Shift Happens

A MAGL student just showed us this presentation in class today. Very interesting. It gives a good portrayal of our changing world and poses a challenge for educators to ask new questions in how to think about the needs of students.

When I watch these videos, I am always impressed and left with a sense of awe at the increasingly complex and interconnected nature of our world. It is overwhelming to think about. Sometimes, I wonder if this rapid change of our world is a long term phenomena? Will it run out of gas at some point and level out? Or are we facing a new future that is hard to fathom with only unfathomable change to count on?

Part of the reason I love being in seminary is that I get to think about and learn about the church in this changing world. Working for the MAGL program and studying in the Intercultural Studies degree has been a fulfilling and enriching experience. The one introduces me to online education and the other teaches me to see the world through missiological eyes. This is what I try to remember when my brain starts to hurt after watching these kind of presentations.

A Vision of Students Today

This is a video that my friend JR (lifeasmission.com/blog) posted on his blog. It deals with similar questions that we ask at my work, Masters of Arts in Global Leadership, and our efforts in adapting seminary education to an online format. Thought ya'll would find it helpful to know a little more about what my work at MAGL is like.