Where do you belong?

It's an important question, isn't it?
In a world so vast and ever-changing, how can you know where you belong?
How can you know your purpose—your part in the story?

Did you know that what we believe about God and the world we live in
affects how we see our purpose in the world?

If you would like to find your purpose by understanding the greater story around you,
Finding Your Part in God's Master Story may be the book for you.

What Is It About?

Finding Your Part in God’s Master Story helps to answer the question “What do Christians believe?” and helps Christians answer the question “What do I really believe?”

In a culture which is quickly disposing of labels and classifications, it is becoming harder to understand what it means to be a Christian.
In Finding Your Part in God’s Master Story, we learn 

• Everyone has a worldview, a set of beliefs which affect their thoughts and actions;
• What we believe about God, the world, and our role in it is very important;
• But not all Christians share the same worldview.

To build a consistent, comprehensive, and Christian worldview, we can

• Understand the larger story of which we are a part;
• Consider the setting of the story, the major characters making things happen, the goal of the story, and the obstacles and opposition between us and the goal;
• Examine our beliefs about the beginning, middle, and end of the story to see if they make a consistent whole;
• Then join God in the work he is doing in the world.

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About the Author​

Janet Ruth is an author, teacher, and life-long learner. She holds a master’s degree in Biblical Studies as well as a law degree, and has written one novel and two Christian living books. In her newest book, Ruth combines her love of research and her years of experience as a trial attorney and a college professor to teach important Christian doctrines and help her readers develop a strong Christian worldview.​

Who Is It For?

• High School Students ​
• College Students
• Church Youth Groups
• Adult Bible Studies

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Finding Your Part in God’s Master Story is designed primarily for group study by young adults, upper high school to lower college grades. The interactive format of this book and its short length make it an excellent addition to classes on worldviews or comparative religions. It will be valuable for youth pastors and small group leaders who want to provide a good overview of different Christian viewpoints on important issues.
While primarily a book for students, adults will also enjoy the open-ended format of the book and an opportunity to explore how other Christians understand their world and our place in it.

Table of Contents​

     Chapter One:  What’s Your Story       
     Chapter Two:  Expectations                                   
     Chapter Three:  Point of View
     Chapter Four:  Setting                 
     Chapter Five:  Characters
     Chapter Six:  Exposition                 
     Chapter Seven:  Inciting Incident
     Chapter Eight:  Goals
     Chapter Nine:  Obstacles and Opposition
     Chapter Ten:  Ultimate Climax
     Chapter Eleven:  Resolution
     Chapter Twelve:  The Whole Story
     Resources
     End Notes​

Story, at its heart, is one of the primary modes in which God speaks to us, which means its one of the main vehicles for God's truth.... Our faith is formed not just by propositional truths but also by the narratives of Scripture, the tales of Christian history, the great works of fiction, and other art forms."
― Sarah Arthur, Christian author ​

The Take-Away: Why This Book?

Worldview has become a hot topic in the past decade or two. Christian schools often offer a class in worldview, with some colleges even offering it as major. There are youth camps dedicated to the topic as well as a handful of Bible studies for adults. So, why offer a new book on worldviews now? Keep reading here.​

Definition of Terms

​In Finding Your Part in God’s Master Story: An Exploration of Christian Worldviews, I hope to help my readers understand some different beliefs Christians have about how our world started, what went wrong, what God is doing to fix it, and how we can help God reach his goal. While exploring external Christian worldviews, each reader is asked questions to help them understand their own internal worldview and to ensure that their personal beliefs are consistent, comprehensive, and truly Christian. What do I mean by the terms Christian and worldview? Find out more here.