Cosmogony & Anthropology Pastoral Audit (Original Content Only) (850 words) (A

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Cosmogony & Anthropology
Pastoral Audit
(Original Content Only) (850 words) (APA citations) (in-text citations are a must)
STEP #1: Set Up:
Set up an interview: Near the beginning of the course, students should set up a time to interview a pastor or church elder about his or her views on the age of the Earth and how they handle controversies about Genesis in their congregation.
STEP #2: Interview:
Take notes to record what the person states. Here are some ideas for interview questions. Feel free to add your own questions as the conversation develops.What are your views on what the Bible teaches about the age of the Earth?
What is your understanding of the “days” in Genesis 1? Are they 24-hour days or long periods of time? Do the days describe actual historical events or are they merely literary structures or ancient near eastern mythology?
How old do you think the Earth is? Why do you hold that view?
Do you ever teach on Genesis 1–2? How do you handle controversies about interpreting Genesis 1–2 in your church?
Do you think Christians can trust the findings of mainstream science?
How much weight should Christians give to what mainstream science says about the age of the Earth or questions of origins?
What is your understanding of evolution? Do you think God could have created through evolution? If so, to what extent? All life? Just higher life-forms? Just humans?
How were Adam and Eve different from the hominids? What key biblical verses support this view?
What kind of outreach events has your church done to reach scientists and analytically-minded non-Christians?
STEP #3: Conversation Summary and Analysis:
Write a 3-page (850-word) reflection essay about the interview. The debrief should consist of two parts:
The summary section should include some of the following:Discuss your impression of the pastor’s general attitude toward the age-of-the-Earth issue and how he/she handles Genesis controversies in their congregation.
What is his or her general view of mainstream science? Positive or negative?
What is the pastor’s view of evolution? Does he or she believe God could have used evolution to make higher life-forms develop from lower ones?
What is the pastor’s view of humanity and the role evolution may or may not have had in humanity’s origin?
What does the church do to target outreach to scientists, skeptics, and other analytically-minded non-Christians? Or, what were the leader’s thoughts were this kind of targeted outreach?
The analysis section (what you learned as a result of this conversation) should include the following:How will you handle creation controversies in your current or future congregation?
What ideas do you have to reach out to analytically-minded non-Christians?
What will you do to encourage and disciple congregation members (Christians) who work in STEMM fields or are analytically-minded?

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