Continuous Learning
Posted by: Kevin M. Stone in Resources on
Nov 02, 2008
If you are a regular visitor to my blog you've noticed that I've been a bit absent lately. Sorry about that!
Over the last several weeks, I've devoted a bunch of time to my commitment to Continuous Learning. I spent the week of October 20th in class. That's right, I'm back to school! I am enrolled in the Orchard Group Institute, which is a partnership with Hope International University. In 5 days I completed all of the classroom requirements for a Bible Survey course and a Biblical Interpretation course. All that is left is completion of a pretty major reading assignment and around 4 major projects. All of this has to be completed by the end of December. Nice!
The Orchard Group Institute is a program we helped to start with the Orchard Group and Hope International University. It is designed to help meet the increasing need for second career church staff needing formal biblical training. The courses can be audited or taken for Bachelor's or Master's credit. Good stuff!
I've also recently been asked to speak a bit. I made a trip to Manhattan to be part of a leadership course for a group of Ozark Christian College students. And, I spent the day this past Thursday with the Leadership Team and staff of New Life Christian Church in Centerville, Virginia. For the Leadership Team I presented our approach to church governance along with some of my observations about the unique relationship between the Executive Pastor and Senior Pastor. For the ministry staff I presented a bunch of material on infrastructure development. (Most of the material can be found here on Executive Pastor Online.)
I am now preparing to lead a workshop on Developing Church Infrastructure at the Eastern Christian Convention. The workshop is on Saturday afternoon, November 15th at the Hershey Lodge in Hershey, PA. My belief in the importance and high priority of infrastructure development in the church tends to catch people a little off guard. It should be an interesting session!
Over the last several weeks, I've devoted a bunch of time to my commitment to Continuous Learning. I spent the week of October 20th in class. That's right, I'm back to school! I am enrolled in the Orchard Group Institute, which is a partnership with Hope International University. In 5 days I completed all of the classroom requirements for a Bible Survey course and a Biblical Interpretation course. All that is left is completion of a pretty major reading assignment and around 4 major projects. All of this has to be completed by the end of December. Nice!
The Orchard Group Institute is a program we helped to start with the Orchard Group and Hope International University. It is designed to help meet the increasing need for second career church staff needing formal biblical training. The courses can be audited or taken for Bachelor's or Master's credit. Good stuff!
I've also recently been asked to speak a bit. I made a trip to Manhattan to be part of a leadership course for a group of Ozark Christian College students. And, I spent the day this past Thursday with the Leadership Team and staff of New Life Christian Church in Centerville, Virginia. For the Leadership Team I presented our approach to church governance along with some of my observations about the unique relationship between the Executive Pastor and Senior Pastor. For the ministry staff I presented a bunch of material on infrastructure development. (Most of the material can be found here on Executive Pastor Online.)
I am now preparing to lead a workshop on Developing Church Infrastructure at the Eastern Christian Convention. The workshop is on Saturday afternoon, November 15th at the Hershey Lodge in Hershey, PA. My belief in the importance and high priority of infrastructure development in the church tends to catch people a little off guard. It should be an interesting session!
