<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502430449872760278.post7703081908569045543..comments</id><updated>2009-09-18T10:58:24.672-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Ministry Best Practices: Rethinking Vision</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.ministrybestpractices.com/feeds/7703081908569045543/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2502430449872760278/7703081908569045543/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.ministrybestpractices.com/2009/09/rethinking-vision.html'/><author><name>Bill Reichart</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15760818211029009936</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502430449872760278.post-9216058467227480891</id><published>2009-09-18T10:58:24.672-04:00</published><updated>2009-09-18T10:58:24.672-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I think there is a third way here...of the leader ...</title><content type='html'>I think there is a third way here...of the leader taking less the posture of a CEO that brings vision from the top down, but rather a Poet/Gardner (a term that I pulled away from Catalyst last year) - where the vision is cultivated through the collaborative efforts of others.  This doesn&amp;#39;t diminish the role of the leader - rather the leader has developed ownership and buy-in..But no matter who help collaboratively, ultimately, the leader will have to own it and articulate it.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2502430449872760278/7703081908569045543/comments/default/9216058467227480891'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2502430449872760278/7703081908569045543/comments/default/9216058467227480891'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.ministrybestpractices.com/2009/09/rethinking-vision.html?showComment=1253285904672#c9216058467227480891' title=''/><author><name>Bill Reichart</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15760818211029009936</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='05303547363021295078'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.ministrybestpractices.com/2009/09/rethinking-vision.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502430449872760278.post-7703081908569045543' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2502430449872760278/posts/default/7703081908569045543' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502430449872760278.post-8459042542142722772</id><published>2009-09-18T09:05:12.919-04:00</published><updated>2009-09-18T09:05:12.919-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Unfortunately, as long as there is only one person...</title><content type='html'>Unfortunately, as long as there is only one person standing up there every Sunday...one person expected to be all to all...I&amp;#39;m not sure if the vision can incorporate others. People in churches want to know what the Pastor thinks, not the young adult with Facebook. At least that&amp;#39;s my opinion.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2502430449872760278/7703081908569045543/comments/default/8459042542142722772'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2502430449872760278/7703081908569045543/comments/default/8459042542142722772'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.ministrybestpractices.com/2009/09/rethinking-vision.html?showComment=1253279112919#c8459042542142722772' title=''/><author><name>Dan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15116964729906856912</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.ministrybestpractices.com/2009/09/rethinking-vision.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502430449872760278.post-7703081908569045543' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2502430449872760278/posts/default/7703081908569045543' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>