Identifying our end product at the outset allows everyone including short-term teams to see where their contribution fits into the whole picture. Being clear on our ultimate goal also helps us to know when we have completed our task and can take steps to disengage. Each of the successive units on the vision continuum requires organization and leadership. The cells, congregations, clusters of congregations and the movement all require some structure and a lot of leadership. Each of these units also provides a fruitful context for the development of leaders.
Successive components require more experienced and skilled leadership.
How good it would be if the national movement leaders have worked their way through the steps of the vision continuum. Such leaders have not skipped important developmental steps. They will understand the nature of a movement. Furthermore, they will also be the most qualified to lead at the movement level. The frequency of contact will diminish as we move up the vision continuum.