INTRO TO PHILOSOPHYMCPS

FALL 2015

MR. TYLER ROSSER

8/18 OBJECTIVES

• Retain how to survive transition, namely from summer vacation back to school

• Explain three phases of transition: endings, neutral zone, new beginnings

• Diagnose in which phase of transition you are currently

GO FORTH EXPERIENCE

Surviving Corporate Transition by William Bridges

THREE PHASES OF TRANSITION

“Human beings love change, but we hate transition.” Pat Lencioni

1.Endings

2.Neutral Zone

3.New Beginnings

ENDINGS

What do we experience when something ends?

LOSS! What types of losses can you think of?

1. Turf

2. Attachments

3. Meaning

4. Control

5. Future

6. Indentity

7. Structure

Which one do you resonate with?

RESPONSE

“Action eradicates fear.” Mark Victor Hansen

You must move forward and be proactive with your response.

Four types of responses

1. Replace

2. Redesign

3. Relinquish

4. Restore

You must have a ceremony!

NEUTRAL ZONE

This is the area of greatest anxiety and fear. It is also the area of the most growth, development, and learning.

The big temptation in this area is to “quit and stay”.

What do you need in neutral zone?

1. Care

2. Concern

3. Permission to struggle and even vent

TIPS FOR MOVING THROUGH NEUTRAL ZONE

1. What’s your purpose? (e.g. Oh yeah, this is why I left my job…”)

2. What’s your picture? (e.g. What will it look like when I move through the neutral zone?)

3. What’s my plan?

• Baby steps• Put the picture into short chunks• E.G. It will take us 3 months to get settled in our new

home

4. Who will play a part? (e.g. give people a role to play such as support person, vent person, etc.)

NEW BEGINNINGS

This is the point when you wake up one morning and realize you are through the neutral zone and everything is normal.

Examples

1. Marriage

2. School year

3. New place

THE BIG QUESTION

Which stage of transition are you in?

8/18 OBJECTIVES

• Retain how to survive transition, namely from summer vacation back to school

• Explain three phases of transition: endings, neutral zone, new beginnings

• Diagnose in which phase of transition you are currently

8/19 OBJECTIVES

• Diagnose whether you have a fixed or growth mindset

• Retain information about different types of spiritual gifts, charisms, gifts of leadership, and personalities

• Differentiate between importance of gifts/talents versus effort and learning

• Recall language to use when helping others with their growth mindset

MINDSET BY CAROL DWECK

Who is Pete Best?

Who is Michael Jordan?

FIXED MINDSET

“In a fixed mindset, people believe their basic qualities, like their intelligence or talent, are simply fixed straits. They spend their time documenting their intelligence or talent instead of developing them. They also believe that talent alone creates success—without effort.” Carol Dweck, http://mindsetonline.com/whatisit/about/index.html

GROWTH MINDSET

“In a growth mindset, people believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work—brains and talent are just the starting point. This view creates a love of learning and a resilience that is essential for great accomplishment.” Carol Dweck, http://mindsetonline.com/whatisit/about/index.html

ARE GIFTS AND TALENTS IMPORTANT?

“As each has received a gift, employ it for one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace.” 1 Peter 4:10, RSV

“Every one to whom much is given, of him will much be required; and of him to whom men commit much they will demand the more.” Luke 12:48b, RSV

THE PARETO PRINCIPLE OR THE 80/20 PRINCIPLE

http://www.investopedia.com/terms/1/80-20-rule.asp

STRENGTHSFINDER

STANDOUT

CALLED AND GIFTED WORKSHOP

DISC TEST

THE TEMPERAMENT GOD GAVE YOU

THE SPIRITUAL GIFTS“PURSUE LOVE, AND DESIRE SPIRITUAL GIFTS…”

- 1 CORINTHIANS 14:1

THE HOLY SPIRIT: SANCTIFIER & ARTISAN

Sanctifier:

The Holy Spirit molds our souls into the image of Jesus.

