Outline

Eric Bryant
 
Why Robots are bad Outline
 
1. Introduction – It's been happening for decades; Robots performing jobs that were once done only by humans. It began with manufacturing; Mass production. Why pay for 10 humans to do something when one single machine can do it faster, better and cheaper?  Machines aren't superior to humans, but they don't take breaks, days off or sick leave and they perform a task exactly the same way over and over. There's never any variation.
 
As with many technologies of today, the concept of robots began as science fiction. The term "robot" has actually been around since the 1920's and was first used by Czech playwright Karel Capek. By the 1940's robots in science fiction looked much like metal people and in the 1942 short story "Runaround," well before real robots existed, Isaac Asimov created the famed three laws of robotics, which were used in many of his novels after that and have since become a ubiquitous part of science fiction.
 
These laws are:
  1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
  2. A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
  3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
 
2. Briefly Touch on Main Points
a. Robots are bad because they are ruining our economy by taking away jobs from the working class
b. Robots are bad because they are taking over the world by infiltrating every aspect of our human lives
 
3. Main Point 1- Economy
a. Robots are taking away jobs from humans
i. Examples:
1. Manufacturing plants in Japan
2. The American Auto Industry
b. Some Statistics
i. Nearly two decades later, real robots finally saw actual use in factories. They floundered through the sixties and seventies, but finally came into their own in the eighties. According to a 2002 article on the Ball State University website by Mike Williams, by 1995 700,000 robots were being used in industry world-wide, 500,000 of which were in Japan.
ii. Today there are over 199 Million robots being used worldwide in the industry that are taking jobs away from humans. Robots are here to stay and will surely become more and more a part of everyday life. Yet people still sometimes ask why robots take human jobs. The answers are really pretty straightforward. Robots initially cost a lot of money, but other than maintenance and the occasional repair, their ongoing costs are very low.
iii. CNN reported that in the past decade, over 11 million human jobs have been lost due to the fact that robots are taking those jobs away
iv. My opponent will try and say that robots are creating more jobs than they are taking away due to jobs in the computer engineering business, but since the dot com boom, 12 million jobs have been made due to the computer industry and companies switching from human labor to robotic labor. That would be a great statistic, except that over 19 million jobs have been lost since 1991. That’s a negative net gain of roughly 7 million jobs.
 
4. Main Point 2- They are taking over the world by infiltrating every aspect of our lives
a. In every aspect of our lives we have robots.
i. Communication – Cell Phones, Cooking – Appliances, Sexual Pleasure - Sexbots
b. A Paradox
i. Researchers in the Artificial intelligence community have reached a paradox: “To be truly useful, robots must be able to make their own decisions, but as soon as you give them autonomy, you give them the ability to disobey.”
ii. The Three Laws of Robotics are no longer valid anymore, and to get more use out of robots, we must push them to do things that they never have had to do before
c. We are susceptible to a Cybernetic Revolt
i. Cybernetic Revolt is a scenario in which an artificial intelligence decide that humans are a threat, are inferior, or are oppressors and try to destroy or to enslave them potentially leading to machine rule.
ii. As we talked about in class, Moore’s law has shown that computer power has limitless growth potential. Top AI theologian Raymond Kurzweil says that, “There are physical limits to computation, but they aren’t very limiting.”
iii. Computers are intelligent, just like us. *See Watson, or Deep Blue
1. Competitiveness and aggression are necessary in any intelligent being’s goal system.
2. If we are not careful, we will create a Skynet of our own. Just like in the Terminator movie, our creation will be created as self aware, and revolt against us.
5. Conclusion / Wrap Up
a. Ultimately, we are sinful people (Rom 3:23) Therefore using logic, if we are sinful, all we can create are, at best, sinful. If we create robots and technology that are so advanced, they are ultimately sinful and like us, fall short of the glory of God.
b. As Christians, why would we even want to mess with cybernetic revolt? If we continue down this path, Skynet will rule us all one day soon.
 
