Find Your Purpose

Find Your Purpose Name: Course: Date: Instructor: Keep this document intact and add your answers in the box under each prompt. You are to answer each prompt with complete sentences and clear, specific explanations with the specified number of words. Be sure you complete all responses and the Reference section of this document before submitting it. Respond thoroughly to the prompts in this part, using and citing The Beginning of Wisdom, topic overviews, and other related resources from the course. Cite all resources used with in-text citations and include all the sources you cite in the reference section at the end of this document. Consider how what you have learned throughout the course will impact your future. Explain how to find your purpose by answering the following questions. Summarize the concept of missio Dei (missional purpose) as described in Chapter 10 of The Beginning of Wisdom. Your answer in 100-150 words: The idea of mission Dei in The Beginning of Wisdom explains that God is the origin and creator of mission. Instead of human effort as the starting point of mission, the starting point of mission is the redemptive work of God in the world and his willingness to bring back creation. God calls upon the believers to share his purposes by loving him, loving others, and relying on their gifts to make a significant difference. Missional purpose is the product of the character of God and his constant effort to restore what sin has destroyed. The people are involved in the mission of God reflecting Christ, serving others, and participating in the work of God, generating renewal in their daily lives as people experience salvation and transformation. Summarize Buechner's concept of finding your purpose, as found in Chapter 10 of The Beginning of Wisdom, and explain how this aligns with the way you live out your worldview (missional purpose). Your answer in 100-150 words: The notion of purpose proposed by Buechner, the place where your deep gladness and the deep hunger of the world intersect, helps to focus attention on matching oneself to meaningful service. The Beginning of Wisdom relates this concept to missional...