God’s Purpose for Your Organizational Life

7 Session Series for Individuals and Small Groups

Meet Your Instructor: Curtis Chang

Curtis Chang bridges the worlds of secular institutions and Christian theology. He has won an Obama White House award for social innovation as the founder and head of Consulting Within Reach (CWR), a firm serving nonprofits and government organizations. He teaches strategic planning as a faculty member of American University. You can learn more by visiting our About page.

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Instructions for Small Group Leaders 2 Topics Sample Lesson

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How this series works (VIDEO)

Small group leader checklist

Session 1: The Missing Hat 10 Topics Sample Lesson

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1-1 The Search for Purpose (VIDEO) (4:31)

1-2 Initial Diagnosis (VIDEO) (0:30)

1-3 Purpose Meter (Workbook Activity & Sharing) (15 min)

1-4 The Redeeming Babel Journey (VIDEO) (2:48)

1-5 The Missing Hat (VIDEO) (10:54)

1-6 Locating Yourself on the Journey (VIDEO) (3:30)

1-7 Your Location on the Journey (VIDEO & Group Exercise) (10 min)

1-8 Action Item (VIDEO & Reflection Questions) (3:32)

1-9 Big Takeaway (VIDEO) (0:48)

1-10 In the Next Session (VIDEO) (0:27)

Session 2: The Trinity and the Organizational Chart 10 Topics

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2-1 The Story So Far (VIDEO) (1:09)

2-2 God’s Purpose for Organizations (VIDEO) (0:34)

2-3 Imaging God (VIDEO) (10:24)

2-4 Your Organization’s Internal Relationships (VIDEO & Group Exercise) (15 min)

2-5 The Trinitarian DNA (VIDEO) (8:25)

2-6 Your Organization and the Trinitarian DNA (Group Activity) (10 min)

2-7 Our Mission Today (VIDEO) (4:39)

2-8 Engaging with the Internal Relationships of Your Organization (Reflection Exercise) (20 min)

2-9 Action Item and the Big Takeaway (VIDEO) (0:48)

2-10 In the Next Session (VIDEO) (0:19)

Session 3: Creation and Mission 9 Topics

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3-1 The Story So Far (VIDEO) (1:07)

3-2 God’s Mission in Creation (VIDEO) (8:03)

3-3 Your Organization’s Impact (VIDEO & Reflection Exercise & Discussion) (10 min)

3-4 Creating Trinitarian Images (VIDEO) (10:00)

3-5 Your Organization and the Trinitarian DNA (VIDEO & Reflection Exercise & Discussion) (10 min)

3-6 Your Contribution—A Mason’s Tale (VIDEO) (3:30)

3-7 Your Contribution (VIDEO & Action Item Reflection & Discussion) (10 min)

3-8 Big Takeaway (VIDEO) (0:39)

3-9 In the Next Session (VIDEO) (0:35)

Session 4: Babel and the Fallen Organization 12 Topics

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4-1 The Story So Far (VIDEO) (1:02)

4-2 The Fall of Organizations (VIDEO) (5:56)

4-3 Recognizing Sin in Your Organization (VIDEO) (2:41)

4-4 The Mutation of Interdependence (VIDEO) (4:47)

4-5 Forced Dependence Analysis (Reflection Exercise & Discussion) (10 min)

4-6 The Mutation of Overflowing Love (VIDEO) (5:37)

4-7 The Mutation of Shared Purpose (VIDEO) (4:43)

4-8 Self-Focused Love and Corrupted Purpose Analysis (VIDEO & Reflection Exercise & Discussion) (12 min)

4-9 Commissioned to the Fallen Organization (VIDEO) (3:09)

4-10 The Lord’s Prayer (Organizational Version) (VIDEO & Individual Reflection & Prayer) (5 min)

4-11 Big Takeaway (VIDEO) (0:33)

4-12 In the Next Session (VIDEO) (0:23)

Session 5: Light for the Nations 9 Topics

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5-1 The Story So Far (VIDEO) (1:32)

5-2 Secular Organizations and The Nations (VIDEO) (8:00)

5-3 The Nations and Idolatry (VIDEO) (3:42)

5-4 Identifying Your Organization as a Nation Practicing Idolatry (VIDEO & Reflection Exercise & Discussion) (10 min)

5-5 Israel, a Light for the Nations (VIDEO) (8:11)

5-6 Light for Where You’ve Been Placed (VIDEO) (4:01)

5-7 Guidance for the Journey (Reflection Exercise & Discussion) (12 min)

5-8 Action Item and Big Takeaway (VIDEO) (1:30)

5-9 In the Next Session (VIDEO) (0:40)

Session 6: Our Redemptive Roles 11 Topics

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6-1 The Story So Far (VIDEO) (0:57)

6-2 The Need for Ongoing Guidance (VIDEO) (1:20)

6-3 Daniel and The Law (VIDEO) (4:42)

6-4 Jubilee and Gleanings (VIDEO) (5:47)

6-5 The Law, Secular Organizations and Israel’s Org Chart (VIDEO) (4:36)

6-6 Israel’s Placement Test (VIDEO & Reflection Exercise & Discussion) (10 min)

6-7 Prophet, Priest, and King (VIDEO) (9:12)

6-8 Applying Your Redemptive Role (VIDEO) (2:27)

6-9 Practice Discerning God’s Guidance (VIDEO & Reflection Exercise & Discussion) (10 min)

6-10 Action Item and Big Takeaway (VIDEO) (1:22)

6-11 In the Next Session (VIDEO) (0:14)

Session 7: Putting It All Together 10 Topics

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7-1 The Story So Far (VIDEO) (1:26)

7-2 End of Course Purpose Meter (VIDEO & Exercise) (10 min)

7-3 Review of End of Course Purpose Meter (VIDEO) (0:39)

7-4 God’s Purpose for Organizations (VIDEO) (2:44)

7-5 God’s Purpose for Organizations (VIDEO & Individual Reflection Exercise) (10 min)

7-6 God’s Plan for Redemption (VIDEO) (3:06)

7-7 God’s Plan for Redemption (VIDEO & Individual Reflection Exercise) (10 min)

7-8 Making a Plan (VIDEO & Reflection Exercise & Discussion) (15 min)

7-9 Closing: Action Item and Big Takeaway (1:21)

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