A Starting Point or An Ending Point

The video linked below, Honey, We Shrunk The Kingdom, is a “ wrap up ” or a “grand review” for those who have completed PART FOUR of the “Eliminating The Sacred/Secular Divide” course, while at the same time it provides an introduction for those who may want to start PART ONE of the course (see links on page 2). But it may also be done totally independently of the full course, as it stands on its own.

This video was prepared for a U.S. home-schooling conference, therefore the audience is mostly U.S. educators and parents, but the concepts presented in this video are just as applicable to any and all human endeavors [be it plumbing, preaching or politics], in any nation. It is intended for a wide audience.

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Watch the video, Honey, We Shrunk The Kingdom https://youtu.be/-dDY3MT8uWI

Below are discussion questions to draw from (feel free to create your own):

1. What was the single most significant idea or concept from this video that you want to stick with you?

2. Was there something in this video you could especially relate to? Why?

3. Was there anything in this video that you had never heard before, or put together in your mind before? Explain.

4. Has the “Sacred/Secular Divide” been a reality in your own thinking? If so, to what degree? How has it manifested itself?

5. Imagine if all followers of Christ had no “SSD” in their thinking at all. What would the world look like? Be specific.

6. Have you been downplaying the eternal significance of your temporal job? If so, in what specific ways?

7. Did this video elevate your understanding of your everyday work? If so, how so?

8. What does your job have in common with Adam and Eve’s gardening?

9. Did your educational background increase the sacred-secular divide in your life, or decrease it? Your church background? Your family background? Explain.

10. If you are a teacher or a parent, how could you help your students/children comprehend the divine nature of their work, as addressed in this video?

11. What happens if we are “too heavenly minded to be of any earthly good?” and what happens when we are “too earthly minded to be of any heavenly good?”

12. Paul the Apostle said the bodies of believers are the “temple of the Holy Spirit” (I Cor. 6:19), while Plato said our bodies are the “prison house of the soul.” How can each of these contrasting statements color one’s understand of work in general (and your work in particular)?

13. A Biblical worldview is a view of God, creation, humanity, moral order and purpose that aligns with what the Bible teaches about these things. What does the Bible teach about these things? Print out this document for each member of your group: https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/a51a6a77-07d1-4525-8e6a96cb0856ac94/downloads/1ckikrn05_174077.pdf?ver=1654540930093 Do you think these 101 summary statements are helpful? Could you add some?

14. Shorter videos to view and to discuss between the above questions:

Paul Stevens on The Gospel of The Kingdom https://youtu.be/VitIItMXKc0 [3 min]

Interview of Os Guinness, author of The Call https://youtu.be/4GnlMoWYWcg [22 min]

Jack van Hartesvelt on Negotiations https://youtu.be/-ncn6ztr-L0 [7.5 min]

Don Flow, CEO of Flow Automotive https://youtu.be/F4tCy6hexc8 [4 min]

Gary Starkweather, Inventor of the Laser Printer https://youtu.be/61-gPwHdYo4 [5 min]

George Washington Carver https://youtu.be/1wv4qYIyJoM [4.5 min]

The City by the River Uzh https://youtu.be/kCJHmEysTy4 [6 min]

Faith in the Workplace https://youtu.be/gwrrcTd8OsA [5 min]

How Does Context Affect Meaning? https://youtu.be/ROOKH_2u2ng [5.5 min] continued on the next page…