Faith Integration
Displaying holiness to encourage parishioners to follow the path of virtue is an important role of a church leader. Therefore, the latter needs to adhere to the crucial standards of holiness and virtuous behavior. The described goal can be attained by incorporating key virtues into one’s behavior choices and decision-making. For this purpose, one may need to consider the principles of holiness as they are stated in Book 1 of Peter.
Particularly, one will need to be in a sober mind and free of the shackles of ignorance that restricted one’s choices in the past. Therefore, to display holiness in dialogue with a potential parishioner in the organizational market, one should focus on maintaining one’s holiness as opposed to following any other principles.
The specified decision is based on the need to believe in the intrinsic source of holiness as stated in 1 Peter 1:16: “Be holy, because I am holy” (1 Peter 1:16). Thus, one’s judgments should be impartial, and one’s goals should be geared toward personal salvation and not personal gain. By recognizing money and other types of assets, be they physical or intangible, as perishable, one will be free from the biases that the consumerism-driven society imposes on people. Thus, one will become a role model for potential parishioners in the organizational market and make an important statement about the immortality of the human soul.
To display holiness when communicating with a potential parishioner, one should also strive to show sincere love for one’s brethren as told in 1 Peter 1:22. Promoting love to each other is an important idea that is often dismissed in the competitive realm of the organizational market. Therefore, people have to be reminded of the need to treat each other with due respect and humanity. Being forgiving of the flaws of human nature and the mistakes that people make under the spur of a moment and when being overwhelmed by emotions is the best way of showing a potential parishioner that holiness is achievable.
Academic Content
Gaining new knowledge is essential for the progress of the parish and the promotion of well-being among its members. Market-related theory, in turn, is one of the essential elements of a knowledge system that allows a community to evolve. In the context of a specific parish, one will need to encourage the promotion of parishioners’ education to ensure that they are aware of the key market principles.
Thus, the members of a community will be able to build an economically and financially sustainable environment, where Christian values and church-related activities will become the core of the community’s activities. Compared to the environment in which secular concerns dominate the lives of community members, the described setting will be much more beneficial for parishioners since they will become immersed in the Christian philosophy and accept the relevant values (Moberg, 2017). As a result, they will not have to face the negative influence that business organizations may exert on the parishioners.
The impact that business companies have on the set of values by which parishioners are guided is ample. With the active promotion of corporate philosophies and the associated values, organizations may disrupt the process of spiritual growth that community embers choose to experience. The described problem may be caused by the lack of focus on spiritual development in most business companies and the difficulties that may arise when aligning corporate goals with the needs of parishioners employed in these firms.
In contrast to these businesses, a church will be able to not only encourage both spiritual and economic growth within a community but also connect corporate, community-related, and spiritual values into a single philosophy to which parishioners will adhere (Mullins & Walker, 2013). The identified opportunity necessitates the promotion of market-related knowledge development among parishioners. Their education will help a church to build a strong community where spiritual growth is deemed as a priority and where Christian ethics is established as the guiding principle.
Furthermore, the active encouragement of building new knowledge within a parish will help one to promote happiness and positivity across the community. With a single set of values and the focus on the development of Christian values, parishioners will feel that each of them is a part of a grand design and that each of them has a unique purpose and role in it. Thus, parishioners will be motivated to contribute to the evolution of the community and the continued spiritual growth thereof. The specified outcomes, in turn, will lead to a rise in the levels of happiness and content among the target population (Rudnyckyj & Osella, 2017). Moreover, with the rise of awareness concerning market operations, people will feel that they have grown professionally and are ready to explore new opportunities.
Introducing education regarding market organization for parishioners is an important step in furthering community development. Thus, the church will be able to retain its influence and shield people from the negative impact that corporations may have on their spiritual growth. Acquiring new knowledge and skills will boost their engagement and enthusiasm rates, thus making them more involved in the community development since they will be aware of its economic nature and key processes occurring in it from a market organization perspective. As a result, parishioners will become more motivated and overall more satisfied with the quality of their lives. Thus, market-related education is critical for a developing religious community.
References
Moberg, M. (2017). Church, market, and media: A discursive approach to institutional religious change. New York, NY: Bloomsbury Publishing.
Mullins, J. W., & Walker, O. C. Jr. (2013). Marketing management: A strategic decision-making approach (8th ed.). New York, NY: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
Rudnyckyj, D., & Osella, F. (2017). Religion and the morality of the market. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.