Terry Runcie

Master of Arts in Digital Teaching and Learning

Faith Integration Worksheet
EDUC 5!
Scripture:
When gro"ing u# I ha$e al"ays %een
attending a Christian church& This is
"here I ha$e %een e'#osed to the
scri#tures fro( the %i%le as "ell as
ser(ons& I $olunteered (y ti(e to
%eco(e a )unday school teacher for
grades * through 5 and then later
%eco(e the leader of the )unday
school for the afternoon ser$ices&
Tradition:
I "as %orn in a Christian fa(ily and
ha$e al"ays %een close to (y fa(ily&
As a fa(ily "e al"ays attend )unday
ser$ice& As "ell as co((unity e$ents
for the church& The traditions of
attending )unday ser$ice has %een a
%ig #art of (y life that I still continue to
follo" (y traditions "ith (y hus%and&
Reason+
Recently (y hus%and I decided to
follo" a different church& When
attending Cal$ary Cha#el of Murrieta
this really connected %oth of us and
decided to call this our ho(e church&
We "ere ,uestioning the church that
"e used to attend and reali-e that "hat
they #reach "as not "hat they "ere
follo"ing in the %i%le& We ke#t
,uestioning and "hen attending a
different church it (ade (ore sense to
us&
Experience+
I ha$e al"ays used (y #ast
e'#eriences to learn fro( (y (istakes
and a##ly it to the #resent& I al"ays
look at a difficult situation as is this is
for a reason a testa(ent of (y faith for
.od& The (ost i(#ortant thing in (y
life is to %e a role (odel and %eing a
Christian and sho"ing others ho" I li$e
(y life and ho" I treat #eo#le& Reflects
(y Christian $alues&
Discussion Point: Reflect on your o"n life e'#eriences and choices&
Do you use all four of the co(#onents of the Wesleyan /uadrilateral0
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Terry Runcie
Yes I used all of the four components of the Wesleyan Quad.
Which see(s to %e the one you rely on the (ost0
The one that I rely on the most would be scripture and reason because they
are something that goes hand to hand for me. I always look for the scripture
for my reason.
What is the distinction %et"een )cri#ture and Tradition0
Scripture is something from the bible or a message from the pastor that they
are preaching on. Tradition is something that you have done over and over
and continue to follow that same path.
Which ,uadrant7s8 does your o"n faith tend to rely on (ost "hen
deter(ining decisions and choices not directly addressed in the 9i%le0
That would be experiences learning my past mistakes is what determines my
decisions or choices. r also from other peoples experiences.
6o" does this decision:(aking #rocess i(#act the ;6idden Curriculu(< of
%eing a teacher and touching the li$es of students and colleagues0
!y being a role model for them showing them the path and the mistakes that
you have done. Sharing your own experiences in life and showing them that
you care and most importantly that you are there for them.
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