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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



    1                           May 23, 2009
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 don’t waste it

?   Service in Area of Mission =
    quality & quantity of life

    2                              May 23, 2009
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

 3                                        May 23, 2009
       Copyright 2009, Craig A. DeLarge
Talent of Delight

? Talents
     ? Natural  & spiritual gifts,
     ? cultivated skills,
     ? learned knowledge,



? of   Delight
     ? naturalaptitude
     ? gives deep satisfaction
     ? near-perfect
       performance

 4                                         May 23, 2009
        Copyright 2009, Craig A. DeLarge
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)
    5                                      May 23, 2009
        Copyright 2009, Craig A. DeLarge
Places & Settings of
Appeal (cont’d)
? 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


    6                                      May 23, 2009
        Copyright 2009, Craig A. DeLarge
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




    7                                          May 23, 2009
            Copyright 2009, Craig A. DeLarge
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


    8                                          May 23, 2009
            Copyright 2009, Craig A. DeLarge
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


    9                                      May 23, 2009
        Copyright 2009, Craig A. DeLarge
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
    10                                      May 23, 2009
         Copyright 2009, Craig A. DeLarge

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  • 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 1 May 23, 2009
  • 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 don’t waste it ? Service in Area of Mission = quality & quantity of life 2 May 23, 2009
  • 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 3 May 23, 2009 Copyright 2009, Craig A. DeLarge
  • 4. Talent of Delight ? Talents ? Natural & spiritual gifts, ? cultivated skills, ? learned knowledge, ? of Delight ? naturalaptitude ? gives deep satisfaction ? near-perfect performance 4 May 23, 2009 Copyright 2009, Craig A. DeLarge
  • 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) 5 May 23, 2009 Copyright 2009, Craig A. DeLarge
  • 6. Places & Settings of Appeal (cont’d) ? 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 6 May 23, 2009 Copyright 2009, Craig A. DeLarge
  • 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 7 May 23, 2009 Copyright 2009, Craig A. DeLarge
  • 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 8 May 23, 2009 Copyright 2009, Craig A. DeLarge
  • 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 9 May 23, 2009 Copyright 2009, Craig A. DeLarge
  • 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 10 May 23, 2009 Copyright 2009, Craig A. DeLarge