Hours spent this week 4 (Sunday School=1, Worship= 2, Small group bible study=1)
This week we had one of our peers give us a rundown on what her experience has been with missions trips. It is part of the missions festival that Lakeview Wesleyan is putting on these next two weeks. Liz McClellan, a senior here at Indiana Wesleyan and daughter of Pastor Tim McClellan, has done a lot of overseas work and has experienced a huge amount of spiritual growth from these experiences. This goes to show that spiritual formation outside of the church is important. As she gave her experiences on her travels, the class seemed to be pretty interested because almost all of us had been on some kind of missions trip. It was interesting to see how the people interacted and related with Liz and amongst themselves. We were asked to talk in our groups about where we had seen the Church at work outside of the church building. A lot of people have seen the Church at work outside of the local church which is awesome. Over the course of the class, people were definitely interested in Liz’s personal testimonies of people’s lives that she had been a part of in the process of her travels. When it is something that everyone can relate to, it is much easier to keep their attention. She did a very good job of keeping people interested and getting them involved in the conversation. People in this class seem to be easy to keep interested in the topic, of course it is a college age class. Some people in this class seem to be very mature for their age and are able to talk about spiritual things and learn best when they are able to discuss and talk about their feelings on different subjects. Even the younger students, freshmen, are very attentive. People seem to learn best in this class when they are interactive. Those who sit and listen to a person talk for an hour often feel like it is another sermon that they are listening to. Learning happens best when those we are teaching can be involved more than just listening to someone talk at them.
Questions:
1.Would this same method of teaching, being interactive, be as effective in a setting with younger kids?
2. What are some creative ways that we can do more than just the small group discussion to get people involved?
I won't need to comment any more on your posts-just keep following this format and observing like you did here right to the end--you are right on.
ReplyDeletePerhaps remember also that you can put some in the bank--do them ahead of time or do some substitutes so you don't get caught coming up short of the ten posts by the end... you can do them ahead of time but you can't get the "on time" credit even though you still have ten by the end... we have only about seven weeks left until December (including Thanksgiving week) so you might do some substitute practicums so you still have ten by the end to get Quality points even if you lose the on-time credit... --coach d
1. If the information is relevant, the Spirit will do the work. For instance you don't talk about colors to a person that is color blind. They will not be interested. You must be relevent, while not giving up being Biblical.
ReplyDelete2. I believe that getting peple involved is better when an objective is given. It is about giving a charge to the people.
^^^^ Joey Bocook
ReplyDelete1. As I've seen in my own practicum experience, younger kids CAN in fact be taught in a similar setting. They participate eagerly in discussion and if we can keep them captivated and attentive, they can really learn a lot.
ReplyDelete2. I think one way that people can get involved is through service projects that might be followed by discussion. Some people can't stand sitting in a room and talking, but put them to work, and they are IN THE ZONE!!!
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