Mark Scandrette

I compiled an executive summary today for a friend who wants to make a donation to ReIMAGINE. He wanted to hear about our organizational goals for the year– and see some numbers regarding our proposed budget. As we bring on more staff with ReIMAGINE my role is quickly changing– and I am scurrying to get skills that I haven’t developed previously. I’m such an idealist that it is sometimes hard for me to take dreams and translate them into tangible goals. The goals never seem to measure up to what I imagined in my head. Although I like to imagine Jesus wandering around saying wise things and eating with marginalized people, he also had a clear sense of mission and a strategy for getting his message out. There were specific towns he intended to visit. And he sent helpers to those places to develop connections ahead of time. This all happened with a great deal of intentionality. I find myself suspicious of measurements– and yet we have to have some way of evaluating our effectiveness and determining our priorities. Is there a way to be both soulful and strategic?