Finding Your Purpose

Finding Your Purpose Name: Course: CWV-101 Date: Instructor: Dr Be sure you respond to all five prompts and complete the reference page in this document before submitting.

Consider how what you have learned throughout the course will impact your future. Explain how to find your purpose by answering the following questions. Include citations and references from the topic study materials.

1. Summarize the concept of missio Dei (missional purpose).

Your answer in 100-150 words: <Missio Dei refers to a Latin Christian theological term that means "mission of God" It is a concept that has become increasingly important in missiology and in understanding the mission of the church since the second half of the 20th century. It refers to the work of the church as being part of God's work. So, the church's mission is a subset of a larger whole mission; that is, it is both part of God’s mission to the world and not the entirety of God’s work in the world. The concept is essentially that the work or mission of the church is a subset of the work of God in the world, rather than something with an independent existence (Cooper, 2020). > 2. Summarize Buechner's concept of finding your purpose and explain how this aligns with the way you live out your worldview (missional purpose).

Your answer in 100-150 words: <Buchner’s concept entails finding a purpose through work. It is based on the idea that if an individual enjoys his work which happens not to be meaningful, s/he has not found his purpose. It also implies that if an individual is doing meaningful work for the people, the sense is considered miserable. One is supposed to analyze and find sources of joy and how they can be used appropriately for God's service (Coyne, 2016). This is supposed to guide an individual on the required steps to help him or her life for that purpose. As an individual, I believe that my objective is to help others pass through life's challenging moments, and the faith that I have pushes me to help others. > 3. Reflect on your beliefs about origins (creational purpose) and describe how those beliefs contribute to your understanding of human purpose.

Your answer in 100-150 words: < As difficult as the concept of creational purpose might seem, humans have polarized their © 2020. Grand Canyon University. All Rights Reserved.

vision into two opposite explanations, the scientific explanation with its many theories such as creationism or Darwinism, or the Bible explanation, which is too short or too limited to understand how creation really could happen. There are also many myths which have come up. These myths give people hope and a reason for existence, having faith that there is a bigger purpose of existence that goes hand in hand with the idea of transcending.

These beliefs contribute to my understanding of human purpose in that they help me understand how these belief systems have developed and been interpreted by humanity over the years (Abrams, 2016). These concepts help me to compare different versions that open my mind to continue to explore and welcome new ideas, new forms of thinking, knowing that it is me and my discernment, the ones that are going to help me define what or who to believe in.> 4. Describe how Jesus's statement of overarching purpose in the commandment to love God and love others as ourselves can be lived in and out of the workplace.

Your answer in 100-150 words: < Jesus' statements of overarching purpose to love God and love others mean that God actually loved us before Jesus went ahead to give himself to us and that we are supposed to give love and receive love from others. There is a sense in which God wants us to accept one another and reciprocate love. This is actually very important as it teaches us the value of the Bible's teachings. The tendency to deeply love others can cover many sins. Being kind and loving one another is something that God wants us to do. Love is the greatest fruit of the Holy Spirit and the greatest commandment that God gave to us (Neufeld, 2020).> 5. Describe how your future career can be an opportunity to help others flourish, to be purposeful, and to do no harm.

Your answer in 100-150 words: < In my future career, I intend to mentor as many people as possible to do the right thing. I will encourage them to embrace professionalism and honesty and always do their best, knowing that work is sacred and God created it. I would also have a sit down to see what they believe their purpose is and how we as a team could help that person. Achieve that purpose if that would mean to guild them in some direction. I would also try to explain to them how I found my calling/purpose in my chosen career (Tonelli, 2022). And that hopefully, if they also choose to make this a career, they could also help other new soldiers along the way>

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References: Abrams, N.E. (2016). A God that could be real: Spirituality, science, and the future of our planet. Barnes and Noble Cooper, K. (2020). Origins of the universe: The cosmic microwave background and the search for quantum gravity. Icon Books Coyne, J.A. (2016). Faith versus fact: Why science and religion are incompatible. Barnes and Noble Neufeld, H. (2020). God the Creator: Toward a more robust doctrine of creation. Energion Publications.

Tonelli, G. (2022). Genesis: The story of how everything began. Profile Books Ltd.

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