Make Believe Course

The "Make believe" course is a vocational / Missional development training initiative. It is comprised of three carefully crafted modules that work interactively with the student body. These modules are presented over a total of 7 days. The course invites each student to participate in a journey of discovery and personal growth with the objective of enabling them to take a more informed and responsible approach to mapping their vocational path in light of God’s Missional call upon their life.

The three modules are

• Worldview: Each student, in cooperation with the wider student body, explores and identifies the hidden and realized persuaders that have historically created the lens through which they view the world. The objective is to enable each student to recognize their worldview and then work at reformatting it so that the boundaries are in place for designing their future workplace experience in a holistic and personally fulfilling manner.

• Personal & Social Development: Having established the boundaries of the map, this module explores who we are, what we aspire to, and why. The module is built around what is termed the ‘Shalom Compass’, which provides a model for enabling individuals to plot how they stand in relation to God, themselves, their neighbors, and the created order. In this way it gives a practical tool for developing the self in accord with biblical imperatives. The objective is to require students to develop their own personal mission statement.

• Vocational Plan: Looking forward through the world of work, this component invites students to develop a career path that is framed in line with their worldview, and enables them to fulfill their personal mission statement. The objective is that each student can then take personal responsibility for shaping their career in accordance with how they understand their calling and purpose.

Typically we conduct this course twice a year, however this course can be developed wherever 20 students are willing to gather for the 7-day retreat. The cost is $1500.00 a person. If you are interested in seeing this course happen in your area please let us know.

If your community is interested in a Make Believe course in the U.S., contact ken@groundworksonline.com

To download the Make Believe application as a pdf, click here