Personal Development

Biblical Basis: Isaiah 6, Matthew 6:33-34, Philippians 2:12-13

• • • Growing in Grace - A Biblical Basis for Personal Growth by Rick Spencer

Pacesetter: Lead out in creating health for self and family physically, mentally, socially and spiritually. Operate off a full calendar, take all of your vacation days!

Spiritual Focus: Provide regular times for spiritual retreat and refreshment: one day a month prayer day, conference once per year, support group.

Equipping: Invest in the lives of family and friends regularly.

Incarnational: Schedule one weekend a month with no BSM activity.

1. Participate in Maximizing Your Time discussion at New Worker Training.

2. Complete PLACE Assessment.

3. Join a local Baptist Church within the first three months for personal and family spiritual growth. (BGCT church search)

4. Set up a personal calendar system during the first semester using a written calendar, smartphone, computer, etc.

5. Spend one day a month in a Personal Prayer Retreat.

6. Set aside adequate time for personal study and prayer during the week.

7. Set aside one full weekend a month with no BSM activities/responsibilities.

8. Take personal vacation days.

9. Develop a personal accountability group made up of non-students.

Top Reading Recommendations

1. 1. 1. Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life by Henry Cloud and John Townsend

      2. Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth by Richard Foster

      3. Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives by Richard Swenson

Additional Reading Recommendations

1. Ordering Your Private World by Gordon McDonald

2. Personal Bible Study Methods by Rick Warren

3. The Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes Lives by Dallas Willard