iccte conference 2012presidential keynote
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Outgoing President, Scot Headley, from George Fox University made this presentation as his keynote address.TRANSCRIPT
Building a Community and a Culture
A Deliberate and purposeful Journey
Scot Headley, ICCTE President; May, 2012
You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love. (Galations 5:13)
From Galatia, to Kenya, to Azusa and Beyond
Culture
Symbols
Ritual
Technology
Experience
Relationship
The purposes of the International Christian Community for Teacher Education (ICCTE) are to:
•Promote communication and encouragement among Christian teacher educators;
•Promote research-based and theoretically informed conversation about a range of topics related to the preparation of educators; and
•Promote broader awareness of the importance and value of Christian thought and practice in relation to the broad field of education.
The Galations: outsiders (Gentiles) wooed by an outsider (Paul), loved by Christ (an outsider in his own right), begrudgingly accepted and ultimately told to conform to culture and religion or to get out of the “club” by the insiders (good, religious folk).
Paul tells them in a letter that they know the truth because they know Jesus and that their lives, indwelt by Christ’s Spirit were sufficient. He challenged them to stand up against the demands on them to conform to cultural/religious norms.
Learning from Galations 6:1-6 (The Message)
•Live creatively, friends.
•If someone falls into sin, forgivingly restore him, saving your critical comments for yourself. You might be needing forgiveness before the day's out.
•Stoop down and reach out to those who are oppressed. Share their burdens, and so complete Christ's law. If you think you are too good for that, you are badly deceived.
•Make a careful exploration of who you are and the work you have been given, and then sink yourself into that.
•Don't be impressed with yourself. Don't compare yourself with others. Each of you must take responsibility for doing the creative best you can with your own life.
• Be very sure now, you who have been trained to a self-sufficient maturity, that you enter into a generous common life with those who have trained you, sharing all the good things that you have and experience.
Live creatively, friends
Deliberate and Purposeful Steps for us to develop community and culture
Live creatively, friends
•affection for others •exuberance about life•serenity•a willingness to stick with things •a sense of compassion in the heart•a conviction that a basic holiness permeates things
and people •loyal commitments•not needing to force our way in life •ability to marshal and direct our energies wisely(5:22-23)
Creative, Spirit-led Living
If someone falls into sin, forgivingly restore him, saving your critical comments for
yourself. You might be needing forgiveness before the day's out.
If someone falls into sin, forgivingly restore him, saving your critical comments for yourself. You might be needing forgiveness before the day's out.
For everything we know about God's Word is summed up in a single sentence: Love others as you love yourself. That's an act of true freedom. If you bite and ravage each other, watch out—in no time at all you will be annihilating each other, and where will your precious freedom be then? (5:14-15)
Loving Correction
Stoop down and reach out to those who are oppressed. Share their burdens, and so
complete Christ's law. If you think you are too good for that, you are badly deceived.
Stoop down and reach out to those who are oppressed. Share their burdens, and so
complete Christ's law. If you think you are too good for that, you are badly deceived.
And don't you remember that even though taking in a sick guest was most troublesome for you, you chose to treat me as well as you would have treated an angel of God—as well as you would have treated Jesus himself if he had visited you? (4:14)
Serving Needs
Make a careful exploration of who you are and the work you have been given, and then
sink yourself into that
Make a careful exploration of who you are and the work you have been given, and then sink
yourself into that
Since this is the kind of life we have chosen, the life of the Spirit, let us make sure that we do not just hold it as an idea in our heads or a sentiment in our hearts, but work out its implications in every detail of our lives. (5: 25)
Reflection and Commitment to Act
Don't be impressed with yourself. Don't compare yourself with others. Each of you must take responsibility for doing the creative best
you can with your own life.
Don't be impressed with yourself. Don't compare yourself with others. Each of you must take
responsibility for doing the creative best you can with your own life.
The person who lives in right relationship with God does it by embracing what God arranges for him. Doing things for God is the opposite of entering into what God does for you. (3:11)
Personal Growth
Be very sure now, you who have been trained to a self-sufficient maturity, that you enter into a generous
common life with those who have trained you, sharing all the good things that you have and experience.
Be very sure now, you who have been trained to a self-sufficient maturity, that you enter into a generous
common life with those who have trained you, sharing all the good things that you have and experience.
Right now, therefore, every time we get the chance, let us work for the benefit of all, starting with the people closest to us in the community of faith. (5:10)
Community Growth
A Foundation of Creative Living: allowing Christ to live through us, manifested by the Fruit of the Spirit
Working Together to Build our Community
A Foundation of Creative Living: allowing Christ to live through us, manifested by the Fruit of the Spirit
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Working Together to Build our Community
A Foundation of Creative Living: allowing Christ to live through us, manifested by the Fruit of the Spirit
Lovi
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Ser
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Reflection and Commitment to Act
Working Together to Build our Community
A Foundation of Creative Living: allowing Christ to live through us, manifested by the Fruit of the Spirit
Lovi
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Ser
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Reflection and Commitment to Act
Personal Growth
Working Together to Build our Community
A Foundation of Creative Living: allowing Christ to live through us, manifested by the Fruit of the Spirit
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Ser
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Reflection and Commitment to Act
Personal Growth
Community Growth
Working Together to Build our Community
Christian thought and practice in relation to the broad field of education
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Research and Theory Base
Scholarship and Teaching
Service and Outreach
Working Together to Build our Community
Christian thought and practice in relation to the broad field of education
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Working Together as The ICCTE
Culture: Accepting, welcoming
Symbols: cup, sleeve and napkin?
Ritual: Conference, Peer review
Technology: Communication and Information exchange
Experience: Fellowship, communion
Relationship: Enduring, familial