SANCTIFYING AND GRATUITOUS GRACE ACCORDING TO ST. THOMAS AQUINAS

“And thus there is a twofold grace: one whereby man himself is united to God, and this is called ‘sanctifying grace’; the other is that whereby one man cooperates with another in leading him to God, and this gift is called ‘gratuitous grace,’ since it is bestowed on a man beyond the capability of nature, and beyond the merit of the person. But whereas it is bestowed on a man, not to justify him, but rather that he may cooperate in the justification of another…”

(St 1-11 q. 111 a. 4)

GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT

* Sanctifying Gifts: make the recipient holy

Vs.

* Gratuitous Gifts: aimed at the benefit of the community. Also called charismata, charisms, and charismatic gifts.

* Charismata- graces given to individual Christians for the good of others (Catholic Encyclopedia)

THE 7 SANCTIFYING GIFTS

Make the person holy

Every Christian has all of the sanctifying gifts, but charisms are given to different individuals as the Spirit wills

Are received at baptism

Cannot be “worked on” or earned

“These are permanent dispositions which make man docile in following the promptings of the Holy Spirit” (CCC #1830)

VIRTUES

• Our own human effort• Slower speed• We have more control over the direction of the

boat

SANCTIFYING GIFTS

• God’s work in the soul• Less effort than rowing & greater speed• Carry us along as the Spirit leads

THE 7 SANCTIFYING GIFTS

Fear of the Lord- a profound respect for the Divine Majesty, and fear of offending Him through sin

Piety- reverence for God the Father, which enables us to “worship in Spirit and in truth”

Knowledge- enables us to judge rightly the place of created things

Understanding- empowers our minds to grasp revealed truths

Counsel- empowers us to choose and act successfully in concrete situations

Wisdom- draws us to divine things and disposes us to appreciate and value them

Fortitude- inspired courage provided by the Holy Spirit so that we can persevere in the service of God

THE CHARISMATIC GIFTS

GRATUITOUS GRACES/CHARISMATIC GIFTS

Lead other people down the road to conversion

Build up the mystical Body of Christ

Enhance unity within the Body of Christ

The end goal is love

WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT CHARISMS?

A great outpouring of charisms on His followers was promised by Christ:

“And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new

tongues; they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on

the sick, and they will recover.”

- Mark 16:17-18

WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT CHARISMS?

The Apostles often urged the Churches to seek spiritual gifts for the benefit of their communities.

“Pursue love, and the desire spiritual gifts…”

-1 Cor 14:1

-“As each has received a gift, employ it for one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace.”

-- 1 Peter 4:10

WHAT DO THE CHURCH FATHERS SAY ABOUT THE

CHARISMS?

“…we hear many of the brethern in the Church who have prophetic gifts, and who speak in tongues through the Spirit, and who also bring to light the secret things of men for their benefit [word of knowledge]” – St. Iranaeus, A.D. 150

WHAT DOES VATICAN II AND THE CATECHISM SAY ABOUT

THE CHARISMS?

“It is not only through the sacraments and Church ministries that the same Holy Spirit sanctifies and leads the people of God. He distributes special graces among the faithful of every rank. ‘The manifestation of the Spirit is given to everyone for profit’ 1 Cor 12:7. These charismatic gifts, whether they be the most outstanding or the more simple and widely diffused, are to be received with thanksgiving and consolation. For they are exceedingly suitable and useful for the needs of the Church.”

-Lumen Gentium 12

THE 9 GIFTS LISTED IN CORINTHIANS

“Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethern, I do not want you to be uninformed” – 1 Cor 12:1

Faith

Healing

Miracles

Word of knowledge

Word of wisdom

Discernment of Spirits

Tongues

Interpretation of Tongues

Prophecy

ACTION GIFTS: POWER TO DO

The 3 Actions Gifts: Faith, Healing, Miracles

Why are action gifts important?

“Any proclamation requires confirmation before it can be received…The means, therefore, to show that the

proclamation of these preachers comes from God was the evidence of works done by them such as none other than

God could do, healing the sick, and other miracles.”

- St. Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica

FAITH

“Truly, I say to you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there’

and it will move, nothing will be impossible for you.”

