1. DESIGNING And LIVING YOUR VALUES facilitator not identified

2. Individually and
then in small groups:
1. List 3-5 major
biblical values - include
Scripture references;
2. State in your own words
what the values are
in these verses.

3. FROM THE LIST CHOOSE
ONE VALUE THAT IS MOST IMPORTANT
TO YOU.

4. WHY
IS THIS
PARTICULAR VALUE
The MOST IMPORTANT
ONE TO YOU?

5. What makes this particular value the most important one?
Could you have chosen some other value?
If yes, why this one and not another one?

6. Values a
Definition:

7. Values: relative worth, utility, or importance;
the degree of excellence;
status in a scale of preferences;
we know the value of a thing
by the way it is sought,
shunned, protected

8. utility, or importance; a degree of excellence;
relative worth,
utility, or importance;
a degree of excellence;
status in a scale of preferences
we know the value
of a thing by the way
it is sought,
shunned, protected
Values function to:
DEFINE,
INFORM DECISIONS,
GIVE DIRECTION TO OUR LIVES,
TELL US WHAT IS IMPORTANT,
TELL US WHAT IS NOT IMPORTANT,
TELL US TO WHAT
WE SHOULD PAY ATTENTION,
WHAT WE SHOULD IGNORE

9. SUMMARY –
VALUES ARE:
Ultimately important
to me,
my spouse and children,
my church,
my organization,
my business,
my whole life!

10. HOW TO DEVELOP,
DESIGN, and
IMPLEMENT
YOUR VALUES

11. The Process of valuing and the use of values personally
and in your organization
is called
valuing or determining
the values
of your life
and/or church/organization

12. Valuing is to decide that something, some idea(s), some ideal(s),
some actions have high worth
for you and/or your
church/organization;
and committing yourself
and all those
associated with you to
those values

13. “Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”
(Mt. 6:21, NIV)

14. “Wherever your treasure is,
there the
desires of
your heart
will also be.”
(Lk. 12:34, NLT)

15. NINE (9) STEP PROCESS OF CREATING VALUES
for yourself
and your
church/organization

16. chosen from alternatives This is a tentative position of belief,
1. Acceptance of a values
which are examined and
chosen from alternatives
This is a tentative position of belief,
but deep enough to exert
a beginning
controlling influence on behavior

17. Example: A person attaches worth to the concept
of loving one's enemies
as being a valid
Christian principle which
should be used
to guide a Christian's
relationships with his/her enemies.

18. goes beyond acceptance to the seeking out of the value, to wanting it,
2. Preference for a value
goes beyond acceptance
to the seeking out of the value,
to wanting it,
to pursuing it.

19. Example: A person consciously considers acts of love which
he/she thinks ought to be expressed
to those who might be
considered his/her enemies.

20. is a conviction about an idea and/or ideal, with motivation strong
3. Commitment
is a conviction about an
idea and/or ideal,
with motivation strong
enough to act out the
behavior of the belief;…

21. the commitment endures over a period of time,
calls forth a considerable investment of energy;
and the person often talks about his/her values.

22. Example: The person
moves beyond
the “ought” stage to
the “doing” stage.

23. is the process of building a value system.
4. Organization
is the process of building a
value system.
Person organizes multiple values
into relative positions of dominant
and minor values.
Person or church/organization has
a hierarchy of values.

24. Example: Persons are able to discriminate between
their most important values and
lesser values.
Loving others is more important than promoting a
prayer meeting.

25. 5. Conceptualization of a value generalizes the belief to many
different circumstances

26. Example: One begins applying “love your enemies” principle
to those toward whom
he has felt any alienation:
antagonistic relatives,
difficult people in one’s
church/organization,
political opponents, etc.

27. 6. Organization of a value system
assigns places of
relative importance
to values and
synthesizes new
values with the old.

28. Example: One has had the concept of love for family and friends in
his/her value system,
but now he/she
strengthens this value
with an affirmation
of love for a group whom he/she
has not made a conscious effort
to love before.

29. This may also cause a change in his
attitude about many other facets of life
such as how a democratic society
ought to operate.

30. Characterization by a value or value complex
Values have become established
in the value system and
have controlled behavior
to the point that the individual
has adapted to behaving
in this way without consciously thinking.
He/she automatically thinks
and acts in accordance with the values.

31. is a person's predisposition to act in
8. Generalized set
is a person's predisposition to act in
a certain way at a very high level
of commitment and action;
this allows a person to reduce and
order the complex world
about him/her
and to act consistently and
effectively in it;….

32. …a person's generalized set is what orders his/her personality;
this is slow to develop and is
the product of many different
learning experiences.

33. Example: Given a situation involving antagonism between
a person and someone else,
the person would analyze
the situation and move
in a characteristic way,
to solve the problem
with attitude and actions of love,
without necessarily thinking
what to do.

34. 9. Characterization
The values become
so much a part
of a person that they
form his/her
philosophy of life,
his/her world view.

35. Summary of valuing process:
1. Acceptance of values
Preference for a value
Commitment to certain values
Organization of values into a system
Conceptualization of value – generalization to other situations

36. 6. Organization of values into system Being characterized by
Summary of valuing process, continued…
6. Organization of values into system
Being characterized by
certain values – without thinking
8. Generalized set of values
9. Characterization – philosophy of life

37. CHURCH/ORGANIZATION: Questions to ask your church/organization:
FOCUSING ON YOUR
CHURCH/ORGANIZATION:
Questions to ask your
church/organization:

38. church or organization?
What are our
top 5-10 values
of my
church or organization?

39. That is,
what do the leaders
consider to be of
utmost importance
in judging what
this organization
should or
should not
be and do?

40. (Use whatever criteria you want
Rank order
the five top
values
of your
church/organization.
(Use whatever criteria you want
to rank the top five.)

41. How are the values
you have just written
manifested
in the
successes, potentials,
strengths, conflicts,
problems, and
weaknesses
of your
church/organization?