Life Assessment Ministry Philosophy

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Life Assessment Ministry Philosophy  

• LAMP Portfolio
• Exit Interview

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Who is Required to Complete the LAMP?

• All degree programs beginning in June 2002.
• Due in MGS office 2 weeks prior to the scheduled
  Exit Interview.
• Certificate Students do not create a LAMP
  Portfolio but do have an Exit Interview.

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Purpose

• Beginning in June of 2002, the Graduate School
  instituted the Life Assessment Ministry
  Philosophy (LAMP Portfolio).  The purpose of the
  LAMP is to implement truth and learning into the
  life and ministry of the student. 
• Graduation Requirement

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What is a LAMP?

• It is a binder of information that is a summary
  of your MGS educational experience.
• It contains
• Practice of Ministry Assessments
• Life Ministry Philosophy Paper
• Doctrinal Summaries
• Belief and Practice paper
• Internship Evaluations

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Doctrinal Summaries

• Each student should be able to articulate the
  major issues of the nine major areas of
  Systematic Theology in a written summary.
  Scriptures should be included to support
  convictions.

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Doctrinal Summaries cont.

• 1. Bibliology - Revelation, Inspiration and
  Inerrancy, Canonicity, Illumination
• 2. Theology Proper - Trinity, Attributes of God
• 3. Christology - Deity of Christ, Humanity of
  Christ, The God-man - meaning and importance,
  Virgin Birth, Kenosis, Life - Baptism,
  Temptation, Resurrection, Present Ministry
• 4. Pnuematology - Deity and Personality of Holy
  Spirit, Regeneration, Indwelling, Baptism,
  Sealing, Filling

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Doctrinal Summaries cont.

• 5. Anthropology - Creation vs. Evolution, Image
  of God, Christ - Ideal Man, Dynamic and
  Definition of Sin, Imputed Sin, Inherited Sin,
  Personal Sin, Sin unto Death, Unpardonable Sin,
  Dealing with Temptation, Ancestral Sin
• 6. Soteriology - Election, Redemption,
  Reconciliation, Propitiation, Deliverance from
  Slavery to Sin (Rom. 6), Extent of Atonement,
  Provision for Cleansing through the Cross (1 John
  1 - 221)
• 7. Angelology - Basic Facts about Angels, Right
  Attitude to Angels, Original State and Fallen
  Satan, Works and Schemes of Satan, Judgement of
  Satan, Believers Defence Against Satan
• 8. Ecclesiology - Definition of Local and
  Universal Church, Beginning of Church,
  Relationship to Israel, Functions of Church,
  Church Discipline, Ordinances of Church,
  Leadership of Church
• 9. Eschatology - Rapture, Tribulation, Kingdom,
  Eternal State - Heaven and Hell, Israel in
  Prophecy, Church in Prophecy, Nations in Prophecy
  

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Lamp Portfolio Checklist

• Assessment
• Life Map Instructions
• Character Self Assessment
• Talents, Abilities and Gifts Inventory(Spiritual
  Gifts)
• Ministry Skills Inventory
• Cross-Cultural Ministry Assessment
• Learning Style Inventory
  
• Myers-Briggs Type Indicator- MBTI or DISC
  Profile

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Lamp Portfolio Checklist Cont.

• Life and Ministry Philosophy Paper
• Initial Life and Ministry Philosophy paper
  (Practice Of Ministry)
• Life and Ministry Philosophy (two to four pages
  in length) How has your ministry philosophy
  changed as a result of your educational
  experience?

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Lamp Portfolio Checklist Cont.

• Doctrinal Summaries
• Will consists of a one page typed summary of your
  belief on each of the following doctrines.
  Documents supported with Scripture and the
  interviewing professors signature as a sign
  off.
• Bibliology
• Theology Proper
• Soteriology
• Ecclesiology
• Anthropology (including Hamartiology)
• Pneumatology
• Christology
• Eschatology
• Angelology

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Lamp Portfolio Checklist Cont.

• Belief and Practice Paper (Revision of paper
  submitted in Practice of Ministry)
• Final Life and Ministry Philosophy paper
• Statement of Faith one page or less,
• summarizing your doctrinal belief
• (Including areas where you differ from MBI
  statement
• of faith)
• Internship Evaluations
• Field Instructors Evaluations
• Students Evaluation

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Exit Interview Process

• The Exit interview is approximately a 1 hour face
  to face interview with the program head professor
  or a professor assigned by the program head.
• If you are not local it will be conducted by
  telephone.
• It includes
• Discussion of your LAMP Portfolio
• Program specific Exit Interview Questions
• Exit Interview Assessment of MGS

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Exit Interview and LAMP Info

• Mymbinet.net
• Soon to be my.Moody.edu
• Educational Resources
• Graduate School
• Exit Interview
• Lamp Portfolio

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