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Learning Methodologies
Influenced by my own interests and the needs of my two boys, learning methodologies are becoming an important subject. Not sure where this’ll lead, but it’s a start. Note-taking Research
Planters who embark with wisdom are afraid and unsure
A failure to learn from the expertise of a builder like Paul will most likely result in building an unhealthy church to the detriment of all, including the planter. Arrogant planters (and there are many) start out with a refusal to learn from anyone, convinced that they have much to teach. They learn in the end, but they learn the hard way. In contrast, most successful planters who embark on their first voyage with wisdom are afraid, unsure, and doubt they are up to the task.…
The way to practice dependence on the spirit was to need him
The instructions of Matthew 10 indicate that the key objective of this trip was to foster the missionaries' dependence upon the Holy Spirit. As Steve Addison says in What Jesus Started, “This was not a classroom approach to learning.” The only way they could practice dependence upon the Holy Spirit was to place themselves in situations where they’d need him.
Unteachable leaders are doomed
A leader who can’t be taught is doomed. Every leader makes mistakes. The most inspiring leaders in the Old Testament all make terrible decisions at some point. Moses murdered an Egyptian, David slept with Bathsheba, and Joseph provoked his brothers to jealousy. The New Testament’s leaders share their own failures. What distinguishes the inspiring leaders from those used as case studies of what not to do is their teachability. In their stories, even if their mistake is dramatic, it does not end their leadership.…