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Monday Ministry Minute #21
Taking Your Spiritual Temperature
Growing and developing in our Christian life requires that we occasionally
take an honest assessment of where we are right now. It is not always a
pleasant experience. We can put areas of our lives on the "back burner,"
and before long we realize that they have become areas of weakness.
One entire section of FacultyLinc is devoted to helping you evaluate your
spiritual temperature, and then make plans for improvement. You can find
all these tools by clicking the "Personal Growth" button at the FacultyLinc
site. (http://www.facultylinc.com) This section of FacultyLinc is open to
everyone. You do not have to be registered on the site to access this area.
This section is entitled: "What is a Christian Professor: A Model of
Maturity and Ministry." It covers 12 areas including - Love Motivation,
Focused Personal Life, Devoted Spiritual Walk, Committed Family
Relationships, Faithful Church Membership, Influential Christian Ministry,
Biblically Informed Worldview, Growing Intellectual Life, Excellent
Professional Reputation, Disciplined Physical Life, Responsible Financial
Affairs and Accountable Life. Many of these areas are applicable to
everyone, not just faculty.
The place to start is the Assessment Questionnaire. (It is the last section
listed after clicking "Personal Growth" and can be viewed online or
downloaded as a PDF document). The questionnaire asks frank questions that
will help you determine what area of your life needs some attention. This
questionnaire can also be very helpful if you are helping to disciple
another colleague.
After determining an area for improvement (I know this is tough, because
none of us likes to be told we could be doing better somewhere, do we?),
take a look at the appropriate chapter dealing with that issue. There you
will find helpful insight and a list of resources that you can begin to use
immediately.
Life can become very tedious and boring if we are standing still. Take the
plunge. Find out where God might like to work in your life and give Him
that chance. What could be more exciting than to know that God is at work
in and through us?
Action Point: Go to http://www.facultylinc.com and check out the "Personal
Growth" section. Take the Assessment Questionnaire you find there.
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