- Teach a lesson
- Record notes on what worked/didn't.
- Look at them again later, compare with previous problems (are they reoccurring)
- Analyse the cause of good things/bad things
- Research solutions to issues
- Test solutions, do things improve?
- Go back to the beginning and begin again.
However, there is a second circle which comes from outside input.
- Discuss issues with other teachers (their issues as well as yours), read a book, watch a video, read a blog etc
- Consider if this applies to you too.
- Act (try the idea out)
- Analyse, did it work why/not?
- Repeat
This process has really helped me with teaching. However, I realise that I don't really use the first aspect to discipleship. Sure I do plenty of reading/ talking about issues and thinking about applying them (and sometimes I even do record how these changes are going. However, it is a rare process.)
So this is my new goal for the month. My experiment.
- Record my experiences of discipleship for the day,
- What was good/what was bad?
- Analyse,
- Then try and improve.
I'll report back the results at the end of march.
