tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-544491955649562113.post3532948965190508778..comments2010-04-21T05:39:14.786-07:00Comments on "Man on a Swing": Navigators, Map Makers and Map Readers -- Part OneArt Schererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03792550513549596042noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-544491955649562113.post-61315161219100524272009-01-07T05:36:00.000-08:002009-01-07T05:36:00.000-08:00I think I am a mix of these, but probably more a "...I think I am a mix of these, but probably more a "map maker" than either of the other two. In commenting on the blaze "movement" I sense that it is a movement at the grassroots level but has become a program at the institutional level. I would be interested in other's take on that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-544491955649562113.post-72331440128904118482009-01-06T06:52:00.000-08:002009-01-06T06:52:00.000-08:00Thanks, David. That's why I added the category of...Thanks, David. That's why I added the category of "Map Maker" to Gibbs' Navigator and Map Reader analogy. My own mission statement is "To help the church at every level see the big picture of God's mission and to find practical ways to achieve it." What that means, I suppose, is that I strive to be both a Navigator and a Map Maker. I personally find Map Making the more difficult task. It is one thing to set forth an idea and direction. It is another thing to develop a way for others to follow that will lead them in that direction.Art Schererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03792550513549596042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-544491955649562113.post-26487790955767508852009-01-06T06:26:00.000-08:002009-01-06T06:26:00.000-08:00Though provoking post, Art. As someone who prefers...Though provoking post, Art. As someone who prefers maps to written directions, I love the metaphor of a leader as navigator, and the importance of supplementing what the navigator provides with a "map" those concrete resources that help people move forward and find the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com