Classes this Week

The main classroom for the first semester students

Classes are still interesting (for the most part). This week, we have Foundational Bible Teaching and Love and Respect. In our Foundational Bible Teaching class (abbreivated FBT), we're just starting to hear the chronological lessons. The teachers are going to model the first 6 lessons for us, and that will take us from "What is the Bible and why is it important?" up to Noah and the Flood. Then, we will be broken into smaller groups so we can take turns teaching the remaining lessons, which go from Noah and the Flood to Jesus' Death, Burial and Resurrection. This is really cool hands-on experience for the field, and it's in a safe environment where we can learn from our mistakes and receive feedback from our teachers, most of whom are former missionaries who have used this material several times! It's exciting to see it all start coming together!

Worldview Analysis Class with George Walker

The Love and Respect class is also fairly interesting. We were warned by a second semester student that all of the singles in our class will either be married or engaged by the end of the class (thankfully, that hasn't happened to anyone yet... but we still have a week left... lol). Seriously, though, the class has been pretty cool. It's all about how men and women can relate better, whether they are in a marriage relationship or just working with each other in a team or whatever. In any relationship, men need respect and women need love (both need both, but this is an inherent need in each of them that is pretty deep). This is why Paul is always telling men to love their wives and women to respect their husbands. It's been pretty interesting to see the differences and how to relate better. We're actually watching a video series. So far, the speaker has been very engaging and the information is very helpful. I'd definitely recommend it to everyone to see, even singles (and no, you won't be married by the end. I am walking proof) :-)