 
 
Sources
http://www.good.is/post/automation-insurance-robots-are-replacing-middle-class-jobs/
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2010-10/robots-are-stealing-american-jobs-economists-say
http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/magazine/17-04/st_robotwarehouse
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6931585.ece
http://www.robodex.org/does-robotics-eliminate-jobs.htm
http://www.catalogs.com/info/technology/why-robots-take-human-jobs.html
http://www.marshallbrain.com/robotic-nation.htm
http://www.everything-robotic.com/2010/10/do-robots-take-away-jobs-or-just-change.html
http://www.google.com/search?q=we+are+all+sinful+and+fall+short+of+the+glory+of+god&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
http://www.Wikipedia.com/artificialintelligence
 
 

iNfluence Test

I got all of the answers right. I suppose I am a master at persuasion... which can be a good thing and a bad thing! 8-10 right: You're an influence genius! There's nothing I can teach you, so don't spend another second here. Go write that book on persuasion, and send me a copy of it when you're finished.

People are more likely to be persuaded by many weak arguments, rather than a few good arguments, when they are:

a) in a rush

b) not particularly interested in the topic

c) moderately concerned about the topic

d) both a & b

If you're attempting to sell a customer an item from your company's lineup of three models (the "economy," the "midrange," and the "luxury" model), research has demonstrated you will obtain higher sales figures by:

a) starting at the bottom and moving up the line;

b) starting at the top and moving down the line;

c) starting at the middle and then allowing customers to "own the decision" by moving up or down the line themselves.

Years of tracking political elections have revealed that the single most reliable predictor of who will win an election is the candidate who:

a) is the most physically attractive;

b) produces the greatest number of negative or "attack" ads against his opponent;

c) has the most active and committed volunteer base;

d) spends the most time focusing on the issues.

Research has shown the general relationship between self-esteem and persuadability to be:

a) people with low self-esteem are the most persuadable;

b) people with average self-esteem are the most persuadable;

c) people with high self-esteem are the most persuadable.

Imagine you are the (unlucky) campaign manager of a political candidate who has recently lost the public's trust. Now imagine that the candidate wants to rebuild his reputation through profiling himself as a tough crime-fighter. Of the following choices, which represents the best way for your candidate to start his next ad?

a) "My opponent has not gone far enough in fighting crime . . ."

b) "Many have supported my ability and willingness to fight crime . . ." c) "Although my opponent has a good record of fighting crime, . . ."

Imagine you are a financial advisor, and you believe that a young client of yours is invested too conservatively. In order to persuade her to invest in riskier, high-return investments, you should concentrate on describing:

a) how others like her have made similar mistakes (appeal to consensus);

b) what she stands to gain if she invests in riskier options (appeal to greed);

c) what she stands to lose if she does not invest in riskier options (appeal to loss).

Research has demonstrated that jurors are most persuaded by:

a) an expert witness who uses easy-to-understand terms;

b) an expert witness who speaks in incomprehensible language;

c) a witness who speaks with conviction.

 

If you have a new piece of information, when should you mention that it
is new?

a) before you present the information
b) in the middle of the presentation of the information
c) after the presentation of the information
d) you should not mention that it is new information.

Imagine you are presenting your case, and that you are coming to the part
of your presentation that contains good, strong arguments for your
position. How quickly should you speak?

a) you should speak very rapidly
b) you should speak somewhat rapidly
c) you should speak at a moderate rate
d) you should slow down

Which of the following excuses has been found to be the most effective way to get out of a traffic ticket in court?

