Grandparent Ministry
Communication |
Definition of Communication Compentency
“The student is able to persuade others with respect to biblical and theological truth through oral, written, and electronic media.”
Part I
Communication Goal
Strategies
- I will develop an Immanuel Bible Institute elective semester length course that draws from published biblical material, books articles and published literature/audio resources.
- I will develop an IBC focused profile of the grandparent demographic within the current church. Based on a brief ABF ministry survey identify interested attenders who can partner.
- I will identify and review at least 5 church-based grandparent ministry programs and their resourcing recommendations.
- I will investigate extended grandparent service options for ministry (children’s ministry, Assist Pregnancy Center)
Resources
- Legacy Coalition Seminar Recordings provided by my mentor
- Books on grandparenting to include:
- Guide to Great Grandparenting
- Biblical Grandparenting
- Grandparenting
- Survey on-line resources
- Ministry Tool Resource Center: (https:// mintools.com/ grandparents-ministry-resources.htm).
- Mulvihill, Joshua R. An Analysis of the Practices and Perceived Roles of American Grandparents among Evangelical Christians. Phd Diss. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016
Measurement
- IBI course that can be offered beginning in the winter of 2021.
- A draft program was initiated in September for a 10-week class held every Tuesday night with a select group of 10 sets of grandparents who can provide feedback before opening up the program to the congregation.
- Annual church recognition of the biblical role of grandparents coincident with Grandparents Day (1st Sunday after Labor Day) - deferred
- Complete a survey at least 30 active attenders of IBC on their interest and prepare recommendations for establishing a Grandparent Ministry based on that survey NLT Jun 2020. - deferred
- Complete reading of three grandparenting books in resources by 1 Mar, 1 Apr and 1 May.
Part II
Overall Reflection Statement for Communication
The introduction of COVID changed the timing and content of my internship. In reviewing plans for a Grandparent course in the fall, the pastors of adult education and groups requested I consider some online training that could be used for teaching either remotely or in person. That set off a spring/early summer effort to build up two courses for improving study options during COVID.
This successfully turned into a video introducing online bible resources as well as a short summary of 10 different online bible resources that provide a combination of English translations, bible study material and different tools. This recorded class was followed up by an interactive course of the use of Logos Bible Software to over 30 people over a 4-week period during Sunday and Tuesday evening sessions.
This successfully turned into a video introducing online bible resources as well as a short summary of 10 different online bible resources that provide a combination of English translations, bible study material and different tools. This recorded class was followed up by an interactive course of the use of Logos Bible Software to over 30 people over a 4-week period during Sunday and Tuesday evening sessions.
Artifacts with Descriptions
- Biblical Resources Video Tools
- Part 1 outlines the details for approaching the reviewing resources
- Part 2 provides a mixture of charts and online video of 10 resources and the associated slides http://www.hagiazo.net/tools.html
- Biblical Resources Web Page that provided updated links to key resources discussed in the tools video
- Logos Bible Training - 4 hour Training Program that was presented in Jun/Jul in two different sessions each week to teach over 30 interested Immanuel attenders
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Learning Reflection
As I developed and demonstrated communication, I learned material to a new level and mastered much of the material through advanced and dedicated study. The online tools class was based on Sunday School class I taught three years ago. While I had completely moved over to Logos after entering seminary, introducing free online tools was a key topic of interest to church leadership and they asked me to update and build a video instructional program. Summarizing the tools really helped me appreciate the details available to the public and the additional capabilities now available online. I also had to learn the "art" of video recording to teach online that I have not nearly mastered.
Teaching Logos was an added task that I proposed due to its applicability to remote study and online teaching. This course was completely different since it required me to teach and demonstrate a very complex set of features in real time. This took far more study than I had expected, but was well worth the effort. Since Logos was an interactive program, I met and coached people from all parts of the church—including the wife of a pastor, an elder, several retired couples and both working men and women. I loved mixing the use of tools with biblical material and lessons. I also enjoyed unpacking the details that helped people improve their personal study skills in spite of COVID restrictions.
Teaching Logos was an added task that I proposed due to its applicability to remote study and online teaching. This course was completely different since it required me to teach and demonstrate a very complex set of features in real time. This took far more study than I had expected, but was well worth the effort. Since Logos was an interactive program, I met and coached people from all parts of the church—including the wife of a pastor, an elder, several retired couples and both working men and women. I loved mixing the use of tools with biblical material and lessons. I also enjoyed unpacking the details that helped people improve their personal study skills in spite of COVID restrictions.
Lifelong Development Statement
As a result of the experiences documented by these artifacts, I will continue to develop my communication skills in different ways. Online video recording and editing is a challenging skill—and much harder than looks. This is a huge area for growth and opportunity in expanding my teaching goals for the future. This also includes the goal of getting even more proficient in tools like Zoom to support teaching courses.
I learned that remote teaching is a challenge and you really have to adjust your interactive approach to teaching online. I was encouraged by the comments and gratitude for church members in learning helpful material. Practice is the key for getting more effective in teaching. That was obvious when I set up my Logos course to teach the same material on Sunday morning and Tuesday night. Tuesday sessions were definitely a higher quality. I’ve been blessed with opportunities to teach material that is relevant and helpful. Teaching Bible study tools is a process I plan to continue and grow in addition to any other focused ministry efforts related to grandparent ministry.
I learned that remote teaching is a challenge and you really have to adjust your interactive approach to teaching online. I was encouraged by the comments and gratitude for church members in learning helpful material. Practice is the key for getting more effective in teaching. That was obvious when I set up my Logos course to teach the same material on Sunday morning and Tuesday night. Tuesday sessions were definitely a higher quality. I’ve been blessed with opportunities to teach material that is relevant and helpful. Teaching Bible study tools is a process I plan to continue and grow in addition to any other focused ministry efforts related to grandparent ministry.