Jr. STF Green Level Handbook

First off, congratulations for reaching the standard of a Jr. STF member! Don’t worry, this is just the beginning. Now that you have shown your conviction in your identity and a sense of ownership over God’s dream, your next step is to be able to help others do the same. Not only that, but from now on we will emphasize the importance of developing your external abilities as well in order to be a role model in all aspects of life.

The Jr. STF Green Level Handbook is designed to support each candidate in reaching the internal standard of a Jr. STF Pink Level member à Continually transforming the adolescents of the Unification Movement starting with raising another Blessed Child to reach the internal standard of a Jr. STF Green Level member.

We have created a series of tasks which every Green Level member can choose from to help them reach this internal standard. For every task that is completed, a certain number of credits can be gained. Every Green Level member must accumulate a minimum of 15 credits in each of the four categories of Heart, Spirit, Mind and Body in order to qualify to take the Jr. STF Pink Level Test. The categories are described at the beginning of each section.

The HEART category addresses the most central aspect of our development, which is coming to understand my identity. As a Jr. STF Green Level member, we stand in the role to help other Blessed Children come to understand their identity. And in the process, we can deepen our own understanding of who we are. We have discovered that understanding my identity comes from developing conviction in the following three key perspectives: 

• My Identity as a child of God
• My Role in fulfilling God’s Ideal of the Blessing (as a Blessed Child)
• My Identity as an extended True Family member.

Fundraising with God (3 x 1 credit for each FR experience)

Task: Under the guidance of your Field Educator, go out for a 2 hour fundraising experience (can be divided into shorter time periods). Decide together on a purpose for raising these funds which you will be telling people about. Set a clear internal goal which would help you in developing your relationship with God as His child. For example, “Be grateful to God”, or “Include God in every moment” or “make God smile” Also, set an external goal as well, such as $40, $70, $120. Share about your experience to your Field Educator and your team

Purpose: To develop your relationship with God as His child.

Reflection Questions: Were you able to fulfill your internal & external goals? Why or why not? What did God share with you through the fundraising run? What can you do better next time?

Testify about God (3 x 1 credit for each experience)

Task: Have a conversation (minimum 10 min) with another Blessed Child (who is not a Jr. STF member yet) or with your friend about God and our identity as God’s children. Report to your Field Educator and/or your parents about how it went.

Purpose: To develop your relationship with God as His child.

Reflection Questions: What did God share with you through this experience?

Proud to be a BC (3 x 1 credit for each experience)

Task: Have a 1 on 1 conversation (minimum 10 min) with another Blessed Child (who is not a Jr. STF member yet) or your friend about what it means to you to be a Blessed child. Make sure to discuss about God’s original dream, the conditions that were necessary to be born as a Blessed Child, and the role we play in fulfilling His dream. Report to your Field Educator and/or your parents about how it went.

Purpose: To gain conviction in my Identity as a Blessed Child

Reflection Questions: What did you learn through this experience?

7 Day Prayer for a BC (2 credits)

Task: Decide together with your Field Educator, to do a prayer condition for another Blessed Child to help them come to understand their identity. Report your experience to your Field educator and/or your parents.

Purpose: To experience investing in another Blessed Child and learning to see them from God & True Parents perspective.

Reflection Question: What did you learn about God, yourself, and the BC that you prayed for during this condition?

Father Moon’s Early Years (3 credits)

Task: Read through “The Early Years” by Michael Breen? and compose a 300 word essay on the theme “The Heart of Attendance”

Purpose:  To understand the course that Father Moon walked, and discover what kind of relationship Father Moon has with God.

Reflection Question: What part of Father’s life moved you most, and why?

The Life of a True Child (3 credits)

Task: Choose one of the True Children, and do research on their relationship with Father Moon. Compose a report (minimum 300 words) giving examples of their heart of attendance towards Father Moon.

Purpose: To connect in heart with True Children, and to better understand what it means to have a heart of attendance.