a) Admission of guilt, followed by an apology, such as "I did change lanes without turning on my signal, and I apologize for that." (97% of the drivers using this approach were asked to pay the whole fine.)
b) Apology with a denial of intent: "I'm sorry I changed lanes without turning on my signal--I didn't intend to break the law, it's just that I was changing lanes quickly to avoid another motorist." (While only 30% of drivers using this type of argument are asked to pay the whole fine, very few people rely on this approach.)
c) Pointing out that the infraction was the result of the driving environment or another motorist: "Another driver abruptly cut me off and I had to move out of his way quickly. I didn't have time to put on my signal." (Over 80% of drivers who used this excuse were asked to pay the whole fine.)
d) Citing lack of knowledge combined with giving consensus information: "I didn't realize that signals had to be used even when no other cars are following closely. Virtually nobody uses signals when changing lanes in light traffic." (Over 90% of the drivers using this approach were asked to pay the full fine.)

Interview Questions

1. What are your favorite hobbies?
My favorite hobbies are being social and anything with sports. I played baseball, basketball and football in high school and still play in an adult baseball league. I love sports - Sportscenter is the most watched channel in my house.

2. Do you prefer to work by yourself or with others?
I have times where I enjoy both. I can be more efficient when doing things on my own, but I love working with people and developing teams and camaraderie as well. More things get done when there is a team than just one person.

3. Tell me about yourself.
I am 22, about to graduate from Northwest University with my bachelors in Pastoral Ministries. I am currently a youth and worship pastor at newlife church Kitsap. I have an awesome family - 2 brothers and a sister. Family is the most important thing in this world to me. Everything I do strives to do one thing - be on the mission with Jesus.

My Resume

Eric Bryant

24502 119^th Ave SE  l  KENT, WA  98030

(206) 228-0246  l  E-MAIL:  Eric.Bryant@newlifekitsap.com

EDUCATION                        Bachelor of Arts, May 2011

                                    Northwest University, Kirkland, Wa

                                    w  Major – Pastoral Ministries

                                    w  Minor – Music

ADDITIONAL           w  Credentialed through the Assemblies of God

TRAINING                w  Traveled & Led worship at A/G camps and conferences

                                   

MINISTERIAL          August 2010 – Present              Newlife Kitsap – Silverdale, WA

EXPERIENCE           Youth

-        Planned youth gatherings for 400+

-        Led & planned youth leadership for 40+ students

-        One of 3 communicators for our gatherings

-        Planned & led weekly Bible studies for youth – grades 7-12

-        Oversaw training for youth leadership of 100+

-        One of 3 teaching pastors for our youth

Worship

-        Oversaw spiritual & musical development for youth ministry worship of 40+ students

-        Led worship for adult gatherings

-        Led worship for youth / young adult gatherings

-        Developed worship teams for each of our main venues – Kids, Youth & Adults

                                    August 2007 – July 2010            Cedar Park Church – Bothell, WA

                                    Worship

-        Oversaw & provided vision for youth & college age worship

-        Led musical & spiritual development for 30+ students on worship team

-        Developed quarterly training days for our students

-        Led worship for adult services weekly

-        Led worship for youth / college age worship weekly

Recording

-        Produced a worship album for our youth ministry

-        Co-Produced one of Cedar Park’s Worship Albums

College Ministry

-        Helped provide vision and leadership for our college age ministry

-        One of 3 communicators for our college ministry

-        Developed a team of leaders to run different aspects of our ministry

                                    August 2007 – Present              Northwest University – Kirkland, WA

Worship

-        Provided leadership and development to worship teams

-        Led a worship team for weekly chapels

-        Developed worship leaders who now lead at Northwest

-        Planned and led weekly small group for worship leaders

January 2005- August 2007        New Life Church – Renton, WA

Worship

-        Led worship for adult services

-        Led worship for youth services

-        Led worship for kids services

-        Oversaw worship for youth services

OTHER WORK         2007-2009                                 Apple (Retail)

EXPERIENCE           Sales & Genius

                                    Sold product and repaired broken computers, phones and iPods.

                                    2006-2007                                 Brookstone

                                    Assistant Manager

                                    Scheduling, overseeing and managing 50+ employees.

