Devotional

Order Description The apostle Paul wrote the above to Timothy, his protégé. Paul was concerned about the quality of the teaching that Timothy would give. Paul believed that Timothy would produce quality if he spent the time necessary in preparing himself for the work God had called him to do. Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. Colossian 3:23-24 In this passage from Colossians, Paul reminds all of us that our work, as Christians, reflects on Christ, the one we serve. While the term “quality” is not mentioned in either of these passages, the message from Paul is clear. We should do our best to present quality in the work we do, whether it is teaching the Bible or supervising a department. Our work should represent our devotion to Christ. Objective • Apply Christian principles in critical thinking. Instructions 1. Read the devotional above. 2. In the discussion forum, answer the question: a. How strongly does the quality of your work represent your devotion to Christ? 3. Post your thoughts in the discussion forum titled Wk3 Devotional. Week Three Introduction: This week we continue to look at the ability of processes to produce quality goods and services and begin to look at capacity issues. Many organizations utilize these quality management tools daily to monitor the quality of their various processes. As competition increases, many organizations are looking to quality management to provide the tools necessary to keep their organization competitive. Capacity planning deals with the problems associated with growth. Knowing when and how much to increase the organization’s ability to increase capacity is an important decision that growing organizations face. 1. Apply Christian principles in critical thinking. 2. Discuss decision making regarding quality from a Christian perspective. 3. Use statistical process control (SPC) to analyze processes and develop improvements. 4. Analyze constrained processes and develop process improvements. 5. Evaluate process designs used to improve operations.