Courtesy of one of my classes at Denver Seminary, I just thought this picture was funny. I've also heard that guilt isn't a good long-term motivator. But we live in a culture of hedonism and slothfulness, so how exactly do we motivate people?2/17/09
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Courtesy of one of my classes at Denver Seminary, I just thought this picture was funny. I've also heard that guilt isn't a good long-term motivator. But we live in a culture of hedonism and slothfulness, so how exactly do we motivate people?
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I'm not sure you can necessarily motivate people who don't want to do anything. I have heard, however, that hunger is a fantastic motivator. :)
But we do have a tendency to be de-motivated? I think you can motivate people that don 't want to be motivated. I think it's behind the very idea of the term. Otherwise everyone would be self-motivated. I'm going to stake much of my vocation on the ability to motivate and help change people's lives (with the gospel obviously) when maybe they weren't originally thinking about being motivated. Thoughts?
Some combination of carrots and sticks, depending on the individual, still go a long way. As my intro to psych prof told us way back in college, you may decide that operant conditioning isn't all there is to accounting for human behavior, but most of the time it works. Having raised two daughters, I can agree! The Bible isn't filled with threats of punishments and promises of rewards because human nature was radically different in those days than it is today. But ultimately, an attitude of gratitude for what Christ has done for us should ideally be at the heart of what we're about.
Hope it's OK I dropped in on your conversation.
Dr. Blomberg,
Your keen wit, incites, and pleasant demeanor are welcome in any conversation! Thanks for the thoughts. I imagine that parenting and pastoring will have a lot of similarities. You may not have been trying to make that exact point, but I think it's a point well worth making anyhow.
Grace and peace.
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