                                    2005-2006                                 Circuit City

                                    Product Specialist

                                    Answered questions, and sold product  

OBJECTIVE               My heart is to create a greater culture of worship to the local church. I want to equip the next generation of worshippers and worship leaders. My vision on how to achieve this is through worship services, recordings, song writings, raising up teams, and practical trainings.

SPIRITUAL               Having been reared by Christian parents active in their church and

PILGRIMMAGE        demonstrative in their faith, I came to accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior

at an early age.  It was at the age of nine, while attending a summer associational

camp, that I professed my faith in Christ. Through active involvement in my

church’s youth group as well as opportunities for volunteer service, I began to

sense God’s leadership into ministry.   It was during my freshman year in college           that His calling became clear to me.  Through various ministry opportunities, my

college experience, and my seminary education I have been able to clarify the

focus of that calling.  I am convinced that God has given me the desire and gifts

to serve Him through discipleship ministries. 

Lasers, Lightsabers, & the Church

I heard Phil Dooley from Hillsong discuss this topic, here's some of what he said. Recently, I was considering how supremely cool Luke Skywalker is. You may remember him from Star Wars...he was the coolest guy ever to wear a bathrobe, simply because he had a LIGHTSABER!!
At the start of the year we talk about vision; this stirs our hearts and builds excitement about the year ahead.

But...how do we see this vision become a powerful reality?

Well let's consider a LASER...(yes, time for a science lesson).

A laser is simply super-focused light which creates extreme power (especially in the hands of Mr. Skywalker).

So, what does that have to do with church vision?
I discovered 4 KEY ingredients to create a LASER, (you want to know this, because secretly you want your own laser...)

1. A Light Source
2. Monochromatic light
3. Organized
4. Directional

1. Church vision, personal vision, all must have a 'light source'.
A light source stirs up atoms, as the atoms get excited they emit photons...creating more light.
God is light (1 John 1:5), He is the source...when you connect with His light it stirs vision inside you, and it stirs vision within a church. Your spiritual atoms get excited and start producing more visionary light!

Problem is, we stop there - but you can't stop there! If you do, then you will have a mass of visions but no focus, therefore little power and little effectiveness.

2. Laser light is 'monochromatic' this means it's ONE color. There's no power if we see each other differently. For the church vision to be focused and powerful we've got to realize were ALL one colour...sinners saved by grace. When we focus on our differences - different racial groups, languages, doctrines, education and backgrounds, we lose. When we focus on Christ's blood that colours us all the same, we win!

3. Normal light is random, where as laser light is organized. This increases its focus and it's power.
Sadly, in church life there can be many random visions but no strategy, no plan and lack of working together to make it happen. Organization requires developing a strategy to outwork the vision, a humble spirit to submit to others and a commitment to work together.

Someone wise once said, 'Vision without strategy is just a hallucination!'

4. Directional...again normal light is random. It heads in all kinds of directions, where as laser light heads in only ONE direction.

Imagine how powerful our church vision would be if we all headed in the same direction! This is called UNITY...unity sounds great until you have to die to your own agenda for it - then it becomes painful and powerful all at once.

There's no power in vision without the cost of unity. Heading in the same direction creates incredible momentum over time.

Everyone wins and everyone gets to celebrate, as vision becomes reality! (Now, go out and buy yourself a nice bathrobe.)

Good Experience #6

Adopting a Little Sister

            I love family – it means everything to me. I’ve gone through a few family divorces, but 11 years ago, my mom and step dad decided to adopt a girl from Korea, which is awesome because I am adopted as well. So they adopted a baby girl when I was about 10. I cannot tell you how overjoyed I was to have a sister because I already had two brothers who annoyed the snot out of me! I remember the day that we picked up my sister from the airport. My family, along with extended family all waited at the terminal anxious to get their first glimpse at my sister, Lexi. When she arrived, everyone was speechless, but still full with emotion and lots of tears.

