{"id":7380,"date":"2006-07-05T13:22:05","date_gmt":"2006-07-05T18:22:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/newswire\/?p=7380"},"modified":"2011-07-06T08:33:31","modified_gmt":"2011-07-06T13:33:31","slug":"5005","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/newswire\/2006\/07\/05\/5005\/","title":{"rendered":"New Book Focuses on Finding God\u2019s Call"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>EDMOND, OK (July 5, 2006) &#8211; Craig Groeschel hopes that combining  interactive materials on the Internet with his new book and its strange  name will help people focus their lives on what God has called them to  do and be.<\/p>\n<p><em><!--more-->Chazown<\/em> (pronounced khaw-ZONE) is a Hebrew word for vision, and  too many Christians are floundering because they don\u2019t have one, says  Groeschel, lead pastor of the multi-site Life Covenant Church in Edmond,  Oklahoma. He draws on the King James Version of Proverbs 29:18 \u2013 \u201cWhere  there is no vision, the people perish.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/old.covchurch.org\/uploads\/iT\/RX\/iTRXh313JKOD9hVXW_SQag\/Chazown.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Chazown book cover\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" align=\"left\" \/>The  book is arranged so that people can systematically begin to find God\u2019s  vision for them. The book started as a sermon series, Groeschel says,  adding, \u201cWe tried to build this as a discipleship tool.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Groeschel has preached the series twice. He developed the materials to  help people apply the messages to their lives. Over the last two years,  he and other staff members have worked to refine the ideas.<\/p>\n<p>Groeschel writes that people can find their chazown by locating the  intersection of their past experiences, core values, and spiritual  gifts. Small steps, not superhero giant leaps, are needed for people to  find and live out their vision.<\/p>\n<p>Short chapters help people to take the small steps, Groeschel says. He  likens the book to an \u201cinteractive devotional.\u201d Accompanying the book is  a bevy of interactive materials on the Internet, including a journal,  study guide, tools for developing a personal mission statement, a life  assessment tool, a section to set goals, and a list of helpful books  that address each area of a person\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<p>People can set goals in five areas that Groeschel says are key to living  out the vision God has for them: relationship with God, relationships  with people, finances, health and fitness, and work.<\/p>\n<p>Free registration is required so that people\u2019s information can remain  private. Groeschel says it is important that the information be shared  with at least one accountability partner, based on his belief that  individuals are unable to live out God\u2019s vision for them without  assistance.<\/p>\n<p>The book may be purchased through the online Covenant Bookstore at <a href=\"http:\/\/covbookstore.stores.yahoo.net\/chbycrgr.html\">Chazown.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2011 The Evangelical Covenant Church.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/newswire?moderation_action=report_form&#038;object_type=post&#038;object_id=7380&#038;width=250&#038;height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EDMOND, OK (July 5, 2006) &#8211; Craig Groeschel hopes that combining interactive materials on the Internet with his new book and its strange name will help people focus their lives on what God has called them to do and be. 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