{"id":567,"date":"2010-11-05T04:00:45","date_gmt":"2010-11-05T04:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scottcochrane.com\/?p=567"},"modified":"2010-11-05T15:32:19","modified_gmt":"2010-11-05T15:32:19","slug":"why-leaders-focus-on-starting-points","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/2010\/11\/05\/why-leaders-focus-on-starting-points\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Leaders Focus on &#8220;Starting Points&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ll never forget the dazed and confused looks on the faces of the members of our team as we stood there looking at the mall map.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-569\" title=\"youarehere\" src=\"http:\/\/www.scottcochrane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/youarehere1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/youarehere1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/youarehere1-144x144.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>We were in Toronto putting on a conference, and during an evening break several of us had piled into a van to dash over to a nearby shopping mall to pick up some technical equipment. We knew this equipment was carried by only one store in the mall and, as we stood inside the mall looking at the large map, we could easily spot the store we needed to find.<\/p>\n<p>There was just one problem. Someone had peeled off the \u201cYou Are Here\u201d sticker. There was no way we could plot our course to the store, since we didn\u2019t know our starting point.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve learned that there\u2019s a principle here that applies to the spiritual formation of Christ-followers. Those who desire to grow in their journey with Christ must know their starting point; and the job of church leaders is to help their people identify their spiritual \u201cYou Are Here\u201d sticker.<\/p>\n<p>This is where REVEAL can help. REVEAL was developed over the past several years, starting out as an effort of Willow Creek Community Church to figure out the \u201cYou Are Here\u201d sticker for people in their church. Today REVEAL has been developed into a tool that can assist any Christ-follower determine:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Their present place in their spiritual journey,<\/li>\n<li>What their ultimate destination can look like,<\/li>\n<li>The optimal tools and resources which will be of greatest help along the way.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To find out more, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.revealnow.com\/\">www.RevealNow.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And let\u2019s work together toward the day where Christ-followers across Canada can identify their own spiritual \u201cYou Are Here\u201d sticker as a vital part of their journey toward Christ-centredness.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How would you assess the importance of a \u201cYou Are Here\u201d sticker for your church?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ll never forget the dazed and confused looks on the faces of the members of our team as we stood there looking at the mall map. 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