(Photo: “Yuki Daruma” AKA Snowmen made by the Hutton children) Wow, the snow really came down this weekend. In the past six year that I’ve lived in Kyotanabe, it has never snowed so hard! It was great. It was a heavy snow all day Saturday. The snow stayed with us most
(Photo: My rendition of the Who-ville Christmas Morning) …And the Grinch, with his grinch-feet ice-cold in the snow, Stood puzzling and puzzling: “How could it be so? It came without ribbons! It came without tags! “It came without packages, boxes or bags!” And he puzzled three hours, `till his puzzler
Instructor: Dr. Craig OttTrinity Evangelical Divinity School, Associate Professor of Mission and Intercultural Studieshttp://www.tiu.edu/divinity/academics/faculty/ott2007/11/08 (Rough Notes) Coaching Coaching for Performance – John Whitmore Goals – Vision, Prayer Goals, etc. Reality – Challenges, Obstacles Options – What can be done to close the gap between Goals & Reality. (Coach would provide
Instructor: Dr. Craig OttTrinity Evangelical Divinity School, Associate Professor of Mission and Intercultural Studieshttp://www.tiu.edu/divinity/academics/faculty/ott2007/11/08 (Rough Notes) Objectives Affective Behavioral – Character Formation (seems to be Jesus’ focus with His disciples) Cognitive – Understanding truth (Western churches’ apparent focus) Instrumental – Skills What did Jesus training program look like? “Volunteerism” is
Instructor: Dan Iverson (Mission to the World – Tokyo, Team Leader)2007/11/07 (Rough Notes) Current Church to population ratio in Japan… 1:16,200 people (about 1:400 in USA) First starting? Become a “Contact Making Machine”Church growth study – 75%-90% from Family/friend contacts Have contacts? Become a “Bible Study Machine” Vital Signs for