Noah and Cate Brennan have joined our Compassion Connection staff and have been going through Potter’s Wheel as their training for foreign missions. 

Potter’s Wheel has been a great time of fellowship around the Word of God. One class that I really appreciated was based on Masculinity and Femininity. Sandi and Steve taught this class and gave challenging insights into a matter that most churches in today’s “modern” world do not want to tackle. We discussed the roles of men and women, both in relationships and in churches. We looked at the creation story (Gen 1-3) to help us determine whether or not these different roles came from God, which they did!  How refreshing it was to learn more about Compassion Connection and their desire to hold up Biblical roles and to train the next generation in these as well.

We also finished a class focusing on a Survey of the Old Testament. Obviously this was a huge task and Steve had to teach it in just 4 weeks! What was wonderful is that he decided (due to lack of time) to focus more on theology. We really dug into Genesis and found out just how connected it is to Christ and the New Testament. God had an amazing plan from the beginning and it all points to Christ. The Word of God is an awesome story about Jesus right from the very start. The Old Testament is not something to be written off because it is “old,” but instead it should be valued for the great display of God’s promise and his plan to fulfill that promise that it truly is.

These past few months have been challenging, exhausting, and inspiring. I have had the opportunity to learn more about Compassion Connection (which is the main reason we are completing this program) and been forced to press into Christ for energy and desire.  I am definitely benefiting from these classes and being challenged to grow in my knowledge of the Word.