Finally, a vision focuses on the future; values look to the present or the past. A ministry develops and casts—communicates—its vision for the future. It is a mental picture of what tomorrow will look like. It is a focused view of the ministry’s preferred future. In an important way, visionary leaders play a primary part in determining their future and that of their ministry organizations. When they know precisely where they are going, the chances are good that they will get there. Values deal primarily