            As I grew older, so did she, and it’s been an amazing experience to have a little sister that I care so much for. She always wanted to be around me and hangout with me, and she still does. In a way, it is a glimpse into what it’s like to have a daughter someday. Loving someone so much that you’d do anything for them. 

a          I love what 1 Corinthians says about love – its patient, and kind, not envying, proud or boastful. I love that because that is exactly the kind of love that I have for my sister Lexi. She always says that I’m her favorite brother (I tell her that she can’t have favorites and that she has to love us all the same), and sometimes I don’t know if that’s because we are both Korean and both look the same, or if its because I show that I care about her more than my brothers do, but, I love her with everything I’ve got. Even today, I go home once a week just so that I can hangout with her and spend time with her. I text her daily so that she knows that I love and care about her. Sometimes she’s annoying and just wants to make me mad, and sometimes I’ll blow up at her, but I still love her. I probably spoil her just a little to much, but I love doing things for her. We make sure that we have our monthly dates where I take her out and we do something fun just the two of us. Being a big brother has been such a great experience.

Good Experience #5

Being a Youth Pastor

            As I said in my good experience post #4, this past year has been vastly different for me. I am completely in it to win it for the local church. Not only do I lead worship for a church of 4,000  plus, but I am one of the youth pastors for a youth ministry of 600+! Leading worship is easy compared to youth ministry, let me tell you! This past year I’ve been so fortunate to be able to step into a different role besides worship. Being a worship pastor is second nature to me, but being a youth pastor is completely different. What I do in the youth ministry is that I am the gatherings pastor which means that I am responsible for every aspect of our gatherings. I lead our student leadership in which we have 40 student leaders and I am responsible for them and our training times. I oversee worship as well partially because I know what needs to happen in that department and I make sure everything goes well in that department.

            But this year has been an amazing experience because I get to help shape and develop the future leaders, pastors, businessmen and Christians of tomorrow. I preach every other week and  I get to speak life into these students, who before hearing about Jesus, didn’t have a life or a future. It’s a huge responsibility and I do know it. It’s a great feeling knowing that I am doing what God has called me to do, but, I know that these students take everything I say seriously which means that I am under a lot of scrutiny! I have to watch what I say and do. That feeling brings a lot of pressure and sometimes its overwhelming.

            I’ll end with this, youth ministry is hard! If only for the sheer fact that these 600+ students are real people and they look to me for advice and leadership. Every week I hear a story from a student about what they’ve gone through, or what they’re going through and it breaks me. I’ll drive home every week and be broken because of what my students are going through. A few weeks ago, one of our leaders came to me after the Friday night gathering at winter camp and told me that a student of hers told her a story. She goes on to tell me that this girl who is in Jr. High has made some bad decisions and that she her boyfriend did something to her that she didn’t want and this Jr. High girl is hurt and confused. She accepted Christ that night and although the scars and pain don’t just fade, she’s found true love in Jesus. These stories affect me as they do with every youth pastor, and these stories make me want to be the best pastor I can be and do everything I can to point them to Jesus, because what they need more than a friend or an open ear, is Jesus.

Good Experience #4

Traveling for Music

            I want to start off by saying that I do boast in anything that I am about to write, that is not my heart. It’s only by God’s grace that he’s used me in these ways. For the past four years, I’ve had the opportunity that not many students get to experience. I’ve been at a larger church where I get to lead people in worship every week and create a greater culture of worship, and I’ve been fortunate enough to travel the west coast leading worship for camps, conferences and churches.

            My freshman year, I had the opportunity to lead worship for the Assemblies of God network youth summer camps, I had the opportunity to lead at some churches in the area outside of Cedar Park like Timberlake, Eastside Foursquare, Newlife in Everett and Overlake. This was a sweet gig because not only is it a great experience, the pay is equivalent to a full time job. This helped my financially so that I didn’t have to have a job during the week and it allowed me to focus on ministry and school.

