Personal Reflection Paper: Positive Group Experiences

My experience with Group C caused me to believe positive group experiences were possible. Brinda and Kristen are extremely kind and dedicated teammates who I will never forget. In our group, we practiced turn-talking and fantasy chaining, and we slightly struggled with agendas and decision making. I equally enjoyed working with Brinda and Kristen, but I appreciated them for different reasons. Kristen was a powerful asset to the team because she always asked questions and made sure clarity was present. She asked questions of fact, value, policy, and prediction. Kristen almost flawlessly utilized turn-talking. She would always be the one to ask for clarity, but she would always be extremely tactful about it. Because of her excellent questioning, …show more content…
Sometimes, we experienced a couple moments of awkward silence because no one knew which option we pursue. I believe we had this problem because we truly valued each other’s’ input and did not want to dismiss any possible ideas. For example, Kristen and I had difficulty deciding which parts we wanted to play in the skit. We both did not have a strong preference and wanted the other person to be happy with their role. We remained very indecisive for a little while. We finally reached a decision, but the decision making process took longer than it should have. In summary, we still made good, consensual decisions, yet they could have been made more …show more content…
It is important to note that the sins Paul is talking about are not necessarily committed publically (Barker and Koholenberger 740). When Paul speaks of fleshly sins, he is also talking about sins that are ingrained in one’s human nature. Paul also says that people who continuously and habitually commit these sins will never inherit the Kingdom of God (Barker and Koholenberger 740). To work more effectively in a group and be a light as Christians, it is important for believers to become aware of and handle their inward, fleshly