When we begin to contemplate the amount of change we are experiencing, we should embrace it and recognize the new opportunities created by change. We worship God who is creative and continually in the business of doing a new thing. The challenge each individual and body of believers faces is to understand our unique role in God's plan. By understanding the trends, combined with the revelation of Scripture, Christians have a tremendous opportunity for reaching the lost with the message of Jesus Christ. Rick Warren in his book, The Purpose Driven Church , gives a helpful definition.
Most people think of vision as the ability to see the future.
But in today's rapidly changing world, vision is also the ability to creatively assess current changes and take advantage of them. Vision is being alert to opportunities. For the successful church or business, somewhere the vision is translated to a set of words and committed to paper. Often this is known as a mission statement. Vision answers the what question and comes after the why question has been addressed.