I ‘m lovin’ it.


I love teaching!

These days I’m in the classroom 3 days a week. It’s demanding. But I don’t mind.

Here’s a secret: lately I’ve been getting the itch to pursue further studies. You’d think I’d have my fill by doing what I’m doing. You’d think that my weekly research and course development would satisfy my thirst for learning. It doesn’t.

I know, I know. You’re thinking, more school? Why?

I guess it comes from my failure to find a good, transferable, disciple-making model for the Canadian church. I’m becoming more and more convinced that we are not making disciples of Jesus. We’re producing consumers of a pseudo-gospel that looks a bit like Jesus’ Gospel but it lacks the marks of what you’d expect from the God of the Bible.

So, that’s the why. Now all I need to know is whether this is a fading idea or something that God has planted in my gut. Maybe I should wait until tomorrow morning to decide; after the Sour Cream and Onion chips have digested.

Related Posts

  • Pastors and social media

    ByJason

    The latest edition of Leadership Journal arrived in my mailbox yesterday. In an article called “What’s Changing, What’s Not”, Dave Travis writes: “Senior pastors under 40 who are leading large churches all use social media… This is a radical shift in how we understand leadership. Fifteen years ago, pastors were wondering how they could be…

  • Next week: Rest

    ByJason

    It’s been an exceptionally busy week. Here’s what I’ve been doing: I taught 3 Bible College classes I attended an EMCC pastor’s retreat (all day Tuesday and most of Wednesday) I drove 2.5 hours south, just to have an exploratory chat with someone about a PhD program. I slept away from home 2 nights I’m…

  • Me and my Mouth

    ByJason

    Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry. I wish I was better at that. Lately, my mouth has led me into some uncomfortable situations. My most recent New Testament class is a good example of opening my mouth too quickly. Without thinking, I asked my class to reconsider…

  • Efficiency or Freedom?

    ByJason

    Last week I listened to a CBC Ideas episode called The Truth about “Post-Truth”. As I listened, I thought about church.  The host was interviewing Jason Stanley, Professor of Philosophy at Yale University. The whole 54:00 is worth hearing but in case you don’t have time, here’s what grabbed my attention: (Around 22:50) “A liberal democratic society…

  • Honeymoon in Hanover

    ByJason

    Now that my contract as interim lead pastor has been extended, I thought it would be appropriate to share how I’m feeling and how it has affected my family life. The details: on March 1st I moved from being the director of worship and the arts to the role of interim lead pastor. It was…