CPP Student Personal Development Plan

Spiritual Vitality

Academic Excellence

Empowered Engagement

CPP Student Personal Development Plan

Student Name –

(Fall/Spring) Semester 20__

Discovering your Call

The purpose of this Personal Development Plan is to establish goals for your internship experience that help you understand your call (vocation). In this section, write down what you learned from the Identity and Vocation class.

Vocation/Call

Write down a brief statement (30 words or less) of your vocation, as you currently understand it, based on what you learned from the Identity and Vocation class (review your week one writing assignment from Identity and Vocation).

Strengths

List your top three to five strengths, based on what you learned in the Identity and Vocation class. You may use “Strength-finders” categories, or modify those categories to describe your strengths. Include a brief phrase that explains what you mean by that strength.

Gifts

What do you believe your top two or three spiritual gifts to be—prophet (truth-telling), serving, teaching, encouraging, giving, leading, or showing mercy (Rom. 12:3-8)—based on the Identity and Vocation class?

Weaknesses

What are your most obvious two or three weaknesses?

Skills and Talents

What skills or talents do you possess that may be clues to your call or part of your call (public speaking, music, tech, planning, etc.)?

Goals

Write down 3-5 specific goals for this semester in each area. Include your strategy for accomplishing that goal. For example, if your goal is to study 8 hours per week for each class you take, a strategy is to block out 8 hours a week to study in your weekly schedule. If your goal is to become a better public speaker (speaking skills), your strategy may be to speak publically monthly.

Academic Goals

What are your academic goals for this semester? They may be writing goals, self-management goals, or grade point average for example.

· GPA –

· Study Time per Week –

Internship Goals

How will you use your internship to discover and clarify God’s call (your vocation) on your life this semester?

· Strengths – What specific goals can you set to discover or develop your strengths this semester?

· Weaknesses – What specific goals can you set to manage your weaknesses this semester?

· Skills and Talents – What specific skills or talents will you learn or develop this semester and how? (These may be included in your goals for developing your strengths or managing your weaknesses.)

· Character – What specific character traits do you want to develop or address this semester? How? Start by naming the positive character trait you want, not just focusing on the negative trait you want to address.

· Relationships – What key relationships (mentors, peers, friendships…) do you want to start or cultivate this semester? How?

Self-Care

How will you take care of yourself so you can follow through on your goals and responsibilities this semester?

· Rest –

· Sleep –

· Fun and friends –

· Physical Exercise –

Use this Personal Development Plan as a reference as you do your Weekly Internship Journal this semester. Jesus will speak to you through your thoughts and experiences in your internship. Your Weekly Internship Journal is where you start to process those thoughts and experiences, so you can understand and respond to what Jesus is telling you about his call on your life, your vocation and identity.