Reflection Questions: What does it mean to have a heart of attendance? How can I develop a heart of attendance towards God and True Parents?

Blessing Talk (2 credits)

Task: Have a discussion together with your parents and your field educator about the Blessing. This may include sharing testimonies, asking questions, getting specific rules, etc.

Purpose: To understand more deeply the significance of the Blessing.

Reflection Question: What inspired you about the Blessing?

God-Centered Conjugal Love (2 credits)

Task: Listen to a presentation on God centered conjugal love, and have a discussion on it.

Purpose: To understand what it takes to bring God into your future relationship you’re your spouse.

Reflection Question: What can I do from now to prepare for the Blessing?

Confession to an Elder (1 + 1 credits)

Task: Listen to a presentation on confession (1 credit) and do a confession with a field educator of the same gender (1 credit). Decide on a condition of indemnity if necessary.

Purpose: To offer up your mistakes and set a condition to cut off from Satan and liberate your conscience.

Reflection Question:     How did you feel (or not feel) God working through the experience of confession?

Blessing Condition (2 credits)

Task: Discuss with your parents and your field educator about doing a condition for the Blessing.

Purpose: To set a condition to prepare for the Blessing.

Reflection: What was your condition? Did you feel that you were able to accomplish the purpose of your condition? Why or why not?

Providential Pipeline (2 credits)

Task: Listen to a presentation on the providential pipeline and discuss about it.

Purpose: To get a better understanding on each of the steps necessary to ultimately become successful in HoonDok Home Church.  

Reflection: How do you feel after hearing this presentation? Where do you feel you are in this pipeline?

The SPIRIT category addresses the ways in which we can mature our spirit self. There are 3 things that our spiritual mind pursues à Beauty, Truth & Goodness. When our physical self submits itself to fulfill the desires of our spiritual mind, good vitality elements are produced, which interact with God’s love & truth to grow our spiritual self.  We have redefined these pursuits in more specific terms to help us clarify what we can do to fulfill the three desires of our spirit mind. As a Jr. STF Green Level member, we need to become role models through continually pursuing and developing the 3 desires of our original mind.

Beauty à developing harmonious relationships within my family

Truth à studying universal principles & learning how to apply it in my life.

Goodness à applying Core Values in everything that I do

Letter from Parents (2 credits)

Task: Ask your parents to write a letter to you explaining how they have seen you grown since you started getting involved in Jr. STF and their greatest hopes for you and your future. Read the letter together with your parents &/or Field Educator and discuss about it.

Purpose: To understand your parents’ perspective on you.

Reflection Questions: Do you feel you have grown in your relationship with your parents? In what way? 

Confession to Parents (2 credits)

Task: Ask your parents to reserve a special time when you can do a confession together with them. Do the confession with your parents (you may include your Field Educator if you like)

Purpose: To be completely open with your parents and to enter a new level of trust and understanding with them.

Reflection Questions: Were you able to share freely? In what way did you feel God through this situation.

Core Values Testimony (3 x 1 credit for each Testimony)

Task: Discuss with your Field Educator about ways in which you can practice Core Values in your life. Go and try to put core values into action. Share your experience with your Field Educator and give an oral testimony about your experience in front of a group of people (minimum 7 people)

Purpose: To learn how to practice Core Values in my life and learn how to share about it.

Reflection Questions: What did you learn about core values through this whole process?

Lecture Principles of Creation (6 x 1 credit for each section)

Task: Study a section of the Principles of Creation and give a 10 minute lecture on it. You need to do well in order to get a credit for the section. You may gave a lecture on the other 5 sections as well to gain more credits.

Purpose: To gain mastery over the Principles of Creation.

Reflection Questions: How was your experience giving this lecture?

Divine Principle Study (4 x 1 credit for each chapter)

Task: Read one of the following chapters of the Divine Principle, (PART 1: Chap 2, Chap 6, PART II: Chap 1, Chap 2) and write a brief summary of each section in the chapter.

