She is spot on with the idea of asking more questions to score, etc. I’m all over it. I’ve started compiling them and will post at some point in the future when they are ready to roll.

Thanks for the help!

“This is a very interesting tool –

From a tool effectiveness feedback perspective – I do have a few thoughts–

First, it may be helpful to label the x and y axis. While it is common in the graphing world, I found that I had to take a minute to remember which was which.

Second, I think it would be most helpful to have the grid without the quadrant terms for the first pass. Since at least two out of the four, and possibly three out of the four could be construed as undesirable — I think it is human nature to be influenced by where we want to believe we belong – as honest as we may want to be. I think there would be a clearer picture if we were able to plot our graph points first and then reflect on the implications based on the quadrant terms as we learn them second.

Third, I’m thinking it might be helpful to have a few more questions as part of the x and y axis big questions. If there were 5, for example, and each question could have a value of 2 points, then the point could be plotted based on a total scale of 1 – 10. This may encourage more reflection and more authentic point plotting.

The tough part is the questions themselves, which may be why he had the two big ones and then examples of what they mean. As the author indicated, it is one thing to say what you believe, but quite another to believe in you heart. We are so quick to say what we believe is the Christian answer to things. For reflections such as these, it’s good to be challenged not to answer with the first thought that comes to mind, but to consider what our actions are saying we believe….

All that being said — I thought this was cool and great food for thought.

I really like the integration of experiencing and expressing God’s love as played out in our lives and found his definitions of the quadrants interesting.”

Great observation.

Instead, she took the startling perspective that she was sharing in Christ’s suffering, possibly the most honourable one that a follower can take. There is the dark night which tests us, like Job. This is where saints are made, e.g. St Paul. Let us remember how Christ and the apostle Paul spoke often of suffering for the faith. And so it is when we are weak that our Lord is strong

It’s a useful matrix for self-examination, esp since most leaders/ Christians probably cycle through all quadrants during their spiritual walk.

You bring up an excellent and profound point, that God’s work should go forward no matter what our mindset. However, the reality is that hardly anyone follows through on that. WHen people do not feel their work aligned to their spiritual sense of being, they usually either change jobs, or are miserable.

That’s why Mother Theresa is a saint.