Women's Development! It is an intensive leadership/theology class offered through our church, Austin Stone. Matt did Men's Development last year. Whew! It has been intense and hard but I have learned so much and am so glad that I did it.
Every Wednesday night I went to a lecture from 6 - 9 pm. Then I would meet with my LTG (Life Transformation Group) that included Michelle Spears and Angie Phillips from 9 - 10 pm. And on Friday mornings from 9:30 - 11:30 our entire 8-woman group would gather at one of our homes to share our stories, prayer requests and other life issues. And throughout the year we had day-long Saturday seminars about various topics including "Gospel-Centered Counseling" and "The New Testament" and "The Old Testament."
We read almost the entire "Systematic Theology" by Wayne Grudem. It turned out to be an amazing read for me - I think it was my favorite part. It is such a rich book that helped me to realize how complex and amazing God is. I walked away feeling like I know so little about God. And learning to trust Him more and love Him more. Thank you Mr. Grudem. I hope I can meet you some day to thank you for introducing me to Systematic Theology.
I just completed my oral and written exams last week. I think I will miss the intensive learning, but won't miss the ongoing weekly commitments. It has been hard on the kids and Matt to have me be gone during the week.
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| Sarah Grant, Courtney Miller and Michelle Spears |
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| Angie and I before our oral exam - see the Systemic Theology book?! |
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| Our entire group - from L->R: Catherine Garza, Noelle Otts, Courtney Miller, Christy Mangum, Angie Phillips, Sarah Grant, Michelle Spears and ME! |
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| Catherine and Angie celebrating after our Oral Exam |
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| Noelle's husband, Brad, made an amazing dinner for us one night |
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