Purpose: To learn more of the Divine Principle

Reflection Questions: Which Section did you like most and why? How can you apply it in your life?

Join Boy scouts/ Girl scouts (3 credits)

Task: Join a local boy scouts or girl scouts troupe for 1 semester. Develop your leadership abilities

Purpose: To learn to be a role model among your peers beyond the BC community. Also, to learn outdoor survival skills.  

Reflection Questions: How were you able to contribute to the programs? How were you able to practice core values?

Lead Youth Ministry Activities (3 credits)

Task: Talk with your field educator and decide on a way in which you can play a leadership role in the local youth ministry. Try it out for a month, and discuss how it is going.

Purpose: To learn to be a role model among the BC community.  

Reflection Questions: What have you learned? How were you able (or not able) to practice core values?

Raise a Candidate (4 credits)

Task: Discuss with your field educator about another BC that you would like to invest in to become a Jr. STF member. Help guide him to eventually become a Jr. STF Green Level member.

Purpose: To learn how to raise one other BC to gain conviction in who they are and gain a sense of ownership over God’s dream.   

Reflection Questions: What has God taught you throughout this process?

Organize a Service Project (2 credits)

Task: Discuss with your field educator about organizing a service project in the local community. This includes coming up with the project idea, raising funds for the project, gathering people to do the project, and leading a team in doing the project.

Purpose: To learn how to organize a service project.

Reflection Questions: What were three things that you learned through this process? 

Join a Sports Team (3-5 credits)

Task: Join a sports team for one semester. (3 credits) Strive to achieve excellence in this sport. Keep a record of your progress and accomplishments. If you reach Varsity level, you can gain an additional 2 credits.

Purpose: To develop your athletic ability & discipline, and understand what it takes to achieve excellence in this area. 

Reflection Questions: Which sport did you choose to join, and why? What does it take to be successful in this sport? How has your involvement in this sport affected other aspects of your life?

GPA Challenge (2-4 credits)

Task: Set a clear academic goal and strategy plan together with your parents and field educator. The strategy should include a regular amount of study/ preparation for class. Keep a record of your study hours. If you achieve a B average, you can gain 2 credits. If you attain an A average you can gain 4 credits.

Purpose: To develop your academic ability & discipline, and understand what it takes to achieve excellence in this area. 

Reflection: What goal did you set? What strategy did you come up with to achieve your goal? How were you able to (or not able to) achieve this goal?

Join an Academic Club (3-5 credits)

Task: Join an academic club such as the debate team, math team, science club, etc for one semester. Keep a record of your progress and accomplishments. If you reach a level of excellence(top 5%), you can gain an additional 2 credits.

Purpose: To develop a specialty in your academic ability & discipline, and understand what it takes to achieve excellence in this area. 

Reflection: What club did you join, and why? How were you able to contribute to this club? How has your involvement in this club affected other aspects of your life?

Join a Performance Arts Club (3-5 credits)

Task: Join a performance arts club such as a choir, band, or a dance club for one semester. Set a clear goal, and keep a record of your progress and accomplishments. If you reach a level of excellence(top 5%), you can gain an additional 2 credits.

Purpose: To develop your artistic ability & discipline, and understand what it takes to achieve excellence in this area. 

Reflection: What goal did you set? What strategy did you come up with to achieve your goal? How were you able to (or not able to) achieve this goal?

Public Performance (3 credits)

Task: Perform an artistic ability (singing, dancing, playing a musical instrument) in front of a group of at least 30 people.

Purpose: To develop your ability to perform publicly. Experience the joy of bringing joy to others through your artistic ability.  

Reflection: How was your experience? 

SAT Testing (2-4 credits)

Task: Prepare to take the SAT or PSAT test, and see how you do. If you get a score in the top 20%, you can gain 2 credits. If you get in the top 5%, you can get 4 credits.

Purpose: To develop your test taking skills, as part of preparing for college.

