By Ben Light in Salem, OR - June 15, 2024 - Mission and Vision statements help to guide the function of an organization. The Vision provides the goal and end result of what the organization desires to achieve, while the mission describes how they plan to get there. In any strategic planning, there are factors that could be considered to be "Mission Critical" - factors where if they are compromised, or otherwise impacted, the mission can fail and the vision will not be achieved. What are these mission critical factors in the Mission Christ provided His church, and what must we do to achieve these things?