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By the end of class today, you should be able to: 1.Understand the role of service in understanding your life purpose. 2.Begin clarifying your values of other people. 3.Understand the value of servanthood as a deeper motivation for service. 2

Matthew 25:34-39 Then the King will say to those on his right, “Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.” Then the righteous will answer him, “Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?” The King will reply, “Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.”

1 Peter 4:10 Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God's grace in its various forms.

James 2:14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if people claim to have faith but have no deeds? Can such faith save them?

F o u n d a t i o n a l V a l u e s U n i q u e D e s i g n Component 1: There exists at the core of our lives a set of foundational values that form the way we think about reality, ourselves, and others. P e r s o n a l M i s s i o n

F o u n d a t i o n a l V a l u e s faith character service U n i q u e D e s i g n P e r s o n a l M i s s i o n Issues of faith and character lead to the questions of how then will we relate toward others in response to our faith and character?

Faith Moral & Ethical Behavior Servanthood F o u n d a t i o n a l V a l u e s faith character service

U n i q u e D e s i g n F o u n d a t i o n a l V a l u e s faith character service P e r s o n a l L e a d e r s h i p FOUNDATIONAL VALUES 3 rd of 3 universal calls from God Service: The universal call to everyone to serve others. Service = Life Connection—my attitude about others. Service starts with my capacity to respect others in a spirit of community. Service is fully realized when I actually take actions of character that are carried out with a sense of concern and responsibility for others. Respect Community Concern Responsibility Action

I honor rather than demean I am a part—not apart I see the people and their need, not the dirt I am the “me” in “somebody will take care of it” I move beyond feelings to acting Respect Community Concern Responsibility Action FOUNDATIONAL VALUES 3 rd of 3 universal calls from God Service: The universal call to everyone to serve others. Two areas of college that can help develop these attitudes:

I honor rather than demean I am a part—not apart I see the people and their need, not the dirt I am the “me” in “somebody will take care of it” I move beyond feelings to acting Respect Community Concern Responsibility Action FOUNDATIONAL VALUES 3 rd of 3 universal calls from God Service: The universal call to everyone to serve others.

LEVEL OF SERVING FORCED ACT OF SERVING ANOTHER PERSON DECIDED ACT OF SERVING ANOTHER PERSON ATTITUDINAL ACT OF SERVING ANOTHER PERSON LEVEL OF OPERATION BODY MIND SPIRIT servitude service servanthood DESCRIPTION SERVANTHOOD: love acted out in life’s relationship in a way that places the needs of others before one’s own self-interests without exploiting one’s self. SERVANTHOOD: love acted out in life’s relationship in a way that places the needs of others before one’s own self-interests without exploiting one’s self.

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. 14

Servanthood is patient, servanthood is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Servanthood does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Servanthood never fails. 15

U n i q u e D e s i g n F o u n d a t i o n a l V a l u e s faith character service P e r s o n a l L e a d e r s h i p FOUNDATIONAL VALUES 3 rd of 3 universal calls from God Service: The universal call to everyone to serve others. All men are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny…I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be, and you can never be what you ought to be until I am what I ought to be. This is the inter-related structure of reality. - Martin Luther King, Jr. All men are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny…I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be, and you can never be what you ought to be until I am what I ought to be. This is the inter-related structure of reality. - Martin Luther King, Jr.

Forced Change JudgeCorrectDirect …we often have when we interact with others who are different from us Copyright © 2005, Experience Mission, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

LOVE & ACCEPT SERVE & PARTNER LISTEN & LEARN Forced Change JudgeCorrectDirect Our role is not to take care of or direct people, but to serve in partnership with them Our role is not to change or judge people, but to love them Our role is not to teach or correct people, but to learn alongside them Copyright © 2005, Experience Mission, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

Media: “Dietrich Bonhoeffer” 19 Click here to play clip.

(1906 – 1945) Points for Research: His early upbringing and life The “Confessing Church” Involvement with Abwher Imprisonment and execution His writings 20

21 Responding to Differences

22 Levels of Serving Case Studies

Media: “Team Hoyt” 23

24 Service Projects

workfinances parenthood childhood marriage church community consumerism civics

F o u n d a t i o n a l V a l u e s U n i q u e D e s i g n P e r s o n a l M i s s i o n motivation stewardship expression fulfillment Life Purpose Foundational Values interact with, compliment and support our Unique Design and Personal Mission. 26

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orientation stimulus stage authorization actualization embodiment The three elements of our Foundational Values build on each other similar to the Model’s main components. 28

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Foundational = the basis or groundwork for all other components and elements within the Life Purpose Model Values = those things considered worthwhile, excellent, useful, and important in creating a groundwork for an understanding of a Life Purpose and Calling. F o u n d a t i o n a l V a l u e s 30