Reflection: How did you prepare to take the test?

SAT II’s and AP Testing (1-2 credits per subject)

Task: Prepare to take the SAT II’s and/or the Advanced Placement (AP) Test. If you get a score in the top 20% for any subject, you can gain 1 credit. If you get in the top 5%, you can get 2 credits.

Purpose: To develop your test taking skills in specialized subjects, as part of preparing for college.

Reflection: What was the key to achieving success, or the reason for your failure in your testing?

Personal Nutrition Plan (3 credits)

Task: Receive a presentation on nutrition, and set a plan for 21 days. Keep a clear record of your progress.

Purpose: To understand your body’s nutritional needs, and develop a healthy diet.   

Reflection Questions: What was the most difficult challenge in sticking to your nutrition plan, and how did you (or didn’t you) overcome it?  Did you notice any changes in how you feel?

God’s Word: Do you not know you are God's temple?  And that God's spirit dwells in you?...for God's temple is holy, and that temple you are” 1 Cor 3:16-17

Personal Exercise Routine (3 credits)

Task: Receive a presentation on exercise, and set a plan for 21 days. Keep a clear record of your progress.

Purpose: To understand the benefit of exercise to your body, and develop a regular exercise routine.

Reflection Questions: What was the most difficult challenge in sticking to your nutrition plan, and how did you (or didn’t you) overcome it?  How has doing exercise regularly affected your life?

Build a Campfire (2 credits)

Task: Receive a presentation on how to make a campfire, and build your own campfire using just what nature provides and a single match.

Purpose: To learn to appreciate nature and how to build a fire responsibly with limited resources.

Reflection Questions: How was your experience? Did you learn anything about God, nature or yourself through this process? 

Swim Test (2 credits)

Task: Receive a presentation on swimming, and take a swim test.

Purpose: To understand basics on how to swim, and to show competency in being able to swim. 

Reflection Questions: Why is it important to be able to swim?

Set up a Tent (2 credits)

Task: Hear a presentation on how to set up a tent, and do it.

Purpose: To learn key point in preparing shelter, and show competency in being able to set up a tent.

Reflection Questions: How do animals provide shelter for themselves? What can we learn from nature about building shelters?

Catch, Cook and Eat a fish (1-2 credits)

Task: Receive a presentation on fishing & preparing fish to eat. Go fishing and catch a fish(1 credit), cook it over a fire, and eat it(1 credit).

Purpose: To learn how to fish, and prepare it for eating.  

Reflection Questions: How was your experience?

Map & Compass (2 credits)

Task: Receive a brief talk on using a map and compass and go on a hiking experience (at least 2 hours) where you need to reach a destination using a topographic map and a compass.

Purpose: To learn how to use a map and compass.   

Reflection Questions: What did you learn through this experience?

First Aid (2 credits)

Task: Receive a presentation on using a first aid kit. Put together your own first aid kit and learn how to use every tool in the first aid kit.

Purpose: To learn how to put together and use a first aid kit.    

Reflection Questions: Have you ever had to provide first aid to someone before? What do you think is the most important aspect of providing first aid to someone?

heres the tasks straight out of the handbook, make a notebook just for Jr. STF and write the tasks that you've done and the reflection for it.. have awesome experiences with it

JR. STF Candidates Handbook

The Jr. STF Candidates Handbook is designed to support each candidate in reaching the internal standard of a Jr. STF Green Level member à To have conviction in one’s identity and ownership over God’s dream.

We have created a series of tasks which every candidate can choose from to help them reach this internal standard. Whenever a task is completed a candidate receives a certain number of credits. Every candidate must accumulate a minimum of 15 credits in each of the two categories of HEART & SPIRIT in order to qualify to take the Jr. STF Green Level Test. The categories are described at the beginning of each section.

