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June 5, 2018
A group is not (just) a group
Small group leaders need to move beyond being teachers who dispense information to passive listeners to being facilitators who encourage the exchange of dialogue and discussion among all group members (see figure 5.2). It is important to encourage all members to add to the conversation, which will help them feel their thoughts and comments are […]
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June 4, 2018
Is your church friendly, really?
The stories are true. Only the names have been changed. Here are two doses of reality, and the first one is positive. Jane is a stylist. She cuts hair. On this particular day, she cut my hair. I often say I get my hairs cut rather than getting a haircut. I don’t know why people […]
June 3, 2018
The power of stuff you can touch and feel
When you teach, you do well to use stuff that you can touch and feel, as this video illustrates.
June 2, 2018
The Crucible
Mr. Gore, the chemistry teacher, was my favorite teacher in high school. Maybe it was because of his fiendish laugh, or perhaps his habit of booby-trapping the classroom floor with a substance that would create little explosions whenever a late student walked into the room. You know—things a teacher could never get away with in […]
June 1, 2018
The Radical Disciple
The first characteristic of the radical disciple which I bring before you I will call ‘non-conformity’. Let me explain why. The church has a double responsibility in relation to the world around us. On the one hand we are to live, serve and witness in the world. On the other hand we are to avoid […]
