Teaching Someone to Teach Someone to Fish

I learned how to make ice cream this week. Actually, I learned how to make ice cream when I was about 10 years old. I filled a bag with milk and sugar and vanilla and then sealed it and put it inside a bigger bad that I filled with ice and salt and then I shook it and kneaded it for 15 minutes and it made a slightly flavorful, slightly creamy, slightly solid bag of “ice cream”. This week though, I learned REAL ice cream. From the master, Paul White. And as you can imagine, it turned out to be a better product than my previous attempt 20 years ago. We used a superior method and better ingredients and that’s the main reason it turned out better but I think the better result was a perfect reflection of better and more purposeful teaching. I wasn’t just taught ice cream; I was discipled ice cream. It was intentional, relational, thoughtful, and with the purpose of teaching me to teach someone else. Because what real value is there in teaching someone to fish if you’re not ALSO teaching them to teach someone else. We got to share our thoughts and ideas on discipleship and how it becomes more about the person than the activity and more about the relationship than doing it “right”. How might this connect to our relationship with Christ? Well, watch our videos on Dan’s Youtube Channel. Or just give it some thought. In the end it was pretty natural.
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