Yesterday I spent the day at Barefoot Ministries participating in a writers summit with a wonderful group of people from all around the country. Some of the summit participants were old friends and current co-workers at Youthfront while a couple of the participants were people I met for the first time.
My friend Jeff Edmondson recently resigned as manager of Barefoot so the folks over there asked me if I would facilitate the day as I have been doing some consulting with them on various projects over the last couple of months.
It was an honor to facilitate the summit as there were some really smart, creative and progressive thinkers and doers in the room. It made for a really fun day full of ideation and conversation.
The gathered team of writers is developing a new kind of curriculum for small groups, Sunday school classes, etc. I think the content will prove to be very impacting. The team is committed to taking a proven method of applied learning (think: Kolb – Experiential Learning) and creating some fresh ways to help transform most of what happens in traditional Sunday school classes from teacher- centered to learner centered. I am really looking forward to seeing the end product and working with the team of writers.
Holy Nice Day Batman!
Today was an unbelievable day. The temp got over 70 degrees so I spent the day outside shooting hoops with my kids, playing soccer, going for a walk and a bike ride. I even brought out the ole grill and fired it up for some hot dogs. Crazy nice day today… Tomorrow it is supposed to dip back down a bit and then get nice again on Monday — like up into the 60’s. There might be some rain, but it sure beats the cold!
Sounds like it was a great summit. I’m looking forward to what’s to come from this.