Noah and Cate Brennan are new staff members of Compassion Connection and have been going through Potter’s Wheel as their entrance training. 

      I really appreciate the doctrinal and practical aspects of Potter’s Wheel. It is great to be a part of an organization that sees the importance of having a strong foundation of ministry built upon fundamental teachings of the Word of God. It is also incredible to see that this teaching is applied to practical ministry opportunities here in Ecuador. It seems as though the evangelical faith has erred in one of two camps in this area in general: either very strong doctrinally and very poor in working it out in the world around them; or very good at doing work in the world around them but not having a proper driving force for doing it. Potter’s Wheel is obviously not a perfect program, just like there are no perfect churches, but it is very refreshing to be a part of a program that strives to hold up both facets of Christian living as vital.
     I think that the communal/everyday aspect of this program is one of its strong points, as well as its small class structure, with authentic relationships between students and mentors being stressed. One can easily attend church, or even a Bible school for that matter, and never be authentic in their faith. Of course this is possible here too, but it is much easier to spot and confront in love. The prayer is that this authenticity will carry on to life back in the States or wherever our missional lives may take us.