Blog assignment #3

For our third blog entry we were asked to make a few more questions up about our topic.  If you missed the last entry my overall topic was a Pastor.

  1. For step 1 we were asked to write an inquiry question.
       - Is the decline in good, biblically sound pastors due to the fact that they are not receiving the proper schooling and are not being taught true principles?

  2.  For step 2 we were asked to first think of more questions that may help answer our less broad topic and also think of a thesis for our topic.
        - What is the suggested schooling for a Pastor?  What does the Bible say about Pastors?  What are some statistics of Pastors who drop out of ministry?  What are some of the human thoughts on how a Pastor should behave?
        - The decline of good pastors is due to the fact that Christians are watering down the Bible and starting to listen to it less and less.  Also Pastor's are not receiving the education necessary to prepare them for ministry and are not being taught the ways a Pastor should act and behave.

 3.  For the third and Final step we were asked to tell any prior knowledge to the topic or assumptions that we may have.
       - The prior knowledge that I have on this topic is that I am attending Lancaster Bible College currently studying to be a pastor.  I want to learn myself reasons people drop out of ministry and ways that can prevent that.  I also want to learn the proper standards a Pastor should live by and should follow.  Recently however I have interviewed a pastor for my pastoral class and learned some of the struggle that he said affected him, some of which were conflict between believers and always the struggle of the sinful nature.

Blog entry #2

Blog entry #2

Step #1- We were given a list of 10 headlines and told to brainstorm topics about those categories.  Below is a list of topics I came up with, under the step 1 part of this exercise.

Places

Delaware

Pennsylvania

Lancaster

Newark

Michigan

Pittsburg

Philadelphia

New York City

Australia

United states of America

Trends

Facebook

Converse

Scarves

Ipad

Mac

Iphone

Ipod

T.V.

Twitter

Internet

Things

Xbox

Computer

Cell phone

Walls

Soccer ball

Keyboard

Footballs

Dog

Pepper

Trumpet

Technologies

Cell Phone

Iphone

Mac laptop

Ipod

Android cellphone

Light bulb

Radio

Voice recorder

Electric guitar

Speakers

People

Jesus

God

Moses

Aaron

Toby mac

Charles Spurgeon

Job

Barrack Obama

Peter Teague

Jonah

Controversies

Gay marriage

Gun control

Abortion

What is and what is not abuse

Conflict in the middleeast

War

Violence

Love

Religion

Prayer as allowed or not

History

JFK

Jesus’s death

World war 2

World war 1

Vietnam war

Cold war

9/11

Black rights

U.S. becoming a country

Civil war

Jobs

Pastor

Teacher

Counselor

Plumber

Engineer

Pilot

Electrician

Baker

Scientist

Police officer

Habits

Biting your nail

Sucking your thumb

Pulling your hair

Tapping your foot

Picking your nose

Touching your face

Chewing loudly

Stroking your beard

Rubbing your head

Tapping your fingers

Hobbies

Collecting stamps

Sports

Playing Xbox

Collecting baseball cards

Reading

Doing homework

Listening to music

Facebook

Drinking coffee

Puzzles

Step # 2- Now we were asked to pick one of the 100 items I listed to think more in depth about.  This should be an item I have questions about or am interested in learning more about.

The topic I chose to write about is a Pastor or the Pastoral ministry

Step #3-For the item I chose I was asked to brainstorm a couple of questions about this topic.  These should be analytical questions or questions I don’t already know the answer to.  This is to see if I have enough room to write a research essay on this topic.

What type of education is expected of a Pastor?

What are the job descriptions of a Pastor?

How much time goes into the ministry?

What is the average age of a pastor?

How do you become a godly pastor?

How much study time should a Pastor give?

How long does a pastor work on his sermon?

How good does a pastor need to be at English (writing his sermon)?

How much should a Pastor pray a day?

How much time should a pastor spend on visitations and services?

Blog assignment #1

We are currently reading through the book, The Curious Researcher.  Through this book we will be completing the exercises by critically analyzing the assignments and then posting them on this blog.  This will be the first post of many and will be analyzing the introduction of the book steps 1 and 2.

Step 1:  For this step I will be picking a bullet point in the book and free writing about that point for 3 minutes on why I agree/disagree with it or how I feel about the idea

*When writing a research paper, you’re supposed to use your own opinions.

I agree with the statement that you are supposed to use your own opinions.  You need to put thought into a research paper.  If you are just going to restate other people points only why should they read your paper at all your just mimicking what someone else said.  With this said I believe you need to bring a new concept to the table or at least a new way about going about the subject.  At least something to get people thinking in a different way and possibly even thinking critically themselves.  This will also help you understand things yourself more as you begin to analyze your own beliefs and views and even incorporate them into your research paper.

Step 2: Now we are asked to think about the truths of a couple of statements and once again free write about them for 3 minutes.

*When two experts disagree, one of them has to be wrong.

For this particular statement I will start by saying in some cases it can be true and in some cases it can be right.  In some cases for instance when two people argue about the existence of Jesus, the one who says he does not exist is wrong without a doubt.  But in another instance if it is an argument over personal belief of a topic both people can be right according to their upbringings and the way they view different things.  This is what causes me to believe opinions and facts are different.  Yes there are things that are facts and have to be true like God and Jesus but there are different things that are personal belief and opinions such as saying Ben Roethlisberger is the best quarterback while someone else says Joe Flacco is the best quarterback.