Life Calling Ch. 13-16, Nehemiah & Practicing Leadership Flashcards
What are the three parts of our Personal Mission?
Needs, Vision and Action
Know the Life Calling Model
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Where does our strong sense of mission come from?
The needs of the world
“The kind of work God usually calls you to is the kind of work that you need most to do and that the world most needs to have done… The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.”
Frederick Buechner
a compelling desire for some type of achievement or distinction
Ambition
To make distinct and clear.
Articulate
existing conditions or surroundings
Circumstances
cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force
Draw
place of settlement, activity, or residence
Location
lack of something deemed necessary
Need
situation or condition in a good position, or with a good chance or prospect for advancement or success
Opportunity
a system of principles used for guidance in practical affairs
Philosophy
any question or matter involving danger, doubt, uncertainty, or difficulty
Problem
the things one believes have relative worth, merit, or importance
Values
Moral excellence
Virtue
“The only thing worse than being blind is having sight and no vision.”
Helen Keller
long for, aim at, or seek earnestly, with eager desire to achieve as something of high value
Aspire
the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to bravely face challenge, diffculty, or pain in spite of the fear these forces might evoke
Courage
see in one’s mind something of beauty, charm, value, or desirability
Dream
to give a person courage and a daring spirit that will move him or her forward without hesitating or being controlled by fear in the face of actual or possible danger or rebuff
Embolden
ability to see in one’s mind something that is not real in the immediate setting
Imagination
ability to arouse an animating, quickening, or exalting influence
Inspiration
mental image representing something in a graphic sense
Picture
job, assignment, chore, or act of work to be carried out
Task
a vivid, imaginative conception or anticipation
Vision
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
Confucius
doing or performing something, or something done or performed
Action
possess courageous endurance
Brave
the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to bravely face challenge, difficulty, or pain in spite of the fear these forces might evoke
Courage
a line of thought or action or a tendency or inclination leading from one point of reference to another
Direction
purpose toward which an endeavor is directed
Goal
to intentionally attempt something even when there is a chance of failure
Risk
a plan, method, or series of actions for obtaining a specific goal or result
Strategy