PSY 4480 Assignment Spiritual Maturity<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n When thinking about the Christian life<\/a>, the Bible speaks of spiritual maturity in a similar way. For example, Paul describes the church in Corinth as \u201cinfants in Christ,\u201d who could not be given \u201csolid food\u201d because \u201c[they were] not able to receive it.\u201d[ii]<\/a>\u00a0In his book\u00a0Stages of Faith: The Psychology<\/a> of Human Development and the Quest for Meaning<\/em>, James Fowler notes that \u201cwe all begin the pilgrimage of faith as infants.\u201d[iii]<\/a>\u00a0However, we are not intended to remain \u201cinfants in Christ\u201d or even children for that matter. In the letter to the Ephesians, Paul writes, \u201cAs a result, we are\u00a0no longer to be children,\u00a0tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by\u00a0craftiness\u00a0in\u00a0deceitful scheming;\u00a0but\u00a0speaking the truth\u00a0in love,\u00a0we are to\u00a0grow up in all\u00a0aspects<\/em>\u00a0into Him who is the\u00a0head,\u00a0even<\/em>\u00a0Christ.\u201d[iv]<\/a>\u00a0Clearly, Paul\u2019s desire is for the Church to have a grown up or mature faith.<\/p>\n When speaking of spiritual maturity, Paul often uses the word\u00a0teleios<\/em>\u00a0(which can be translated as \u201cmature,\u201d \u201cperfect,\u201d or \u201ccomplete\u201d). In Ephesians 4:13, Paul longs for, \u201call [to] attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature person, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ.\u201d However, in the letter to the Ephesians, spiritual maturity is not just an individual goal but the goal for the entire body of Christ. Stephen Rankin, in his book\u00a0Aiming at Maturity: The Goal of the Christian Life<\/em>, defines \u201ca spiritually mature Christian [as] one whose whole character\u2014dispositions, words, and actions\u2014emulates the character of Jesus Christ himself.\u201d[v]<\/a>\u00a0In Ephesians 5:1-2, Paul calls on the church in Ephesus to \u201cbe imitators of God, as beloved children; and walk in love, just as Christ also loved [us] and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.\u201d Spiritual maturity is a goal that all Christians should be striving after as they seek to imitate God and live out Christ\u2019s love.<\/p>\n Since June of 2016, I have served as pastor of the Mooreville United Methodist Charge, a group of three small, rural churches in Lee County, Mississippi. The churches are made up of mostly older adults, though there are a few young families in two of the churches. The ethnic make-up is Caucasian which closely mirrors the community of Mooreville. The churches share a pastor as well as some ministries, including the children and youth program and the United Methodist Women group.<\/p>\n The churches have all been in decline for several years, although the community around them has grown during that time. One of the possible reasons for this decline is an apparent lack of focus on discipleship ministries and spiritual growth. Overall, participation in discipleship opportunities like Bible study, Sunday school, and other small, accountability groups is limited to a few people. The problem is not that there is a no discipleship taking place but that many members of the charge seem content and satisfied where they are spiritually.<\/p>\n For assignments that need to be submitted to Lopes Write, please be sure you have received your report and Similarity Index (SI) percentage BEFORE you do a \u201cfinal submit\u201d to me.<\/p>\n Once you have received your report, please review it. This report will show you grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors that can easily be fixed. Take the extra few minutes to review instead of getting counted off for these mistakes.<\/p>\n Review your similarities. Did you forget to cite something? Did you not paraphrase well enough? Is your paper made up of someone else\u2019s thoughts more than your own?<\/p>\n Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for tips on improving your paper and SI score.<\/p>\n The university\u2019s policy on late assignments is 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies.<\/p>\n Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances.<\/p>\n If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect.<\/p>\n I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension.<\/p>\n As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading.<\/p>\n Communication is so very important. There are multiple ways to communicate with me:<\/p>\n Questions to Instructor Forum: This is a great place to ask course content or assignment questions. If you have a question, there is a good chance one of your peers does as well. This is a public forum for the class.<\/p>\n Individual Forum: This is a private forum to ask me questions or send me messages. This will be checked at least once every 24 hours.