- Mt 17:20

A special gift of faith, given in a particular moment, to believe without a doubt that God can act and wants to act in a situation

HEALING “Then, he summoned his twelve disciples, and gave them authority to

expel unclean spirits and to cure sickness and disease of every kind”

- Mt 10:1

This gift supernaturally ministers health to the sick

The gift of healing accompanies the proclamation of God’s word (Mt 10:7-8) and opens people to accept the Gospel (Acts 3:10)

MIRACLES

“God then gave witness to it by signs, miracles, varied acts of power,

and distribution of the gifts of the Holy Spirit as He willed.”

- Hebrews 2:4

The gift of miracles refers to changing the course of nature, and is often instantaneous

“The grace of miracles is necessary that people may be confirmed in their faith.” – St. Thomas Aquinas

REVELATION GIFTS: POWER TO KNOW

3 Revelation Gifts: Word of knowledge, word of wisdom, discernment of spirits

WORD OF KNOWLEDGE

“I will receive my knowledge from afar, and ascribe righteousness to my Maker”

- Job 36:3

God gives a person a specific knowledge about a person or situation that could not be known otherwise, unless God revealed it

WORD OF WISDOM

“In the secret of my heart, you teach me wisdom”

- Ps 51:6

God gives a person a specific word about how to solve problems or proceed in a tricky situation

This is a “breakthrough” gift, making a way where there seems to be no way

DISCERNMENT OF SPIRITS

“Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, to see whether they are of God; for many false prophets have

gone out into the world”

- 1 John 4:1

The supernatural ability to distinguish between God’s spirit, our human spirits, and demonic spirits

WORD GIFTS: POWER TO SAY

3 Word Gifts: Tongues, Interpretation of Tongues, Prophecy

TONGUES

The Church does not have an official definition of the gift of

tongues

3 Understandings of Tongues

1)Tongues for Evangelization

2)Tongues for Prophecy

3)Tongues for Prayer

INTERPRETATION OF TONGUES

“When you assemble, one has a psalm, another some instruction to give, still another a revelation to share; one

speaks in a tongue, another interprets.”

-1 Cor 14:26

Interpretation is not a translation, but giving the meaning of a prophetic tongue for the benefit of the whole community

It may include “some revelation, or knowledge, or prophecy, or instruction” (1 Cor 14:6)

PROPHECY

“Yes, even on My servants and handmaids I will pour out a portion of My Spirit in those days, and they shall prophesy.”

-Acts 2:18, Joel 3:1

Prophecy is speaking on God’s behalf: an inspired utterance in a known tongue

Not mainly foretelling, but forthtelling

Biblical Examples:

Jesus speaking forth the strengths and weaknesses of the Churches in Asia (Rev 2-3)

LANGUAGE OF THE MINDSETS

From Mindset by Carol Dweck:

“You learned that so quickly. You’re so smart.”

“Look at that drawing. Is he the next Picasso or what?”

“You’re so brilliant. You go an ‘A’ without even studying.”

“You really studied for your test and your improvement shows it. You read the material over several times, you outlined it, and you tested yourself on it. It really worked!”

“I like the way you tried all kinds of strategies on that math problem until you finally got it. You thought of a lot of different ways to do it and found the one that worked.”

“That homework was so long and involved. I really admire the way you concentrated and finished it.”

WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?

Fixed mindset praises ability and places labels on others.

Growth mindset praises “process and growth.” Dr. Dweck explains, “We can praise [others] as much as we want for the growth-oriented process—what they accomplished through practices, study, and good strategies.”

8/19 OBJECTIVES

• Diagnose whether you have a fixed or growth mindset

• Retain information about different types of spiritual gifts, charisms, gifts of leadership, and personalities

• Differentiate between importance of gifts/talents versus effort and learning

• Recall language to use when helping others with their growth mindset

8/24 OBJECTIVES

• Describe the beauty of creation as it relates to proof of their being a Creator

• Recall the five proofs for God's existence

• Use examples to demonstrate each of the five proofs for God's existence