so the past few weeks and months United Life has been blessed with a few things. We had a great study night last Friday where we served college students and had fun together. Then on Sunday we enjoyed a great and delicious meal together (almost the whole congregation stuck around to spend time, eat, and chat with one another). And, perhaps most importantly, some of the small groups I have been leading have really been building momentum: although I've always known that small groups are important to a ministry, I'm getting to experience now what a difference a little bit of time together makes. I feel a lot closer with those who are a part of these groups: I know more about what's happening in their lives, I know more about their hopes and fears and pet peeves, and I get to see my brothers and sisters being challenged to step out of their comfort zones.
But I'm concerned about something: between these groups and my one-on-ones, I don't reach the majority of United Life. I know that a lot of good things are happening for those not in these groups, but I don't know for sure, especially as regards people who have decided not to join any group. I know it's not about me, it's about what God is doing, but he has put the leadership into my hands to make sure that as many people are experiencing life in Christ as possible.
Since there are people missing out, I'd like to expand what's going well to reach them. But there are only so many people I can meet one-on-one, and only so many groups I can run (and those groups can only get so big).
I think the answer is to train more leaders, which brings me to my question: what is the most effective way for you to learn? I know that I learn best when I'm self-motivated (i.e. I kind of shut down when I think that I'm being expected to do or know something before I'm ready) and when there's a goal clearly in sight. But that means, especially regarding my first preference, when trying to teach me, a teacher has to know when to pull back and give me space, and when to push me. That's tricky business, especially if you're pushing for progress.
How about you? How best do you learn? Do you react best to the "football coach" sort of style (lots of yelling and screaming)? Do you want to get as much relevant information delivered to you as possible? Do you learn best when experiencing things for yourself?
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This video has been making the rounds on Twitter/FB; in application vis a vis my own work-life, the conclusions re motivation ring true to me...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc
I find that I learn best when I have something I choose to learn/do and the problems/tasks are tangible. Also, when I can start with simpler problems in the problem-space and work up to larger/more complex problems.
i absolutely detest pressure. letz take going to the retreat as an example. Although at the end of the retreat, ill feel revived, I used to hate when teachers would tell me "why arent u going? c'mon. . ." it made me think "is there something wrong w/ me that you want me to go?" As an individual, I like to know what I want and need, and if I feel self-motivated enough or I feel a calling from God, I will go after it, no matter what. In general, I like to hear stories from people around me and learn that something powerful and incredible exists and the thought of "wow, i can achieve that too," makes me wanna learn more.
I apologize, that was confusing O_O
throw some punches! hahaha.
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