{"id":8918,"date":"2019-11-13T12:01:11","date_gmt":"2019-11-13T17:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/?p=8918"},"modified":"2019-11-13T12:01:49","modified_gmt":"2019-11-13T17:01:49","slug":"rubbing-shoulders-with-visionaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/?p=8918","title":{"rendered":"Rubbing Shoulders with Visionaries"},"content":{"rendered":"

You\u2019ve heard the saying, \u201cIf you\u2019re the smartest person in the room, you\u2019re in the wrong room.\u201d In other words, if you\u2019re going to get smarter, get around people who are smarter than you. Of course, for some of us, pretty much anyone will suffice!<\/p>\n

Similarly, I\u2019ve been sensing lately a need to be around people who have more vision than me. Surely, I\u2019m not the only one whose vision for the nations is prone to flag from time to time. Am I?<\/p>\n

Last night I was on the phone with a ministry partner who shared about a trip to North Africa. It had profoundly changed him, he said: \u201cWhat I saw convinced me a whole Muslim people group, not just ones and twos, could be won to Christ.\u201d That was straight dopamine for me. After a few minutes buddy-breathing<\/a> on his vision, I hung up the phone happy!<\/p>\n

I\u2019m wondering how to get around big-vision people more consistently. As mission mobilizers, we\u2019re often scattered about and maybe even prone to isolation. Without regular reinforcement, given the blows our faith will doubtless take, we may falter or plateau.<\/p>\n

So how can I\u2014I mean we\u2014get in proximity to people of great vision? Here are some ideas. But I\u2019m hoping you have some that are even better. Let me know!<\/p>\n

1. Go to mission conferences.<\/h4>\n

We list many of these on the Missions Catalyst events calendar<\/a> and will soon be adding a host of 2020 events.<\/p>\n