The HEART category addresses the most central aspect of our development, which is coming to understand my identity. We have discovered that understanding my identity comes from developing conviction in the following three key perspectives:  

• My Identity as a child of God
• My Role in fulfilling God’s Ideal of the Blessing (as a Blessed Child)
• My Identity as an extended True Family member.

Discovering who I am (2 credits)

Task: Write down a list of adjectives and nouns that define who you are. Organize them in the order of priority. Then, listen to the presentation on “Discovering who I am” and have a discussion about it

Purpose: To understand the importance of knowing who I am

Reflection Questions: Why is it important to know who I am?

My Identity as a child of God (3 credits)

Task: Write down a list of ways in which you feel or experience God. Choose one and illustrate it in a drawing. Listen to the presentation on “My Identity as a child of God” and have a discussion about it

Purpose: To discover how to develop my relationship with God as His child

Reflection Question: What can I do from now on to help me develop a personal relationship with God as His child?

My Identity as a Blessed Child (3 credits)

Task: Before hearing the presentation write down three answers to the question “What does it mean to be a Blessed Child?” Then, listen to the presentation on “My Identity as a Blessed Child” and have a discussion about it

Purpose: To discover what it means to be a Blessed Child

Reflection Question: How has my understanding of being a blessed child, develop through listening to this presentation and discussing about it?

My Identity as an extended True Family member (3 credits)

Task: Listen to the presentation on “My Identity as an extended member of True Family” and have a discussion about it

Purpose: To discover what it means to be an extended member of True Family.

Reflection Questions: What can I do from now on to help me develop my identity as an extended member of true family?

21 days of HDH (3 credits)

Task:  Read at least 21 days of HDH (min 21 min/day) within any given month. Write down your favorite quote or passage from each HDH session. Think about this passage throughout the day and reflect briefly every evening on what God shared with you that day based on the quote or passage that you chose.

Purpose: To discover the value of starting each day with God's Word.

Father’s Words: “The important words in my speeches until this time are a record of the victories of my confrontations and battles against the satanic world, therefore you should read all of them. Since they contain all the details of the battles of the past and the present, they are True Parents historical record. So in order for the Unification family to unite with True Parents you should unite with these records about the deep relationship with these words. The words I say are not our own, they are not my words, but the words of God who has spoken through me. Wherever and whenever you hear these words, your heart will begin to move. When your heart is profoundly moved, a great revolutionary change will occur in your body, they have that kind of power. You should study wherever you gather and whenever you have time, day and night. You should read it a hundred or even a thousand times until it becomes your own and you become the substantial Object of that book. From now on you should practice this. Hoon Dok Hwae is my way of passing along all the treasure boxes I have accumulated in my life under the indescribable hardships undertaken for the nation. I am giving it to everyone without exception.” (Cheon Seong Geong pg 1091)

Reflection Questions: What did God show you through this experience? What are some points from the HDH readings that you would like to take and apply to your daily life?

Asking God a Question (2 credits)

Task: Come up with a question you have regarding your relationship with God and/or how He is involved in your life. Set a 7 day prayer condition to seek an answer from God. Make sure to discuss it with your Field Educator before you start the condition. 

Purpose: To experience how God & spirit world answers prayers.

Father’s words: "Prayers are always fulfilled. Through prayers we receive energy and are shown the future prospect of how problems will unfold. You will be taught, "In this situation, do things like this, and in that kind of work, do things like that". You can accomplish great things by knowing this. Only through prayer can you pioneer that kind of path. You must know that prayer is more essential than eating your meals… You should pray even while doing your laundry or walking down the road. You should constantly fill up your store house; it should never be empty." (Cheon Seong Geong pg 1060)

Reflection Question: What was your prayer to God about, and how did He answer it?

Peace Messages 5, 10 and 14. (3 x 1 credit each)

Task: Read through each peace message and think about how it applies to you  

Purpose: To understand how the Peace messages apply to me and why True Father stresses their importance

Reflection Questions:

Peace Message 5: Choose 2 of the 7 missions as citizens of Cheon Il Guk that you feel passionate about, and explain how you will strive to achieve them from now on. Why do you think Father wants us to practice the 2 missions that you chose?

