What about the stuff you can’t Google?
What about the stuff you can’t google?
I spent 10 years of my life enrolled in higher education. That’s almost a third of my life thus far. My student loan payment feels like it’s a third of my current INCOME!
I appreciated my degrees and wouldn’t change my decision to devote that time to formal education.
However, at this point of my life, I believe most of the learning that impacts who we become happens outside of the classroom. Information alone doesn’t lead to innovation.
We have to experience something to go off of, something to imitate.
Who do you lead or teach in your life? What are they able to imitate?
Last night I had 35 young adult leaders packed into my house. We were having an experience existing as a Missional Community. We are teaching this crew about this vehicle for living as a family on mission in a neighborhood. Together we left my house and went out to engage our neighbors at the St. Patrick’s Day parties at the bars down the street and then came back to share our experiences.
Previously there were ideas and concepts presented to them in a classroom like setting, but as we experienced this reality last night, you could see the light bulbs going off in their minds.
I’m convinced that these leaders will innovate on what they experienced last night in ways they never could if we had only talked about the concept instead of lived it out together.
The internet is full of information, ideas and concepts. “Do It Yourself” blogs are filling up the web. “How to” sites are top hits on a daily basis.
But what about the stuff you can’t google?
Think about these different roles you may play in life – are people able to learn more than mere information?
Parents:
Talking about loving our neighbors, being people of generosity and speaking with kindness is a waste of breath. Unless, we are living lives in front of our kids that make space for relationships in our neighborhoods, generosity and patience.
Teachers:
Many of you who primarily lead in classrooms have already realized this limitation. I hear young adults mention their field experiences, on-site shadowing and experiential learning as highlights of their education. I haven’t heard the same memories pop up from lectures they heard.
Mentors:
Giving wisdom and advice to someone who is coming behind you in their life’s journey is a gift. An even greater gift is giving them access into your life. Showing them our messy lives and how we sift through it with God’s help is priceless.
Pastors and Church Leaders:
What if Jesus had only been a preacher or teacher? What if he had asked the disciples to live out what he said, but hadn’t emulated his own words as he lead? I would suggest none of us would be here today because the “Jesus Way of life” would have been impossible to multiply into a movement with words alone. How do we lead our communities to experience the Kingdom of God, rather than merely preaching about it. Hint: It starts with how we live our own lives!
What are a few changes would help us move toward more SHOW and a little less TELL?
Without this shift… the passions, visions, dreams and hopes we have will end with us.
What about the stuff you can’t google?
I spent 10 years of my life enrolled in higher education. That’s almost a third of my life thus far. My student loan payment feels like it’s a third of my current INCOME!
I appreciated my degrees and wouldn’t change my decision to devote that time to formal education.
However, at this point of my life, I believe most of the learning that impacts who we become happens outside of the classroom. Information alone doesn’t lead to innovation.
We have to experience something to go off of, something to imitate.
Who do you lead or teach in your life? What are they able to imitate?
Last night I had 35 young adult leaders packed into my house. We were having an experience existing as a Missional Community. We are teaching this crew about this vehicle for living as a family on mission in a neighborhood. Together we left my house and went out to engage our neighbors at the St. Patrick’s Day parties at the bars down the street and then came back to share our experiences.
Previously there were ideas and concepts presented to them in a classroom like setting, but as we experienced this reality last night, you could see the light bulbs going off in their minds.
I’m convinced that these leaders will innovate on what they experienced last night in ways they never could if we had only talked about the concept instead of lived it out together.
The internet is full of information, ideas and concepts. “Do It Yourself” blogs are filling up the web. “How to” sites are top hits on a daily basis.
But what about the stuff you can’t google?
Think about these different roles you may play in life – are people able to learn more than mere information?
Parents:
Talking about loving our neighbors, being people of generosity and speaking with kindness is a waste of breath. Unless, we are living lives in front of our kids that make space for relationships in our neighborhoods, generosity and patience.
Teachers:
Many of you who primarily lead in classrooms have already realized this limitation. I hear young adults mention their field experiences, on-site shadowing and experiential learning as highlights of their education. I haven’t heard the same memories pop up from lectures they heard.
Mentors:
Giving wisdom and advice to someone who is coming behind you in their life’s journey is a gift. An even greater gift is giving them access into your life. Showing them our messy lives and how we sift through it with God’s help is priceless.
Pastors and Church Leaders:
What if Jesus had only been a preacher or teacher? What if he had asked the disciples to live out what he said, but hadn’t emulated his own words as he lead? I would suggest none of us would be here today because the “Jesus Way of life” would have been impossible to multiply into a movement with words alone. How do we lead our communities to experience the Kingdom of God, rather than merely preaching about it. Hint: It starts with how we live our own lives!
What are a few changes would help us move toward more SHOW and a little less TELL?
yes!!!!!!