Z Thinking

 Z Thinking

Hi there, my name is Dean Davis, and this is a word of encouragement for village church planters.

When I take a trip to the city, there are many ways to go.  I could go on the major highway or on smaller roads.  The closer I get to the city, the more roads I have to choose from.  There are so many ways to get from my house to the city. But sometimes I leave my house and just go the way I went to the city the last time. I leave without thinking.  This can frustrate my wife if she is traveling with me.  Sometimes when I do this, she asks me a very simple question, She says “Where are you going?’ When I tell her where in the city we are going, a place she knows very well, she often asks me, “If you are going there, why did you turn here?

You know, there is no good answer to that question.

But there is an alternative.  When we travel we can begin with the end in mind. When we begin a trip we can think about where we want to end up.  When we think about that place, we can easily create the path in our mind which will best lead us to that place.  Begin with the end in mind.  This is what we call Z thinking or Zed thinking.  Zed is the last letter in the Roman alphabet. Zed thinking is beginning with the end in mind.

You are a village church planter. What is the destination you want to get to?  How can you get there without taking wrong turns? The best way to get to your destination is to begin with the end in mind. The end you are working for as a co-laborer with Christ is that the Gospel of the Kingdom of God will be preached to all nations.  The end you are trying to get to is that the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. God is not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.  As a village church planter, that should be your goal as well.

So as you plant churches, don’t just think about planting one healthy church in one village. Think about filling your district with the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.  Envision a healthy church in every village. Pray for a healthy church in every village. Train workers and send disciple makers to every village in the district so that churches can be born. You have an important part to play in fulfilling the VCP vision of a church in every African village by 2050. Begin with the end in mind.  Practice Z thinking.

This has been a word of encouragement for Village Church Planters. 

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