Peace Message 10: Describe in your own words Father’s standard of absolute sexual morality. What can you do to improve your own standard of sexual morality? Why do you think Father emphasizes sexual morality so much?

Peace Message 14: Which of the 8 Family Pledge’s do you like or do you want to apply the most and Why? How will you put it into practice? Why do you think Father created the particular family pledge that you chose.

Father’s Words: “Even my family has to attend True Parents. The peace messages are completed; the truth armament is here. When you use the peace messages as your pair of glasses, you can distinguish between the satanic world and the good world… It doesn't matter how much property or wealth you have or don't have; from now your prosperity, wealth and happiness will come about centering on the peace messages. The fruits of what you do now will be seen in three years. (Sun Myung Moon, Hoon Dok Hae at the Chung Jeong Goong” (Original Peace Palace), July 26th, 2007)

IlShim program (2 credits)

Task: Attend and complete the whole IlShim program in your local community

Purpose: To inherit the love and lineage of True Parents through committing to pursue the ideal of the Blessing

Reflection Question: Why do you think it’s important for you as a Blessed child to go to the Blessing? What can you do from now to prepare to receive the Blessing in the future?

Il Shim Ceremony Pledge

As a Blessed Child of the second generation

I freely and sincerely dedicate myself to:

• Love and honor God and True Parents by practicing a life of attendance with absolute love, absolute faith, and absolute obedience.

• Love and honor my parents by maintaining the tradition of our lineage that began with the Matching and Blessing of True Parents and has been passed on to me.

• Love and honor my church and community by giving of myself in service to others and by participating in church activities.

• Love and honor my future spouse, my future children and myself by saving sexual relations until the day I receive the Matching and Blessing from True Parents.

Read Owning the Culture of Heart (4 credits)

Task: Read through Hyun Jin Nim’s first book, Owning the Culture of Heart which includes 21 speeches that Hyun Jin Nim gave publicly.

Purpose: To inherit the heart of True Family and understand our role as extended members of True Family

Reflection Questions: What does it mean to own the culture of heart, and how can I practice this?

Family Pledge in Korean (1 + 1 credits)

Task: Get a copy of the Family Pledge in Korean. Learn how to read it (1 credit), and memorize it (1 credit)

Purpose: To become able to carry on the tradition of stating the family pledge in the language of True Parents

Reflection Question: Why do you think True Parents strongly encourages us to learn Korean?

The SPIRIT category addresses the ways in which we can mature our spirit self. There are 3 things that our spiritual mind pursues à Beauty, Truth & Goodness. When our physical self submits itself to fulfill the desire of our spiritual mind, good vitality elements are produced, which interact with God’s love & truth to grow our spiritual self.  We have redefined these pursuits in more specific terms to help us clarify what we can do to fulfill the three desires of our spirit mind.

Beauty à developing harmonious relationships within my family

Truth à studying universal principles & learning how to apply it in my life.

Goodness à applying Core Values in everything that I do

The 4 great realms of heart (3 credits)

Task: Listen to the presentation on “the 4 great realms of heart” and have a discussion about it.

Purpose: To understand clearly how to develop my 4 great realms of heart

Reflection Questions: How can I develop each of the 4 realms of heart, and how is each realm a preparation for the next?

How to spiritually mature (2 credits)

Task: List three people who you know personally that you think are very mature. Next to their names, write down why you think that they are very mature. Then, listen to the presentation on “How to spiritually mature” and have a discussion about it.

Purpose: To understand clearly what I need to do in order to mature spiritually

Reflection Question: What are three specific things I can do from now on to develop my spiritual self.

Core Values in Action (2 credits)

Task: Listen to presentation on core values. Participate in team challenge activities.

Purpose: To understand the heart behind why Hyun Jin Nim created the Core Values, and to experience the value of practicing these Core Values.  

