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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 dont 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

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        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 (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


    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 dont 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 (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 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