As a tech leader, one of the most important things that you can do is cast vision to your volunteers. This is what keeps them focused on the real reasons that you do what you do in your ministry. In ministries that do not have clear vision you will often find that the team is not cohesive and that everyone just does their own thing their own way. The tricky thing is that the vision that you cast is probably not yours entirely.
Since you are serving in the context of a local church, what you really need to do is find a way to reinterpret the overall vision of the pastor and senior leadership and make it apply to your specific area. Sometimes this is easy because your church has a clear vision. Other times this will take some work. Not matter how easy or hard to do, this is critically important if you want to keep your staff motivated and moving forward in the right direction.
For the sake of this article I will assume that the overall vision of the church has something to do with reaching people that are far from Christ. As a tech leader it is up to you to demonstrate how your area of ministry helps to fulfill this vision.
Here are some ideas that could be included:
•We help reach people for Christ by providing excellent sound that enhances the presentation of the Gospel.
Where there is no vision, the people perish - Proverbs 29:18
•We use lights to help set a environment that eliminates distractions and enhances the message being delivered.
•We project lyrics and Scripture verses onto the screen at the perfect time to allow God's Word to speak to people's heart during the worship service.
•We capture and broadcast the sermon so that many people around the world will be able to hear this message of Good News.
You will need to tweak the ideas and concepts, but hopefully you see examples of how you can put the church's overall vision into practice.
Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, so he may run that reads it. - Habakkuk 2:2
Once you have come up with a sentence or two that communicates how the church's vision relates to your ministry print it out and place it in key places to remind your staff why you do what you do.
Your communication should be short and sweet. Don't make it so long and so detailed that no one has a clue what it says or means. It should be something that you can memorize and reinforce to your volunteers every time you see them. It may feel redundant for you, but don't forget that most of your staff us not thinking about the same things you are during the week. They need to be continually reminded and encouraged to keep the vision front and center.
Above all the vision that you cast to your volunteers should be compelling. If the vision doesn't excite you don't expect it to excite your workers. Once you become excited about it that will rub off and they will get excited about it as well. You are rallying your team to a better future where many people are brought into a relationship with Christ as a result of your efforts.
One of the biggest mistakes that any leader can make is not communicating the vision frequently and clearly enough. People have a need to feel like they are a part of something that is bigger than just them. This is your opportunity to inspire your team to greatness!