It has been seven months since I took the profiles of ministry test. When I look at the results, lots of them do not match me anymore. One reason is that when I took the test, lots of words I did not understand such as openness to pluralism. I am always open to hear others’ opinions and views but at the time I did not know what this meant. The profile tells me I am good at this and I think it is true. Another reason the results do not match me anymore is because I am changing and reshaping my attitude toward ministry. The profile helps me to compare myself before beginning school with myself now.
The significant difference between myself now and before is my personal faith. My personal faith is deepening and I am changing because of it. When I got here, I was so confused and had no idea what faith would look like. However, the classes I am taking, my Chinese Christian fellowship, my house church and my short mission trip has helped me to grow up spiritually and trust in God more. Moreover, lots of my friends pray for me and they write letters for me. These are very important to the spiritual growth I have experienced.
Both the case study and interview say that I can be an assertive individual and good at evangelism. Based on my experiences I think this is true. I became a Christian because of the missionaries from American. Deep in my heart, I know it is my job to tell others about God. I really enjoy my mission’s classes. I believe that they help me to do evangelism much better. When I tell the Bible to my Chinese friends, I become more confidence with myself. I think this is the area I really want to pursue after graduation, to share the Bible with others and to do missions around the world.
Some of what my profiles shows I am still not very clear about such as my perspectives, especially, aggressive political leadership. In the case it is highly likely, but in the interview, it is very unlikely. I do not know my attitude toward the relationship between the politics and Church. I know many Chinese Christians do not like Chinese government, because the government does not give the freedom for the religion. My attitude to my own government is not against it.
What I want to change most about myself is my pursuit of personal advantage. These tests say that I likely have a tendency to try to get other people to do what I would like them to do without directly asking them to do it. In Pre-Mac, it says I have outstanding intuitive powers. I always think I am right, and think people should do the way I want. This is not a good trait as a missionary and I hope to work on this.
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