Back to the Classroom

Back to the Classroom

Things have been pretty much a huge blur since the beginning of August. Not a blur as in unclear, but a blur as in fast-paced, active, tiring.

Just as the kids had to return to school in August, Micah and I also returned to the classroom. As a matter of fact, several classrooms from the coast to the mountains of North Carolina.

Here's a glimpse of our schedule for August:

• 2nd – We began a four week Lunch and Learn series called Living in Your Sweet Spot at our offices in High Point, NC. Micah did a great job of helping attendees determine their individual sweet spots, and Grateful Bread did a great job of providing healthy food each week.
• 8th – We began our second four week workshop at Westchester Baptist Church called Teaching a Bible Lesson. We had conducted an earlier workshop in April, and the pastor asked us to return. It's always good when we are asked to come back.
• 18th – This was to be a very busy day for us. We began our day with a four hour workshop at New Bessemer Baptist Church in McLeansville, NC called Teaching a Bible Lesson. Immediately upon completing this workshop, we headed to College Acres Baptist Church in Wilmington, NC to speak at a Sunday School teachers appreciation banquet. The food and fellowship were absolutely incredible!
• 19th – During the Sunday School hour, we got to speak to the adult Sunday School department about ways to show we care about our learners, and then Micah got to speak during the morning worship time. He challenged the congregation to get behind their pastor based upon the model of leadership shown in the book of Ezra by a common lay person, Shecaniah (we find him in Ezra 10:2-4).
• 20th – We had the privilege to promote our ministry during a meeting conducted by the Piedmont Baptist Association in Greensboro, NC.
• 24th – We headed off to Ridgecrest in Asheville to lead a couple of workshops for the BSCNC. Our first one, conducted Friday evening, was titled Blueprint of a Leader.
• 25th – We conducted two two-hour sessions of our workshop titled Teaching a Bible Lesson before heading for home that afternoon.
• 29th – We finished up our four week workshop at Westchester Baptist Church. This was the highlight of the four week experience, as each of the attendees got to present a five-minute lesson.
• 30th – We were off toward the coast again. This time, our destination was First Baptist Church of Jacksonville, NC where we conducted our Teaching a Bible Lesson workshop for the largest class to date – nearly 50 folks!
  

It was a great feeling to be back in the classroom with these new groups of individuals who were hungry to learn more about how to serve in their various roles. We pray they were somewhat encouraged. We certainly were!