My Sophomore year was probably the craziest year of my life, but as far as ministry, I flew to Texas to lead worship for the Southern Texas A/G youth conference. It was the craziest thing I’ve ever been to, they packed out a huge building with over 12,000 students! To say that I was nervous was a vast understatement. I had the time of my life and they stayed me in the nicest hotel I had ever been in – the 4 seasons. I felt unworthy to even pee in the toilet! But I still did because I had to J

            My junior year I had the privilege to lead for the A/G network youth camps, but also for the youth conference up here, along with flying from California, to Colorado, and Arizona to lead for conferences and churches. Side note, another benefit from all of this travel is the airline miles – I have accrued enough frequent flyer miles that it paid for my ticket to Hawaii this summer! And all of those times I flew were not paid for by me! Anyways, most people don’t get that opportunity in their lifetime and by God’s grace, I have been able to minister and help shape and grow the worship cultures at the various venues that I’ve been fortunate to lead for.

            My senior year (my current year) I haven’t traveled at all. I’m called to ministry and I love traveling, but I believe growth happens in the local church. So this past year I have been at a church in the area, leading, but more importantly raising up future worship leaders and equipping the saints of not only tomorrow, but today. I don’t want to lead worship in the long term, probably only for a few more years, but while I still am, I want to be completely intentional with raising up worshippers in the local church.

Good Experience #3

Full Ride Scholarships

            Piggybacking off of my story about myself playing sports in high school, another great experience took place after that, when collegiate Division I schools were offering me full ride scholarships for baseball. I had always saw the National Letter of Intent Days of signing for Division I football players, and I always thought it would be cool to do that same thing. I had the opportunity to do that.

            It started my junior year of high school, after we had won the state championship my sophomore year, and I was a All State First Team member for Washington 3A baseball. The summer of my junior year I had the privilege to play on a summer ball team with some of the best baseball players in the Northwest. We traveled to Omaha, NE – Honolulu, HI – Dallas, TX – Nashville, TN – Miami, FL – and China. It was such an honor and a privilege to be apart of this elite company. Every place we traveled to, their were scouts for all the Division I teams; Duke, Texas A&M, Texas, Cal, USC – you name a Division I team, and they had scouts at every place we played. It was towards the end of July when we went to China to play in the World Baseball Classic and that was the moment in the season where I was really picking up my game. The baseball conditioning coach for UW traveled with us and he took note on my playing.

            A few weeks later, after one of our baseball practices at UW, then baseball coach, Ken Knutson, came by and talked to me. He said he’d seen my highlight videos and that he liked what he had seen. We talked for only five minutes and asked if I and my parents would meet with him in the next week and of course I said yes! A few days later, I came back with my parents and we met Ken. He showed us around the athletic facilities and locker rooms and told me about how “prestigious UW is…” yadayadayada… The meeting took about an hour and a half and at the end of it, I got to meet former head football coach Tyrone Willingham and got offered a scholarship to UW! This was the happiest moment of my life. Words could not express how I had felt in that moment. I’ll be completely honest and say I kinda felt like a big deal. That summer I had received offers for scholarships to UW, WSU, Oregon State, Bellevue Community College and Cal – all of them were different, some were full rides, some were partial, but it still felt great to be wanted.

Good Experience #2

Baseball

            I went to a Christian School my whole life until 10^th grade when I started attending a public school. I came into public school with no friends, and feeling alone. I was always a band geek and never popular. I realized one day that I wanted to be popular and I wanted everyone to like me – so I tried out for the sports teams, although I had never really played. First came football – I tried out and made varsity as a running back / sweeper. I never knew how hard football was until I had to go through two a days. Practices were exhausting – practicing two times a day in 80 degree weather is close to hell. The first year I lettered and had a great time, but no one really knew me and I kept to myself, so then I tried out for basketball – I made JV, although basketball is definitely not my sport and I don’t really enjoy it, so I tried out for baseball.

