A church where people love each other deeply and live life together.
• I see a church that is all about bringing others into the family.  Who see people not as projects but as children of God, whom He loves deeply.
• I see a church who takes care of its community.  Who is known in the community as the church who believes what they believe.  Where action and faith/belief are synonyms.
• I see a church that people who don’t go to church love.  A church where people’s lives are changed deeply from the inside out.
• I see a church where socio-economic/racial/age barriers are non-existant.  A church where everyone has something to offer.
• I see a church that loves it’s community.  A church that serves without strings and without reseve.  A church that is known widely for it’s generosity.

Just a few things that I see coming!