Transforming Teachers - The Old Testament Template

By Landa Cope from The Old Testament Template (2006) which is also available online at Template Institute Press

Government

The domain of government reveals:: The King of Kings
The primary attribute of God revealed in government:: Justice
God governs this domain through:: Delegation of authority to the people
Working vocational mission statement:: To provide an independent and objective source of arbitration and conflict resolution for society and between nations, providing and insuring justice and equity for all its citizens
Great issues include:: Justice for the weak and voiceless in society including children, women, and immigrants
Biblical themes:: Law; government; the military; legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government; national and local authority; community development from the legislative or executive perspective

The domain of economics reveals:: Jehovah Jireh, God our Provider
The primary attribute of God revealed in economics:: Goodness
God governs this domain through:: The laws of agriculture
Working vocational mission statement:: To develop an economy where needed goods and services are provided for the community along with gainful employement at a fair market price and wage
Great issues include:: Honest gain, enablement of the poor, integrity of the work force, stewardship of resources and community conscience
Biblical themes:: Ethics and principles of finance, loans, agriculture, the worker, labor, the manager, inheritance, wages

The domain of science reveals:: The Creator
The primary attributes of God revealed in science:: Order and power
God governs this domain through:: The laws of nature
Working vocational missions statement:: To discover and use God’s natural laws in order to bless all creation by pursuing a higher quality of life, better health, and greater stewardship of God’s resources and created universe
Great issues include:: Prevention of discease, discovery, and stewardship
Biblical themes:: Health, nature, hygiene, medicine, engineering, technology, ecology, animal kingdom

The domain of church reveal:: The Great High Priest
The primary attributes of God revealed in the church:: Holiness and Mercy
God governs this domain through:: His sovereign choice and anointing
Working vocational mission statement:: To provide for propagation of the faith and discipleship of all believers in the whole nature and character of God, His Word applied to the work and walk of faith, and to facilitate the expression of that faith in worship, fellowship and the sacraments of the church
Great issues include:: Calling society to accountability to the word of God
Biblical themes:: Religious rituals, prayer, offerings, sacrifices, priestss, worship, tithes, feasts, idolatry, covenants, the Tabernacle, the Temple

The domain of family reveals:: The Father
The primary attribute of God revealed in the family:: Love/Nurture
God governs this domain through:: The laws of love
Working vocational mission statement:: To provide a safe, loving and nurturing environment for the growth, values, and education of the next generation
Great issues include:: Love, discipline, modeling God's thinking, preparation for vocation of the children and the husband's love setting the tone of the home
Biblical themes:: Wives, husbands, sons, daughters, children, widows, orphans, principles and ethics of relationships, sexual conduct

The domain of education reveals:: The Great Teacher-Rabbi
The primary attribute of God revealed in education:: Wisdom
God governs this domain through:: The laws of human nature
Working vocational mission statement:: To provide for the development of the God-given gifts in every child for the serrvice of their fellow man and society, believing every child is gifted by God and has the right for those gifts to be developed to their highest potential
Great issues include:: Value-based integrated process with family involvment and support
Biblical themes:: Teaching, learning, remembering, mind, thought, reason, nurture, wisdom and family

The domain of communication reveals:: The Living Word
The primary attribute of God revealed in communication:: Sovereignty
God governs this domain through:: The laws of human nature
Working vocaitonal mission statement:: To provide truthful, objective information of importance to the community at large so that citizens can make informed decision
Biblical themes:: The use of the book, poetry, historical, speeches, scribes, messengers, the tongue, words, scrolls, tablets, monuments, writing, signs, storytelling

Song of Songs, the Potter
The primary attibute of God revealed in arts and entertainment:: Beauty
God governs this domain through:: The laws of aesthetics of each discipline
Working vocational mission statement:: To provide rest, relaxation and restoration of the soul through beauty and joy
Biblical themes:: Music, design, sport, dance, culture, dress, poetry, literraure, crafts, color, sculpture, and beauty