Vision is a picture held in your mind s eye of the way things could or should be in the days ahead. This view of the future uniquely belongs to us. Vision for ministry is a reflection of what God wants to accomplish through us to build His Kingdom. It is a realistic perspective. It is not dreaming the impossible dream, but dreaming the most possible dream.
Vision entails a great depth of understanding, a detailed knowledge of facts and potential.
Vision is deeply rooted in reality, and it stretches our abilities. Pastors who seek to fulfill God s vision for their ministry are a treasure to the church. They have captured an image of the future, and have charted a course of action to reach that goal. Because they know where they and the church are headed, they are able to convert the vision into a tangible strategy for implementation. Gone is the drudgery of following old models, tradition, and meaningless routine.