The paper this week, “Recruiting or Cultivating?” is another opportunity to use critical thinking with analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. Remember these assignments are designed to help doctoral students move past presenting facts and comparing ideas into forming an argument. Please take a moment to review Bloom’s Taxonomy as an example of developing a cognitive argument (attached).
Over the last two weeks, we have been examining the roles of recruitment and cultivation in discipleship. Through our discussion, we have learned there are several different approaches to these two models of helping disciples become more holistic in following Jesus through service.
TWO MODELS
• Recruiting focuses on first enlisting workers and then discipling them later as part of ongoing development.
• Cultivating focuses on discipleship first and out of that discipleship Christians naturally volunteer for service.
These are two different models of obtaining volunteers.
ARGUMENT
This assignment is in the form of an argument designed to support one model or the other or a combination of the two models.
• As an argument, the introduction should contain a thesis statement which should summarize the argument stance in one sentence.
• The argument is then threaded throughout each section culminating in section four with an explanation of your stance. State the stance and then support the stance with logical reasoning supported by viable resources.
• The paper should then end with a formal conclusion reviewing the basic points of the flow of the essay including the argument stance.
OUTLINE:
Title Page
Introduction with thesis statement
Do not use Introduction as a heading.
Explanation of the Two Models
This is a description of the relationship or lack thereof between recruiting and cultivating. Are these models opposed to one another, or can they work in harmony with one another? Remember, the focus is on recruiting volunteers not recruiting disciples. Start with the assumption that the person being recruited is already a believer. Do not analyze using the example of Jesus initially calling his disciples. Picture a church filled with believers and explain the process of obtaining volunteers through the two models.
Ethics and the Two Models
This section is an explanation regarding the ethical considerations surrounding these two models. There are potential ethical problems with each model so present examples for each model (not just recruiting).
Leadership and the Two Models
This section describes the role of the leader in recruiting/cultivating disciples. Use contemporary leadership theory from Northouse to identify, compare, and contrast the different leadership roles within each model. To what extent should the leader be involved? Be sure to include an explanation on whether the leadership role of obtaining volunteers changes with the church size.
Ministry Effectiveness and the Two Models
The final section is research-based speculation on the potential influence that each of these models will have on ministry effectiveness. This is the place to further develop and explain the resolution of the argument. Clearly present your resolution on whether recruiting or cultivating (or both) should be used in obtaining volunteers in a ministry. State your case and then support it with viable resources. If the paper takes the stance of the two models working together, be sure to explain their collaboration in detail.
Conclusion
References
Other Guidelines:
• Remember that this is a paper on leadership/discipleship in the realm of recruiting and cultivating within Christian ministries. Be sure to write the paper with discipleship and leadership at the forefront of the research.
• I noticed from the first two papers, that some learners are struggling with proper APA format. A simple way to solve the formatting issue is to just type over the APA template. For example, on the title page back off the place where it says “paper title” and type in the title. This practice will solve a majority of the formatting issues with APA style.
• Remember to use academic voice and not first or second voice in the essay.
• Substantiate your writing with solid resources from the GCU library. Avoid the use of internet sites as the main resources of the paper.
• Be sure to use your critical thinking skills on this essay. Present facts but then use analysis, evaluation, and synthesis in the flow of the paper.
Any other research is welcomed as long as it is scholarly material.
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