New Year, New Class

Well, 2010 is here and along with it I am just starting my 3rd class at Rockbridge Seminary. So far, I am really impressed with the classes and the level of interaction between the students. I have taken online courses through a few other colleges and for those most part have been disappointed at each one because of the poor interaction between students/students and students/professor. Rockbridge has been a breath of fresh air in this area – I have learned just as much,  if not more, from the interactions as from the actual reading and assignments. One of the reasons for this, I believe, is that all of the students have to be involved in ministry already. Because of this, we are all able to pull from each other’s experiences and learn from them.

The class I am taking now is call “The Theology & Practice of Ministry.”  The course competency is listed as:

Provides spiritual guidance in helping others analyze how God has shaped them for ministry through spiritual gifts, heart for ministry, abilities, personality, and experiences.

Now, if that’s not something to be excited about learning, I don’t know what is. Here’s to another great start of what looks to be a wonderful class!