“I am going into ministry too!” the college senior beamed. “I am taking my sports ministry degree and will operate a sports camp for kids.”

We were sitting at a lunch table on a college visit this past spring with my son. While chatting with some faculty, this young senior had walked up, greeted the professor at our table, and introduced himself to us. When he heard that we were missionaries, he got inspired to share his vision for ministry. I engaged him with a question I took to be totally normal. “In what country are you going to open up a new camp?”

There was a long pause and...

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My desk faces east by south east (100 degrees). I know that because of a compass Dorothy gave me. That compass consistently points to the “magnetic north.” It doesn’t fluctuate based on the season, the weather, or the mood of the office. You can check on it anytime during the day or you can surprise it with a flashlight at night, and it will still point north.

A mission statement is like a compass for an organization. It points to your destination. It orientates you in any season, any condition. It helps plot your course. It provides cohesion when storms threaten. It draws the line at what you will not...

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