Zero : our vision statement
“Your vision statement is ‘zero’? What does that even mean? You want to accomplish nothing?”
As we struggled to come up with a vision statement that accurately describes the impact we want to see made, it kept getting bigger and bigger. Settling on “zero” takes away the natural inclination to grow numbers, create programs and try to be all things to all people. While we believe the natural outcome of ardently seeking Christ may yield growth in numbers, if we always stay focused on the Gospel’s message of bringing about redemption we will never be driven by that outcome and we will not allow ourselves to become complacent.
Our Salvation is in Christ, but while we are here on earth it is our duty to work toward a world with zero poverty, zero homelessness, zero abuse, zero slavery, etc., and - ultimately - zero people who haven’t accepted Christ into their lives.
In other words, our job is never done...
As we struggled to come up with a vision statement that accurately describes the impact we want to see made, it kept getting bigger and bigger. Settling on “zero” takes away the natural inclination to grow numbers, create programs and try to be all things to all people. While we believe the natural outcome of ardently seeking Christ may yield growth in numbers, if we always stay focused on the Gospel’s message of bringing about redemption we will never be driven by that outcome and we will not allow ourselves to become complacent.
Our Salvation is in Christ, but while we are here on earth it is our duty to work toward a world with zero poverty, zero homelessness, zero abuse, zero slavery, etc., and - ultimately - zero people who haven’t accepted Christ into their lives.
In other words, our job is never done...