This was it. There is no better feeling than stepping out onto the field for the first time in a season and playing baseball. If I had ever experienced a moment of euphoria, it would have to had happened on the baseball field. I tried out for baseball, never have played and I made varsity. I started out the season on the bench, but 2 games into the season I started. I loved every moment of baseball. I would stay 2 hours after practice twice a week to practice fundamentals, not because I had to, but because I wanted to- I loved practicing. My first year, my sophomore year, we won the 3a state title. I received all league honors and got the game winning double in the state semi finals.

For never had played baseball, I was pretty proud of myself. It was the most proud I had ever been of myself. The hard work paid off. I was on the front page of the sports section in the Seattle Post Intelligencer after my game winning double, and it would have seemed that it could not get any better, but it did.

My junior year, I not only received all league honors, but was All State First team. This was the highest honor that you can receive for high school athletics. I led the state in stolen bases, and batted .440. That summer, I played for a summer team, in which I played with people like Jake Locker – we graduated the same year. We had the opportunity to travel to China to play in the All World Classic, and although we didn’t win, it was still an tremendous opportunity.

It was when I started playing baseball that kinda felt like – this is what I was made for. I enjoyed every moment of it. My accomplishments in baseball are one of my greatest experiences.

Good Experience #1

Ministry

Ever since ninth grade, I knew that I was called into vocational ministry. It was a Thursday night at summer camp when I was at the altar and the preacher came up to me and called me by name and told me that I was called into full time ministry. I had never met the man and he had never met me, yet somehow he called out my first and last name. At that point I knew that this was something bigger than I or the preacher and it must have been God.

At that moment I couldn’t explain the feeling I had. It was so surreal because, how do you explain or comprehend something bigger than yourself. When you ask people how they felt when they were involved with something bigger than themselves, its almost like words cant explain it. After the 9/11 attacks, a reporter asked a woman who was in one of the towers what she had felt, and she said… I can’t even explain it. When you are apart of something bigger than yourself, words can almost not describe what you are feeling. It was a God moment.

Ever since that point I had my vision and I knew what God had called me to. After that moment I was very intentional about being involved and around in ministry, doing whatever I could to serve. I came early on Wednesdays before youth and set up chairs- whatever I could to serve and be around ministry.

Whenever I don’t wanna do ministry or I feel discouraged, I look back to that moment when God spoke to me through the preacher. In the Old Testament, when God spoke to his chosen nation Israel, or did something significant in their lives, they would build an altar of stones to signify that God had done something in their lives, and the altar of stones would help serve as a remembrance. For me, that night at summer camp serves as a remembrance as to God’s faithfulness and what he has called me to do and to accomplish.

Types in College Worksheet

Part One
List your four letter communication type code | ENFJ
How does your communication style based on your code relate to the following areas?

| choosing a major
I am a ministry major and my Myers Briggs code is really perfect for me and my major because I am an NF as well as outgoing and detail oriented. This works out great because I have also thought about going into business and to be a business leader, it takes someone who is NF and detail oriented.

| learning style
My learning style is to pound through tasks and be very detailed oriented. I have no problem with learning with people and can infact help learning. Interacting is important to me, as well as being hands on.

| reading, writing and studying
Like I said, I enjoy working in groups when it pertains to studying. Some would say that you get less done in groups due to socializing. But I like that. Sometimes its better to work with people, and be a little less productive and have fun, then to try and pound it out yourself. In a way, it kind of makes learning and studying fun.

| playing
I am an extrovert. I get my energy from being around people. I like leading groups of people and it energizes and pumps me up. I have my times where I like being alone, but those times are usually reflective only.

| stress
I enjoy stress, and a possible cause of stress is that I enjoy working under stress. I feel that I am more productive when there is stress and deadlines. It forces me to get my butt in gear. Although it isn't probably the most effective way to use and deal with stress, it works for me


Part Two | communication strategies

1. Select a person in your life who you would like to improve your communication with. (Roommate, boss, professor, parent, brother or sister, friend) | Father
2. Based on your observations of this person, guess their four letter code. Explain your guess. | ISTJ
My dad is introverted, he likes to be by himself and think about things more than going out. He likes judging and he is very structured and likes things as they always have been. Change is hard. 

