On helping people get better, not resemble me.

I’m teaching a homiletics (preaching) course right now. I’m still trying to figure out how to be most helpful. In this version of the course, in addition to other course work, learners choose a Bible text (from a list) and prepare two talks. In the first one, they spend time with the text, reading, reflecting, studying. And then they talk for about 10 minutes. Some of us watch the recording and give them feedback. Then, a week later, they record a more structured, more organized talk, again ...