Why No One Cares About Your Mission Statement – And Neither Should You

Does your church have a mission statement? Could most of the people in your church repeat it?

If the answer ‘no’, I have one word for you.

Relax.

You don’t need to call an emergency vision-casting meeting to remind everyone that they need to ‘Know, Grow & Go’, ‘Love, Learn & Live’ or ‘Become fully devoted followers of Jesus.’

If church members can’t recite your mission statement, it’s okay. People don’t become fully devoted followers of Jesus when they can say the words, but because they’re doing the work. It’s about discipleship, not well-crafted statements.

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