1) Discussion forum 1: Challenging the process
Please review this clip http://www.regent.edu/admin/media/fms/vod/bcovePlayerURL.cfm? (approximately 10 minutes) from the film, Remember the Titans. Coach Boone (Denzel Washington), the new head coach of a recently integrated high school football team in Virginia, challenges his team to get to know fellow teammates of another race. Until they do, they will undergo increasingly intensive practices. Coach Boone was determined to use the " challenge the process" practice to bring about change among his followers.
In contrast to Coach Boone, for this post, scour the Internet and find an example of someone who "challenges the process," but, according to Patrick Lencioni/James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner, uses the wrong approach. This can be based on a video, news article, magazine article, etc. Identify what this person is doing wrong and offer advice on how he or she can properly implement this leadership practice. Include a link to the web resource you are referencing in your post.
This assignment is a 200-300 word discussion assignment.
2) Discussion forum 2: Christians and Culture
For this forum, select one or both (1) of the discussion topics below and respond in the Unit 3: Group Discussion 2 - Christians and Culture forum.
a) Why we can't change the world (?)
Considering all you have read this week, thoughtfully interact with Andy Crouch's proposition in chapter 12 (Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling), "Why we can't change the world." What is Crouch's position? Do you agree or disagree with his position? Given what you have read so far, would Alvin J. Schmidt (How Christianity Changed the World) disagree with Crouch about the influence of Christianity in culture? Support your argument with the texts and Biblical resources, as well as examples. Be sure to define your terms.
This assignment is a 200-300 word discussion assignment.
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b) Daniel and Paul
For this forum, read Daniel 1 and Acts 17:16-33. Select the Daniel or Acts reading and identify the specific behaviors/actions that Daniel or the Apostle Paul exhibited or took to effectively engage the culture, respectively. For this forum, you must use at least one Biblical commentary (e.g., Matthew Henry, New Testament Commentary, NIV Application Commentary, etc.) to support your answer. Indicate how you can apply what you have learned from Daniel or the Apostle Paul to your life in the 21st century world.
This assignment is a 200-300 word discussion assignment.