<\/p>\n Hello class and welcome to the class and I will be your instructor for this course. This is a -week course and requires a lot of time commitment, organization, and a high level of dedication. Please use the class syllabus to guide you through all the assignments required for the course. I have also attached the classroom policies to this announcement to know your expectations for this course. Please review this document carefully and ask me any questions if you do. You could email me at any time or send me a message via the \u201cmessage\u201d icon in halo if you need to contact me. I check my email regularly, so you should get a response within 24 hours. If you have not heard from me within 24 hours and need to contact me urgently, please send a follow up text to<\/p>\n I strongly encourage that you do not wait until the very last minute to complete your assignments. Your assignments in weeks 4 and 5 require early planning as you would need to present a teaching plan and interview a community health provider. I advise you look at the requirements for these assignments at the beginning of the course and plan accordingly. I have posted the YouTube link that explains all the class assignments in detail. It is required that you watch this 32-minute video as the assignments from week 3 through 5 require that you follow the instructions to the letter to succeed. Failure to complete these assignments according to instructions might lead to a zero. After watching the video, please schedule a one-on-one with me to discuss your topic for your project by the second week of class. Use this link to schedule a 15-minute session. Please, call me at the time of your appointment on my number. Please note that I will NOT call you.<\/p>\n Please, be advised I do NOT accept any assignments by email. If you are having technical issues with uploading an assignment, contact the technical department and inform me of the issue. If you have any issues that would prevent you from getting your assignments to me by the deadline, please inform me to request a possible extension. Note that working fulltime or overtime is no excuse for late assignments. There is a 5%-point deduction for every day your assignment is late. This only applies to approved extensions. Late assignments will not be accepted.<\/p>\n If you think you would be needing accommodations due to any reasons, please contact the appropriate department to request accommodations.<\/p>\n Plagiarism is highly prohibited. Please ensure you are citing your sources correctly using APA 7th edition. All assignments including discussion posts should be formatted in APA with the appropriate spacing, font, margin, and indents. Any papers not well formatted would be returned back to you, hence, I advise you review APA formatting style. I have attached a sample paper in APA format and will also post sample discussion responses in subsequent announcements.<\/p>\n Your initial discussion post should be a minimum of 200 words and response posts should be a minimum of 150 words. Be advised that I grade based on quality and not necessarily the number of words you post. A minimum of TWO references should be used for your initial post. For your response post, you do not need references as personal experiences would count as response posts. If you however cite anything from the literature for your response post, it is required that you cite your reference. You should include a minimum of THREE references for papers in this course. Please note that references should be no more than 5 years old except recommended as a resource for the class. Furthermore, for each discussion board question, you need ONE initial substantive response and TWO substantive responses to either your classmates or your instructor for a total of THREE responses. There are TWO discussion questions each week, hence, you need a total minimum of SIX discussion posts for each week. I usually post a discussion question each week. You could also respond to these as it would count towards your required SIX discussion posts for the week.<\/p>\n I understand this is a lot of information to cover in 5 weeks, however, the Bible says in Philippians 4:13 that we can do all things through Christ that strengthens us. Even in times like this, we are encouraged by God\u2019s word that we have that ability in us to succeed with His strength. I pray that each and every one of you receives strength for this course and life generally as we navigate through this pandemic that is shaking our world today. Relax and enjoy the course!<\/p>\n Hi Class,<\/p>\n Please read through the following information on writing a Discussion question response and participation posts.<\/p>\n Contact me if you have any questions.<\/p>\n As we begin this session, I would like to take this opportunity to clarify my expectations for this course:<\/p>\n Please note that GCU Online weeks run from Thursday (Day 1) through Wednesday (Day 7).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Course Room Etiquette<\/strong>:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Office Hours:<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Late Policy and Grading Policy<\/em><\/p>\n Discussion questions:<\/p>\n Assignments:<\/em><\/p>\nA NEED FOR SPIRITUAL RENEWAL<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n
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