Impact Church - Discover Your Purpose Worksheet

Impact Church - Discover Your Purpose Worksheet

DISCOVER YOUR PURPOSE CAST YOUR VISION

A worksheet to guide your thinking through creating a purpose statement and vision snapshots

PURPOSE pur·pose is - the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists.

Purpose has the power to be an inspiring, clarifying, powerful instruction from God for you and your work. You are uniquely gifted to realize this purpose. Discovery of your purpose empowers you to be clear and focused on what you should do and howwe all can bring about the Kingdom on earth.

Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

Ephesians 2:10 “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”

Discovering your purpose is a life long process that comes from listening to God’s direction to you over a period of time and paying attention to His instructions to you for your life. Let’s discover and/or affirm your purpose as of today.

This Purpose Discovery Tool is provided by:

You are gifted! Knowing your Gifts

1 What are your strengths? 1 Peter 4:10 “ Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.” What are the things you are gifted to do? These are things that just come natural to you – sometimes with little effort. They likely are things that others have mentioned that you just do really well. List 1 – 3 items that immediately come to mind.

2 What are your passions? Psalm 37:4 “Take delight in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart.” What do you love doing so much you lose track of time when you’re doing it? List 1 – 3 items that come to mind.

3 What motivates you? 1 Corinthians 3:14 “If the work that anyone has built on the foundation survives, he will receive a reward.” Motivation is defined as “that which moves one toward an action; that which changes, provokes, or impels our very being.” What rewards most motivate you? What fuels you to do the most work? What heart desires has God used to encourage you?

Now that we knowyour gifts, let’s discover your Purpose

First let’s find the work that calls you

A) What are the world’s most unmet needs that really resonate with you? What really stands out as something we need more than anything? Consider things that, for whatever reason, really bother you that we don’t have more of.

B) What is the most important vision of our world to work toward creating?

Nowwe have all the pieces to draft your purpose statement. Using your responses, craft a statement that expresses the work God is calling you to do. How can you use your gifts to address the needs and / or create the vision most critical to you. Here, we’ll get you started – “I was called by God to

Use the words that are most inspire you. Think about a calling that you can spend your life working to realize. Don’t worry if it doesn’t feel perfect now. You’ll have time to change it and make it better.

Vision

Write the Vision, Make It Plain Habakkuk 2:2 “And the LORD answered me: “Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it.” If purpose is the work you’re called to do, vision is what you’ll see once you’ve done it. Let’s cast your visions.

Vision Snapshots are photos from the future. What photos would you see in the future that would demonstrate you are living your purpose? Describe them in words.

Think big – What vision snapshots would you see greater than 5 years out once you lived and worked your purpose? What do you see? What are you doing in the photo? Who is impacted? List 1 – 3 photos you can bring us. Describe this vision in words.

Start Small – What vision snapshots would you see this time next year? List 1 – 3 photos you can bring us nest year.

This activity sheet is an abbreviated version of Your Crescendo's signature program, Finding Your Forte . If you are interested in the Forte experience, including assessments, diagnostics, coaching and peer group options, email [email protected] for more information.

About Your Crescendo | Reggie Hammond Your Crescendo is on a mission to get the world on purpose with impact. We empower people through discovery and/or affirmation of their purpose, developing a strategy and plan for their business and/or career based on their gifts and help them execute it (our signature offering, Finding Your Forte). We also help organizations through articulating strategy through facilitated team and leadership sessions to declare their purpose and cast visions to realize it. We accomplish these objectives through coaching, leadership development, strategic planning and facilitation, high performing team building, placement and consulting.