Creating a Mission Statement

Without a mission statement, you may get to the top of the ladder and then realize it was leaning
against the wrong building.
Dave Ramsey

What is a mission statement?

A mission statement is your Why! It is the big picture of what God has called you to uniquely contribute
to the life has given you for others. It covers both career and personal life.
(Same as calling or vision?)

Why do we need a mission statement?

https://bible.org/article/find-your-mission-and-focus-your-influence

Jesus’ Example of Mission Statements from the Bible:

Every mission requires action, and action words are verbs. Below is a list of verbs. Pick 3 verbs from each
column that most excite you, then from that list, select your ultimate 3. Feel free to cross out verbs as
you go.

Accomplish Decide Give Participate

Acquire Defend Grant Pass
Act Delight Guide Perform
Adopt Deliver Heal Persuade
Advance Demonstrate Hold Plan
Affect Design Host Play
Affirm Devise Identify Possess
Alleviate Direct Illuminate Practice
Alter Discover Impact Praise
Amplify Discuss Implement Prepare
Appreciate Distribute Improve Present
Ascend Draft Improvise Produce
Associate Drive Inspire Progress
Believe Drive Integrate Promise
Bestow Educate Invent Promote
Brighten Elect Involve Provide
Build Embrace Join Pursue
Call Encourage Keep Realize
Cause Endow Know Receive
Challenge Engage Labor Reclaim
Choose Engineer Launch Reduce
Claim Enhance Lead Refine
Collect Enlighten Light Reflect
Combine Enlist Link Reform
Command Enliven Live Regards
Communicate Entertain Love Relate
Compel Enthuse Make Relax
Compete Evaluate Manifest Release
Complete Excite Master Rely
Compliment Explore Mature Remember
Compose Express Measure Renew
Conceive Extend Mediate Resonate
Confirm Facilitate Model Respect
Connect Finance Mold Respond
Consider Focus Motivate Restore
Construct Forgive Move Return
Contact Foster Navigate Revamp
Continue Franchise Negotiate Revise
Convert Further Nurture Sacrifice
Counsel Gather Open Safe Guard
Craft Generate Operate Satisfy
Create Get Organize Save
Sell Support Trade Value
Serve Surrender Translate Venture
Shape Sustain Travel Verbalize
Share Take care Understand Volunteer
Speak Tap Unite Work
Stand Team Use Worship
Strengthen Touch Utilize Write
Summon Track Validate Yield

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 What Are Values?
If you find yourself asking the question “What are values?”, don’t stress. What
might seem like a complicated concept is actually pretty simple.

Let’s refer to our friend Webster (the dictionary dude) for a working definition:
value /ˈvælju/
: a strongly held belief about what is valuable, important, or acceptable

— usually plural

 cultural/moral/religious values
 traditional/conservative/liberal values
 Her values were very different from mine.
 America was founded on the values of freedom and justice for all.
So, now it’s clear that values are similar to beliefs. Most of the time, these
values are expressed as nouns.
Tradition, freedom, wisdom…for example.
These nouns are things you believe are valuable, important, or acceptable
(see definition above).

Why Are Values Important?

You may be the type of man who thinks that personal values are
too sentimental.
You might say to yourself, “I don’t need values…I’ve got confidence and
intelligence.”

But you’d be wrong.

You need values.

You need values to un-clutter your life. You need values to know how to
respond in tough situations. You need values to forge lasting relationships
with those around you.

Values are important because they act as a set of rules and guidelines for the
events you encounter in life.
Life isn’t black and white.

All men are thrust into tough situations from time to time…situations where the
right thing to do isn’t obvious. Knowing which values are most important to
you before these situations arise will help you make better decisions.