Protocols
Target Biblical Perspective

How can you care for God's creation even more?

30/07/09 06:47
You know that caring for God's creation is part of pursuing a growing relationship with God.

Question: How can you care for God's creation even more?

To find out, pray and then reflect on the following 7 questions:
  1. What does the Bible say about caring for God's creation? (Gen. 1.28)
  2. How do you care for God's creation?
  3. What excites/frustrates you about caring for God's creation?
  4. How does caring for God's creation help you have a growing relationship with Him?
  5. What helps you care for God's creation? What hinders you?
  6. How can you care for God's creation even more?
  7. What will you do?
Pursue a growing relationship with God. Today.

To make even more disciples, what do you need to KeepStartStop doing?

30/07/09 06:46
You know that making disciples is part of pursuing a growing relationship with God.

Question: To make even more disciples, what do you need to keep doing? start doing? stop doing?

To find out, pray and then reflect on the following 6 questions:
  1. What does the Bible say about making disciples? (Matt. 28.18-20)
  2. How do you currently make disciples?
  3. What do you like/dislike about making disciples?
  4. How does making disciples help you have a growing relationship with God?
  5. To make even more disciples, what do you need to keep doing? start doing? stop doing?
  6. What will you do?
Pursue a growing relationship with God. Today.

How can you participate in Christ's Body, the Church, even more?

30/07/09 06:45
You know that participating in Christ's Body, the Church, is part of pursuing a growing relationship with God.

Question: How can you participate in Christ's Body, the Church, even more?

To find out, reflect on the following 7 questions:
  1. What does the Bible say about participating in the Christ's Body, the Church? (1 Cor. 12.7, 12.12-13; Heb. 10.25)
  2. How do you currently participate in Christ's Body?
  3. What satisfies/concerns you about participating in Christ's Body?
  4. How does participating in Christ's Body, the Church, help you have a growing relationship with God?
  5. What helps you participate in Christ's Body? What hinders you?
  6. How can you participate in Christ's Body even more?
  7. What will you do?
Pursue a growing relationship with God. Today.

How can you practice the spiritual disciplines even more?

30/07/09 06:43
You know that practicing the spiritual disciplines can help you pursue a growing relationship with God.

Question: How can you practice the spiritual disciplines even more?

To find out, pray and then reflect on the following 7 questions:
  1. Which spiritual disciplines do you currently practice (for example, meditation, prayer, fasting, Bible study, service, confession, and worship)?
  2. What's satisfying/unsatisfying about practicing the spiritual disciplines?
  3. How does practicing the spiritual disciplines help you have a growing relationship with God?
  4. On a scale of 1-10 (10 being high), to what extent do you practice the spiritual disciplines?
  5. On a scale of 1-10 (10 being high), to what extent do you want to practice the spiritual disciplines?
  6. How can you practice the spiritual disciplines even more?
  7. What will you do?
Pursue a growing relationship with God. Today.

How can bear the fruit of the Spirit even more?

30/07/09 06:42
You know bearing the fruit of the Spirit is part of pursuing a growing relationship with God.

Question: How can you bear the fruit of the Spirit even more?

To find out, pray and then reflect on the following 6 questions:
  1. What are the fruit of the Spirit? (Gal. 5.22-23)
  2. What do you like/dislike about your current level of fruit bearing?
  3. How does bearing the fruit of the Spirit help you have a growing relationship with God?
  4. What helps you better bear the fruit of the Spirit? What hinders you?
  5. How can you bear the fruit of the Spirit even more? (2 Pet. 1.5-7)
  6. What will you do?
Pursue a growing relationship with God. Today.

To love God and others even more, what do you need to KeepStartStop doing?

30/07/09 06:39
You know that loving God and others plays a key role in pursuing a growing relationship with God.

Question: To love God and others even more, what do you need to keep doing? start doing? stop doing?

To find out, pray and then reflect on the following 5 questions:
  1. What does the Bible say about loving God and others? (Matt. 22.37-39) 
  2. What excites/frustrates you about loving God and others?
  3. How does loving God and others help you have a growing relationship with God?
  4. To love God and others even more, what do you need to keep doing? start doing? stop doing?
  5. What will you do?
Pursue a growing relationship with God. Today.

What can you do to understand and apply the Bible even more?

30/07/09 06:38
You know that understanding and applying the Bible, God's Word, can help you pursue a growing relationship with God.

Question: What can you do to understand and apply the Bible even more?

To find out, pray and then reflect on the following 7 questions:
  1. How do you learn about the Bible?
  2. How do you use the Bible to guide your life? (2 Tim. 3.16)
  3. What satisfies/concerns you about your understanding of the Bible? about your use of the Bible to guide your life?
  4. What helps you better understand and apply the Bible? What hinders you?
  5. How does understanding and applying the Bible help you have a growing relationship with God?
  6. What can you do to understand and apply the Bible even more?
  7. What will you do?
Pursue a growing relationship with God. Today.