3. Compare and contrast your code with them. |  
We are completely opposite. I am very outgoing and social, although we are both judging and like things very structured and like things as they always have been. 

4. List ways that you might adapt to their communication style to improve the relationship. | 
- Stay in more. Don't always ask that we go out and do something. 
- listen to what he thinks more

My MBPI Test Results

My Human Metrics Results:

My type is: ENFJ
Extraverted: 100, Intuitive: 25, Feeling: 38, Judging: 56
I am a very expressed extravert, moderately expressed intuitive, feeling, and judging personality


My Keirsey Results:

I am a Guardian
Guardians are the cornerstone of society, for they are the temperament given to serving and preserving our most social institutions. Guardians have natural talent in managing goods and services - from supervision to maintenance and supply.

Past, Passions, Purpose

1. Tell Us About Your Past.

How I Came to NU | I drove to NU :)

My Hometown |Renton, Wa

My Denominational Background | Assemblies of God

My Major | Pastoral Ministries

Siblings? | 3 - 2 brothers and 1 sister

2. Tell Us About Your Passions.

What Gets Me Excited? | Jesus

What Activities do I enjoy the Most? | Music, Sports, Photography

What are Some of My Best Achievements? | Traveling and leading worship at camps - I really enjoy that. I ran a marathon! It was hard and I was definitely one of the last people to finish... but that doesn't matter :)

Awards won? |Baseball All-State 1st Team, 1st in Nationals for DECA for Business Marketing?

Publications? | My story about Loften the Kitten from second grade still sits on my parents fridge... Sort of a publication haha

Creative Projects? | I have 2 worship CD's that I've recorded

Favorite Vacation Spots? | Auckland, New Zealand - Maui - Anywhere in Italy

3. Tell Us About My Purpose

What are my Future Plans? | I am currently a youth pastor and plan on continuing to pastor and lead people to Christ

What is My Calling? How'd I figure it Out? | At summer camp in 9th grade, I was called by name and prophesied over that I would be a pastor

What are some Specific Goals? | I want to be a country star. Seriously. :)

Four Sacred Rules

Four Sacred Rules

In these past few months, I’ve asked myself, “How can I maintain spiritual and emotional health?” To many people get old and bitter at the same time, I weant to get older and wiser. I want to wake up one day and still love Jesus, my family, and ministry. The only thing that happens on accident is we drift spiritually, we hold grudges, and we let the fun of life slip away. I want to stay fresh, I want to grow and I want to be alive.  Here are four sacred rules I have developed for me.

Divert Daily

· Sacred mornings every morning (Journal, Bible, Prayer, To Do List) 

· Before bed, relax and meditate on my “go to scriptures” for the week

· Extend Quiet hours on TR from 8-9 AM

Withdrawal Weekly

· Protect 2 personal nights weekly (Thursday and Fridays)

· Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy (Exodus 20:8)

· Spend one night a week at home and relax

· Work from “home” on Wednesday Evenings (Ministry)

Monthly Moments

· Monthly spend some time with Eagles (Peter, Jeffery, Jeremy, )

· Monthly Coaching (Mentoring)

· Monthly “travel and lead” outside of Cedar Park

Abandon Annually

· Prayer and Planning Retreat (January and July)

· Summer Break (Three Weeks no leading, meetings, work from home)

· Three weeks vacation- take them and enjoy.

· Only Lead 32 times a year

· See counselor twice a year (July and December)