I have received many well wishes from colleagues and students when they knew I was staying on as lecturer. It is new territory for me since leadership is no longer in my hands and what I put through last Semester will be tested to see they come to fruition. I wish I could make a new start elsewhere but the need for Bible teaching is desperate here with few students knowing much of the Bible yet graduating as pastors in a few months' time. Moreover the push for learning English to read theology will die a quick death if I am not around to bring this proposed English Book Club to pass. Only one student signed up and when the others return to campus I hope to sign up another 6. If there are 7 students we will make a run for it. Likewise Greek teaching is in even worse shape. Only a handful out of 30 students passed my absolute beginners' Greek class. And next year I will start teaching first year students from the start, alpha beta gamma,,...line upon line, precept upon precept...
Thursday, June 9, 2016
Getting Work Done Early
I have received many well wishes from colleagues and students when they knew I was staying on as lecturer. It is new territory for me since leadership is no longer in my hands and what I put through last Semester will be tested to see they come to fruition. I wish I could make a new start elsewhere but the need for Bible teaching is desperate here with few students knowing much of the Bible yet graduating as pastors in a few months' time. Moreover the push for learning English to read theology will die a quick death if I am not around to bring this proposed English Book Club to pass. Only one student signed up and when the others return to campus I hope to sign up another 6. If there are 7 students we will make a run for it. Likewise Greek teaching is in even worse shape. Only a handful out of 30 students passed my absolute beginners' Greek class. And next year I will start teaching first year students from the start, alpha beta gamma,,...line upon line, precept upon precept...
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