Thursday, September 20, 2012

Testimony from Pastor/Minister Class



The accelerated Pastor’s Class led by Dr. Hedges is changing my life.  One of my gifts is input but input is a double edged sword.  I desire input so I read five books at a time including my Bible.  When I need to reference the material it is lost and tumbling around somewhere in my brain so I don’t know how to retrieve it.  This is all changed with the Pastors/Ministers Class. 

Each month Dr. Hedges introduces a new book to read.  When completed each student writes a paper describing each chapter.  Then we personally say how we can practically integrate this information into our daily lives in the form of application.  Lastly we are challenged with analyzing the material.  Did we agree or did we disagree?  We write out 5-9 pages in our final paper. 

With this detailed method of summarizing, practical integration and analyzing I am more able to retain the information acquired.  I find after only three months of attending discussion groups that I can easily sort out the information in my brain and know exactly where it was from and who the author was.  Before my mind just went a million miles an hour and I felt like a baby hamster running in a little bitsy wheel, always spinning but getting nowhere.  The Pastors class has made it easier for me to articulate and feel confident in what I have learned and read. What a blessing this class is and how wonderfully it has changed my life. 

Judy Johnston

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