1. Discipleship Across the Lifespan Trinity International University Class #4a

2. Agree or Disagree? Practice makes PerfectPractice makes Permanent

3. Agree or Disagree? Experience is the best teacher Evaluated

4. The primary test of a teacher is… What you do What your students do

5. Recent assignments have focused upon what YOU do as a learner… Bible Study Prayer & Worship Evangelism & Service Giving of Time & Resources How have these assignments had a practical effect in your life?

6. James 1:23-24 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror; 24 for once he has looked at himself and gone away, he has immediately forgotten what kind of person he was.

7. As a general rule, don’t teach your students that which they can learn for themselves When time is a factor When the student is a beginner When there is danger of damage There are several Exceptions:

9. Early childhood influences From your interviews, what did you see about the impact of such influences toward spiritual maturity?

10. Early childhood influences How does your local church allow and/or encourage these kinds of encounters?

12. Small Group Exercise List the people who have been influential in your life Describe in your groups the models they portrayed to impact your life

14. Social Learning Theory How does a child learn socially acceptable behavior?

15. Two Models of Education Teacher gives information to student Student follows group example Socialization Model Instructional Model A traditional methodA natural method Student listens to what teacher SAYS Student sees how teacher LIVES Can be detachedPersonal by nature Emphasis on knowledge Emphasis on real life and faith

16. Two Types of Behavioral Models Symbolic Model

17. Two Types of Behavioral Models Symbolic Model Exemplary Model –Parents –Teachers –Youth leaders –Pastors

18. Two Types of Behavioral Models What can we do in the church to increase the effectiveness of such socialization learning opportunities?

19. Negative Aspects of Socialization as a Ministry Model People can imitate behavior and not know God Socialization is weak in communicating propositional truth Socialization focuses on experience, not on absolute truth Downs, Page 162-ff How valid are these concerns?

21. The mind cannot contain what the seat cannot endure

22. If you are paralyzed at one end, there is a good chance you are also paralyzed at the other. ― Howard Hendricks