How can you pursue a growing relationship with God?

30/07/09 06:37
You want to continue pursuing a growing relationship with God. You know this involves things like: 
  • Understanding the Bible, God’s Word, and allowing it to guide your life 
  • Loving God and others
  • Bearing the fruit of the Spirit
  • Practicing spiritual disciplines
  • Participating in Christ’s Body, the Church
  • Making Christian disciples of all nations
  • Caring for God’s creation
Question: How can you pursue a growing relationship with God?

To find out, pray and then reflect on the following 7 questions:
  1. What can you do to understand and apply the Bible even more?
  2. To love God and others even more, what do you need to KeepStartStop doing?
  3. How can you bear the fruit of the Spirit even more?
  4. How can you practice the spiritual disciplines even more?
  5. How can you participate in Christ's Body, the Church, even more?
  6. To make even more disciples, what do you need to keep doing? start doing? stop doing?
  7. How can you care for God's creation even more?
Pursue a growing relationship with God. Today.


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Help your students connect what they study and creation-fall-redemption-restoration

30/05/09 08:41
Want to help your students to better connect the course content and Biblical principles they study to God’s story of creation-fall-redemption-restoration? Good. Reflecting on a set of DRAW questions can help you determine what action steps to take. What does “DRAW” stand for?
  • Define: Get the facts defined.
  • Respond: Get the facts responded to in terms of feelings/experiences.
  • Analyze: Get the facts, feelings, and experiences analyzed.
  • What’s next?: Get next steps considered.

As a result of reflecting on the following set of DRAW questions, you will identify 1 or more SMART action steps you will take to help your students better connect the course content and Biblical principles they study to God’s story of creation-fall-redemption-restoration. Read More...

To target Biblical perspective, DRAW others out

07/02/09 19:19
You're at school, and you want to help others grow. Instead of giving advice or suggestions, ask questions that fit the DRAW protocol:
  • Define: Get the facts defined.
  • Respond: Get the facts responded to in terms of feelings/experiences.
  • Analyze: Get the facts, feelings, and experiences analyzed.
  • What’s next?: Get next steps considered.
 
Here's a set of DRAW questions you can use for a faculty meeting conversation about a Biblical perspective of science-related issues. Read More...

Use 5 questions to identify Biblical teaching that connects to what your students are studying

07/02/09 14:04
You want your students to connect what they study and what the Bible teaches. You’re clear on what your students are studying. You’re not as clear on what Biblical teaching connects to what your students are studying.
 
Question: How can you determine what Biblical teaching connects to what your students are studying? Read More...

Use 8 questions to reflect on a subject area

27/01/09 19:05
Targeting Biblical perspective is vital. To get an idea of where your academic department is in terms of targeting Biblical perspective, reflect on 8 questions:
  1. What’s God’s purpose? 
  2. What’s wrong?
  3. What difference does Jesus make? 
  4. What will you do?
  5. What does the your department target?
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Use 4 creation-fall-redemption-restoration questions to develop a Biblical perspective of your subject area

27/01/09 14:17
You want develop a Biblical perspective of your subject area. Good.
 
Question: How can you do this?
 
Answer: By reflecting on creation-fall-redemption-restoration questions. Read More...

Use 9 questions to reflect on Biblical perspective in your course

12/01/09 11:49
Targeting Biblical perspective is vital. To get an idea of where you are in terms of targeting Biblical perspective, reflect on 9 questions:
  1. What kind of people do you want your students to be?
  2. What do you want your students to understand about God and His creation? 
  3. What’s your vision? 
  4. What do you target?
  5. Specifically, what do you want your students to connect?
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Use 7 questions to reflect on developing a Biblical perspective curriculum

01/10/08 16:24
Want to use your curriculum to help students develop a Christ-centered worldview? Reflecting on the following 8 questions can help. Read More...

Use 5 questions to connect philosophy and classroom practice

26/08/08 17:04
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Kim Essenburg, English 10 teacher at Christian Academy in Japan, uses 5 questions to reflect on connecting a Christian philosophy of education with classroom practice. Read More...

Use 8 questions to reflect on your Biblical perspective lesson and assessment results

03/06/08 15:11
You’ve designed and taught your Biblical perspective lesson, a lesson that prepared your students to demonstrate their understanding/application of a Biblical perspective. You've also given your students the Biblical perspective assessment. Good!
 
Now, leverage your work by reflecting on it. Read More...

Use 6 questions to explore on Christian worldview education

26/05/08 16:17
Christian education involves worldview education, education that helps students develop and apply a Christian worldview.
Here are 6 questions you can use to explore Christian worldview education. Read More...

Use 5 questions to reflect on a unit

19/01/08 14:15
Reflection can help you target Biblical perspective. After teaching a Biblical perspective unit, use these 5 questions to reflect:
  1. What student learning results excited about?
  2. What were your students studying?
  3. What was the assessment prompt?
  4. How did you prepare your students for it?
  5. What did you learn from teaching your unit?
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