Sermons

Group is all about active learning. Everyone is involved. It's not sitting and listening to someone talk. Which is awesome...but I think it's made me more easily bored with things that DON'T fit into that mold.

Sermons, namely. I mean, in Acts Eutychus literally DIED of boredom during a sermon when he fell asleep and tumbled out the window. Is that really the model of teaching we want to follow? (Not that Paul got the message...he brought Eutychus back to life and continued preaching the rest of the night...)

And sure, there are some people who are very gifted at public speaking. Their voice, their stories, their comedic style...it's all captivating and you can stay awake and pay attention. But by and large, you won't remember those speeches. Research shows that people don't remember very much of what they hear, but they do remember a lot of what they experience and discover for themselves. Which is why Group is all about experiencial learning.

Dan and I love our church. But this Sunday after we got done teaching, we walked upstairs to go to service and both decided it looked too boring. So we went home. We just have no desire to go to services. We do go to a small group which we love and it's awesome - because it's interactive. We're actively involved in the learning. But this passive listening thing? I just don't think I can keep it up.