EfM -- Year One
Well, it's official. The first year of Education for Ministry (EfM) is behind me. I must say, in all honesty, that this was a great experience. It wasn't without pain, but great nonetheless. Why pain? Each person that takes EfM, in his or her own way, has a theological shift. Some of those shifts are huge and others are small. But, at least in our group, there was some kind of theological shift. And whether great or small, a change in one's theology almost always has some kind of pain involved. That is, there is some cherished idea that is challenged (at least) or shattered into dust (at worst). And a cherished belief that changes is painful. My shift was more of a conscious decision on my part. I remember distinctly about changing my approach to the support material. I was sitting in our seminar and listening to the way others presented the material to the group. (A seminar is just the local group representing all four years coming together for discussion and th