Reflection Questions: What are the 4 Core Values? Which core value did you identify with most? Describe a situation in which you were able to apply one or more of the Core Values?

My parents’ testimony (2 x 2 credits: 2 credits/ 1 parent testimony)

Task: Set an appointment with one of your parents and ask them to share about their experience in joining the movement. Take notes and type up a composition afterwards of their story.  Make the testimony into a nice report and give it to your parents.

Purpose: To understand the heart behind why our parents did certain things concerning the providence, and appreciate them for it.  

Father’s Words: “the Parent-child relationship is that place of coming together between parent and child where there is gained a great calm, a great strength, and a great framework with which to face life...”

Reflection Questions: What is something new you learned about your parents? In what ways do you see your parents differently now than before?

Reporting to my parents (3 credits)

Task: Share with your parents for at least 5-10 minutes about how you have been growing internally and/or what kind of internal challenges you have been facing recently. Do this once a week for at least 3 weeks in a row.

Purpose:  To experience the value of reporting regularly to my parents, and to make it into a habit.

Father’s Words: “For love, everybody follows the way. This is the way of righteousness. So, you have to report and declare what you do. When you say "Father, I will do such and such today," then you must report later on that "I've accomplished those things today." Without reporting, it will not be horizontal and the balance will be lost. Reporting is to establish the vertical relationship on the basis of the horizontal. If you do so it will remain.”

Reflection Questions: How has your weekly sharing affected your relationship with your parents?

Principles of Creation (2 credits)

Task: Read through each section of the Principles of Creation and write a 1 paragraph summary for each section. Then choose a section that inspires you most and share about it to your parents or a friend.

Purpose: Gain a good understanding of the Principles of Creation

Reflection Questions: Which section of POC inspires you most and why? How was your experience in sharing about it with someone else?

DP Test on POC (0-5 credits: 1 credit for every 4% above 80%)

Task: Study for and take the Green Level DP test on the Principles of Creation

Purpose:  To demonstrate your understanding of the key points of the Principle of Creation.

Reflection Question: How was your experience in preparing for the test, taking the test, and receiving your results?

Chore for 21 days (2 credits)

Task: Think about a chore that you can do for 21 days that would make your parents happy. Discuss about it with your parents and decide what to do. Do this chore for 21 days.

Purpose: To experience the joy of living for the sake of others and to practice applying the Core Values.

Reflection Questions: What chore did you decide to do and why? What challenges did you face in doing this chore for 21 days, and how did you apply the Core Values throughout the process?

Be a Volunteer (1 x 3 credits: 1 credit/ volunteer experience)

Task: Discuss and decide with your field educator about volunteering for an event at your church, school or community. Make a conscious effort to practice Core Values throughout the experience.  You can get 1 credit for each volunteer experience (max 3)

Purpose: To practice applying the Core Values in a variety of situations.

Reflection Questions: Describe what kind of volunteer work you did, and why you chose it. What kind of challenges did you face and how did you practice the Core Values throughout your experience?

Oral Testimony on practicing Core Values (2 x 2 credits: 2 credits/ 1 oral testimony)

Task: Share an oral testimony in front of at least 7 people about a personal experience in applying Core Values successfully, and/or your experience in developing better relations with your parents. Make sure to pray afterwards on your own to appreciate God for your experience.

Purpose: To learn how to allow God to speak through you. Also to learn how to share about applying Core Values.

Reflection Questions: How was your experience in giving an oral testimony? Were you able to feel God speaking through you? Why or why not? What can you improve for next time?

Setting a Condition (2 credits)

Task: Discuss with your field educator about setting a condition to help yourself overcome a personal challenge.

Purpose: To learn how to set good conditions and experience the outcome of setting good conditions.

Reflection Question: What was your purpose for doing this condition? Describe your experiences including any breakthroughs.

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2.    (short essay) Explain the difference between how human beings and God’s creation grow through the growth stages