Part 1
Presuppositions are crucial. Where you go in is where you come out. Weltanschauung.
This week I read a BLOG Post concerning Leadership Development and coaching for those in the twenty-something post-modern generation. The following is a brief description of the individual under the microscope and his world-view.
Age 23. College graduate. Works in a coffee shop, lives with his parents because that is more economically feasible. He has no particular direction in life. No goals. Utterly no sense of Purpose or direction. He lives day to day and draws a paycheck. In short, this is a kayak adrift on the oceans of life. He has no concerns about arrival destination or time. He isn't going anywhere so any road he takes will get him there. He has no aspirations that will benefit himself much less those around him. If his boat gets hit by a storm I assume Mom & Dad will serve as The Red Cross. It gets worse.
The individual writing the BLOG article tells the reader that we must understand this world-view. If we are to coach this young man, we must accommodate his perspective. Rather than compare his preferences and life style to the postulates of of Scripture, we apparently should rub our chin, occasionally offer an audible grunt and keep listening. This will lead us to an understanding of where he is. And that accomplishes exactly what?
Part 2
Where to begin. Lets begin with Purpose. The text says - Obey all that Jesus Commanded (Matt. 28:18-20). This includes understanding God's revelation of Himself, integrating this revelation into a personal world-view and applying this to life. Paul's Epistle to the Romans turns the corner from orthodoxy to orthopraxy in Romans 12:1-2. The command is to be transformed by the renewing of our mind. This young man has apparently embraced the "whatever" philosophy of post-modernism. His life has no purpose, no focus and no direction. Will he still be living with Mom & Dad when he is 43?
In Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians he sounds a crystal clear blast on the trumpet of reality - - Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of time, because the days are evil (Eph. 5:15). He prefaced these words with a wake up call.
As a Coach and CEO of a Leadership Development Ministry, I hold and articulate a very different world-view. Life is shaped by Purpose. God created His people to serve and honor Him by fulfilling His purpose through them. That is not even remotely possible with a "whatever" approach to life. Working in a coffee shop may well be a very honorable way to serve the LORD (I appreciate STARBUCKS). To do so with no idea of why you are here, where you are going or what you will do to honor the King of Kings strikes me as irresponsible, derelict and just plain nonsense.
Age 23. College graduate. Works in a coffee shop, lives with his parents because that is more economically feasible. He has no particular direction in life. No goals. Utterly no sense of Purpose or direction. He lives day to day and draws a paycheck. In short, this is a kayak adrift on the oceans of life. He has no concerns about arrival destination or time. He isn't going anywhere so any road he takes will get him there. He has no aspirations that will benefit himself much less those around him. If his boat gets hit by a storm I assume Mom & Dad will serve as The Red Cross. It gets worse.
The individual writing the BLOG article tells the reader that we must understand this world-view. If we are to coach this young man, we must accommodate his perspective. Rather than compare his preferences and life style to the postulates of of Scripture, we apparently should rub our chin, occasionally offer an audible grunt and keep listening. This will lead us to an understanding of where he is. And that accomplishes exactly what?
Part 2
Where to begin. Lets begin with Purpose. The text says - Obey all that Jesus Commanded (Matt. 28:18-20). This includes understanding God's revelation of Himself, integrating this revelation into a personal world-view and applying this to life. Paul's Epistle to the Romans turns the corner from orthodoxy to orthopraxy in Romans 12:1-2. The command is to be transformed by the renewing of our mind. This young man has apparently embraced the "whatever" philosophy of post-modernism. His life has no purpose, no focus and no direction. Will he still be living with Mom & Dad when he is 43?
In Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians he sounds a crystal clear blast on the trumpet of reality - - Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of time, because the days are evil (Eph. 5:15). He prefaced these words with a wake up call.
As a Coach and CEO of a Leadership Development Ministry, I hold and articulate a very different world-view. Life is shaped by Purpose. God created His people to serve and honor Him by fulfilling His purpose through them. That is not even remotely possible with a "whatever" approach to life. Working in a coffee shop may well be a very honorable way to serve the LORD (I appreciate STARBUCKS). To do so with no idea of why you are here, where you are going or what you will do to honor the King of Kings strikes me as irresponsible, derelict and just plain nonsense.
Which Coach would you rather listen to?
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