E3 and Me Teaching

E3 and Me took on new meaning as I taught the second seminar series within Convergence ministries.  Rich Ratts had asked me to prepare the Discovering Maturity Seminar to be taken by E3 members after completing the E3 and Me Seminar.  Sounds complicated…actually…. prospective members take the first, E3 and Me, followed by Discovering Maturity seminar.  Rich has worked long in preparing the training outlines for our church and asking me to flesh it out was both an honor and quite fun.
Rich and co-Pastor Bill Center taught E3 and Me while I co-taught Discovering Maturity with Rich – he floated between both sessions.  The material was exciting and meaningful, even though I had already studied and worked in expanding the information.  As with all good information, the teacher grows with each teaching session.
As I have seem many times previously, Rich is an amazing teacher.  He is able to take any information, written or verbal, process it and return it to the hearer in such a form that causes learning to happen in amazing ways.  The words become mind pictures, the information becomes mental excitement, and truth is seen in a new light.  Rich is careful in keeping truth as the root of all his teaching.
Teaching through 2 hours of information was a treat for this teacher.  Rich taught one section on Prayer and allowed me to handle the rest of the sessions.  Thanks, Rich for your trust.  E3/Convergence is a part of our lives as we worship and grow with and in our new Church and ministry.  I am no longer involved in the music ministry of our church; God has opened new doors of opportunity in teaching and mentoring for which I am thankful.  (Actually we are involved in Music in New Ways…more about that in another blog)
Over a year ago, Rhonda and I read, “Look, I am making all things new.”  God has truly made it all new for us as we continue to grow in HIS grace.
Ken

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