To help leaders capture what they are personally learning as they teach encyclicals
Gaining a mastery of the core issues that are discussed in the encyclical
Creating a set of thoughtful answers to the discussion questions at the end of the encyclical
Why
It is easy for leaders to focus only on the development of others and not on developing themselves. Such leaders eventually plateau. Teaching experiences must not be wasted.
Everyone learns best when they teach something to others. This is increased if you go into the teaching experience with the expectation of learning. This tool, with its templates, will help keep leaders in a conscious mode of seeking to learn.
As things are learned during the teaching experience, they need to be captured before they are lost from memory. This tool, with its templates, will help capture lessons learned.
Other leaders will be motivated to develop as they see their teacher also in an active learning process.
The material created while teaching will be used in future ministry.
Who
Competency cohort leaders who are leading others through encyclicals.
Desired Outcome
After teaching an encyclical, competency cohort leaders will have written their own set of responses to the discussion questions at the end of the encyclical. This material will be posted to their BILD Cloud account and will form the foundation of continued work that they do with the issues raised by the encyclical.