Reflections and resources for lifelong learning for missionaries
Is facilitating better than teaching for disciple-making? In my opinion, both are essential for disciple-making. An online search on the difference between facilitators and teachers found the following: Traditionally, teachers are the ones with knowledge and expertise in a particular field. They impart knowledge through a variety of means to their students. Facilitators build on …
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There is a lot of emphasis on coaching and facilitating in mission circles today. And rightly so - these are great tools! Teaching often does not get much space at the table though. It seems to escape everyone's notice that those who advocate coaching and facilitating are in fact teaching. Teaching is frequently caricatured as …
This blog post is contributed by Ted Szymczak. Ted is a SEND missionary who has served in Poland for several terms, and now champions training for church planters within SEND. Everybody seems to be talking about coaching lately, but what is it and more importantly how useful could it be in my ministry? Keith Webb …
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From my journal this morning: First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being reported all over the world. God, whom I serve in my spirit in preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you in my prayers at all times; …
Continue reading What does Romans say about preaching and online learning?
In a previous post, I talked about the Entrust training for women that we have been hosting on the SEND campus in Farmington, Michigan. One of our female workers in Central Asai recently attended the Entrust training in Switzerland, and wrote the following article in our latest SEND Harvest Heartbeat publication. “Who do you think …
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My daughter, a junior at Kiev Christian Academy, tells me that she is taking a course in "Government" this semester. What kind of a course is that? It has been a long time, but I was pretty sure that I had never taken anything by that name when I was in high school. I …
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