This is a discussion guide I used at a Single's Conference at Christian Stronghold Church on May 23, 2009. Hope you find it helpful and please do contact me if you are interested in such workshops.
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Singles @ Csc Making Your Plan (For 際際滷 Share) 5 22 09
1. Making Your Life
Mission Plans
Why Care About Life
Mission?
3 Pillars of Mission
Talents of Delight
Place & Setting of Appeal
Purpose to Partner with
God & Others
Assessing your Mission
Next Steps
Q&A
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2. Why Care About Life
Mission?
God has plans for our life
Jer. 29.11
We are commanded to serve &
love: Matt. 22.36-40
God
Neighbor (Family,
Community, Society)
Enemy
More control of time & resources
than marrieds so dont waste it
Service in Area of Mission =
quality & quantity of life
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3. 3 Pillars of Life Mission
Toexercise that talent
you most delight in
In
the places and
settings which God has
caused to appeal to you
For
the purposes God
most needs to have
done in the world
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4. Talent of Delight
Talents
Natural & spiritual gifts,
cultivated skills,
learned knowledge,
of Delight
naturalaptitude
gives deep satisfaction
near-perfect
performance
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5. Places & Settings of
Appeal
Physical or mental work
Indoor or outdoor work
Climate: warm, temperate,
cold
Single or multi-culture
Variety & Change or not
Making things or people
Risk: hi or low
Working alone or in groups
starting or maintaining
(managing)
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6. Places & Settings of
Appeal (contd)
Researching or
Implementing
Details or on big picture
Science or art focus
Lots of interruptions or not
Objective or subjective
measure of success
Pace: fast or slow
Work & Play: the same or
different
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7. Purposes & Needs
God partners with people
to achieve His purposes
Clues to Purpose
personal trauma
particularly offensive evil
area of deep experience,
knowledge & interest
issue that align with/
offends values
point of resonant change
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8. Assessments for
Discovering Mission
Who I am?
Interests
Personality (
Values
What I Think & Feel?
Passion
Priorities
What I Can & Like Doing?
Learning Styles
Life Narratives
Areas of Service
Barriers
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9. Next Steps
Recommit to service
Adopt accountability partners
Assess & observe the Pillars
of your Mission
Live the priorities & values
that allow you to achieve your
mission
Plan for overcoming barriers
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10. Further Reading
7 Habits of Highly Effective
People - Covey
Getting Things Done - Allen
The Power of Full
Engagement - Loehr
What Color Is Your
Parachute? - Bolle
www.wiseworking.com
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