Late Nights and Workshops

Today was a special milestone for me.  I taught my first workshop!

I was asked to do a presentation for a specific group that meetings on Sunday afternoons.  The request came after I shared numerous times about my course on Revelation.  Let that be a lesson!

It was quite a challenge to condense 12 weeks of lessons into 1.5 hours of teaching.  In the end, I just picked a few areas to focus on, and the rest was a whirlwind overview of the book.  I spent hours preparing, with my perfectionist side taking over.  I wasn't nervous about it, because I enjoy public speaking and teaching opportunities, but I do endeavor to do it well.  I did a "rehearsal" last night, finishing at 2 a.m.

It went well!  Only about 15 people turned up, but that is fairly typical for this group lately.  I was given lots of positive feedback, which was very encouraging.

This has been one of several teaching opportunities I've had, for the months of November and December.  I started thinking about the timing of this the other day.  It's seems so interesting that right as I'm about to leave, suddenly I'm getting requests to be investing in a variety of groups.  It is a means of closure for me actually.  I think that learning is complete when you are able to reiterate what you have learned.  In a way, this feels like a final exam.  Can I teach what I've been taught?

I think that's why today felt so good.  I'm not an expert on Revelation, but I was able to take what I learned from a course and put into an accessible summary for 15 other people.  That feels like a good day's work.