When these articles were assigned, I was in Haiti. I tried reading them over and over again, but being in that context, reading these articles was over my head. I picked them up again this week and though they are still over my head, I was able to find some things that are important.<\/p>\n
This idea of \u201cpractice centered learning\u201d is foreign to me, but I think that it\u2019s important. Learning that doesn\u2019t involve practice is pointless. To learn for the sake of learning without actually having your learning effect every area of not only your life, but also the world around you is pointless. As someone who loves to learn new things and be challenged, if my learning doesn\u2019t cause me to change and change the things around me, then what value does it have? What\u2019s the point?<\/p>\n
There are three features of practice centered learning that are worth thinking about as I go about in pastoral ministry. Ramsey says, \u201cPractice centered learning involves the physical\u2026 [is] generative\u2026 and [is] spontaneous\u2026\u201d (Management Learning 4)<\/p>\n
First, \u201cPractice centered learning involves the physical; it is not a learning that just goes inside the head, so to speak, apparent only in knowledge, understanding or attitudes but is seen more in actions.\u201d (Management Learning 4) This is such an important point. Learning has to unfold into action. Is it safe to say that you haven\u2019t really learned anything if it doesn\u2019t manifest in action?<\/p>\n
Second, \u201cthese actions are generative; they make the world rather than express it in some way.\u201d (Management Learning 4) \u2013I\u2019m not really sure how to unfold this one\u2026 Can someone please break it down for me?<\/p>\n
Third, \u201cthese actions are frequently spontaneous rather than the result of some form of premeditation.\u201d (Management Learning 5) In our online chat on March 16 Caroline said, \u201cLeadership is not to do with individual capacity. Leadership is a moment in a conversation, in a relationship as ideas of direction, sharing and commitment grow.\u201d Learning opportunities, leadership opportunities and opportunities to influence happen over a cup of coffee in the afternoon when you least expected\u2026 if you\u2019re open to it. It\u2019s not planned, it\u2019s spontaneous\u2026 this is how you know that you\u2019ve learned something\u2026 when you can live it out in a spontaneous way.<\/p>\n
Ramsey wraps up practice central learning by saying, \u201cthe role of context is central in all the contributions to the discussion on practice above\u2026 a key question: how is context to be apprehended?\u201d (Management Learning 5) So, when all is said and done, context is everything. Even though I\u2019ve been serving in the Korean community for over a decade, there are still a lot of tings that I don\u2019t understand. There are a lot of times that I clash with people because the context in which we grew up is soo different\u2026 my context has influenced my decision making in the same way that their interpretation of things was influenced by their context\u2026. Sometimes will be in a meeting and they will try to explain to me why I should do things a certain way\u2026 after hours of not understanding, they will give up and say, \u201cIt\u2019s ok! You do it your way\u2026 you\u2019re white, that\u2019s why you don\u2019t understand.\u201d I usually smile and say, \u201cI am! Thanks for understanding!\u201d We move on from there, understanding that sometime our contexts keep us from fully understanding what the other person is saying. In a good relationship we come to a point where we can say, \u201cIt\u2019s ok! You\u2019re not like me, you do it differently, and that\u2019s ok!\u201d Understanding our present context and past context can help us interact with people, and develop healthier relationships. I think.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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