Comments on: Mixed emotions http://www.steveaddison.net/2006/11/21/mixed-emotions.html Steve Addison's blog about movements for the renewal and expansion of the church. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:36:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: celtic son http://www.steveaddison.net/2006/11/21/mixed-emotions.html#comment-7938 celtic son Tue, 21 Nov 2006 10:42:16 +0000 http://www.steveaddison.net/2006/11/21/mixed-emotions.html#comment-7938 Now we're tracking Steve... As I suggested in response to your previous post... Christian development needs to return to the apprenticeship model of Christ rather than the classroom model we rely on. The desire to fill our heads with information about Christ is not the same thing as a commitment to follow Christ. You generally won’t discover the difference in a classroom. Gupta’s questions are a consequence of this institutional model of education – who said that’s the way we should do Christian development? Why do we stick with a model that has outlived its used by date? In the little pond I circle I could be considered an educated man... I say give me passion over education any day... Now we’re tracking Steve…

As I suggested in response to your previous post…

Christian development needs to return to the apprenticeship model of Christ rather than the classroom model we rely on. The desire to fill our heads with information about Christ is not the same thing as a commitment to follow Christ. You generally won’t discover the difference in a classroom. Gupta’s questions are a consequence of this institutional model of education – who said that’s the way we should do Christian development? Why do we stick with a model that has outlived its used by date?

In the little pond I circle I could be considered an educated man… I say give me passion over education any day…

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