No, A God-Sized Vision Doesn’t Need To Be Big And Scary

Faith and leadership are more about long stretches of waiting, wandering and wondering than massive, scary leaps.

Does God’s vision for our life, church and ministry have to be big to be real?

I keep hearing that it does. Sayings like “if your vision isn’t big enough to scare you, it’s not from God” have been popular for quite some time now. Apparently we’re all supposed to have a BHAG (Big, Hairy, Audacious Goal — an acronym popularized by Jim Collins in his book Built to Last) if we’re walking in faith and greatness.

I’m just not sure that’s a necessary part of faith or obedience. Read More