I thought it was all over on May 13, 2007, the day I graduated from seminary. Only to find out two years later that I am back at the education thing. No, I haven’t signed up for another degree; that would be insane. Over the past 6 months I have been learning from many schools.
The most recent school that our family enrolled in is that of the Boy Scouts of America. Growing up my experience with the Boy Scouts was through friends and family. I attended one camp outing as a youth and a few meetings but was not really exposed to the fulness of scouting. This summer, we decided after the persistent invites of the Tate’s, a family in the church,to try it out. Since our first camp out in September, I have grown to appreciate the Boy Scouts. I would highly encourage you to get involved; It is a great way for your child to learn life skills, and the Scouts will assist in developing of character. So far Kyle, has achieved his Tenderfoot ranking. Needless to say He is excited about the new friends and skills he is learning with the Scouts. Dad has learned a couple of knots, so old dogs can learn new tricks.
As well, this past September i visited some of my old stomping grounds. This was unfamiliar territory for Melanie and Kasey, but with a little faith they too came to school. Over the last year, we have been learning much about Autism. Kasey was diagnosed this past May with Autism. A great place to learn about autism is www.autismspeaks.com. On the website, you can get a free 100 day kit from the organization, the kit is used to help a parent, families and friends understand Autism. Since the day of diagnosis, Dr. Stegman gave us direction on helping Kasey develop. One of his recommendation was to enroll Kasey in public school. This would help Kasey to develop relationships beyond those of his family; Plus the resources in the public school would enable him to attend occupational therapy and speech therapy. Ironically, many of the items mentioned in the 100 day kit were started before he was diagnosed. We are grateful for God’s wisdom in helping us parent Kasey. This schooling hasn’t been an easy road for the King’s. Yet, we are confident in our God that He will direct us as we nurture Kasey.
This year we decided to reenroll in the King’s Way Christian School. This school has one teacher and three students; how is that for teacher to pupil ratio. I am thankful, that I am principal and dad to this Christian School. Since, Melanie resigned from Presbyterian hospital, she has dedicated herself to being an educator and a stay at home mom. She is elated in teaching Kyle, Kimberly, and Kevin. This year, we moved from DVD learning to lecture learning. The children really have enjoyed the switch and are progressing academically. This past week, we attended our first home school conference in Waynesboro, GA. The Maxwell family were our teachers for the two day conference. They were extremely helpful on topics concerning a vision for homeschooling, homeschool schedule, resources, skills to be developed, and spiritual disciplines for homeschoolers.
Lastly, I am still working toward my Doctorate in churchplanting, if their is such a degree. This education has been brought to me by God, Pastors, and those of the congregation of Crossview Baptist Church. The church is now 6 months old and is in hot pursuit of Jesus Christ. Currently, we are learning that to be a leader we must be a great servant. Our ministry is developing before our eyes. God’s is sending people to us each week. It seems that God, had given us many junior high children, so we are developing a ministry to youth for them. As well, i have now taken on campus ministry at UNC Charlotte. Every Sunday, Joseph Han and I have been praying, talking, and pursuing students at the University. Our goal is to gather a large amount of signatures from those interested in ministry at UNC Charlotte. We hope to start a Bible study this month. Joseph was led of God last week to lead one student to Christ. In this churchplanting education, i am pursuing to teach other churchplanters in this journey. I would love to see another churchplant start in two years from our church.
Well thats all for now, hope this little blog will encourage you to pursue the education that is before you. God surely has some lessons for all of us to learn in the ministry he has called us. Will you enroll? It will be well worth it!
