| The Instructional and the Relational Approaches to Reaching Men |
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| Written by Patrick Morley |
| Sunday, October 07 2007 19:00 |
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Ironically, I’ve been told that many youth programs have shifted from the highly relational “Young Life style, let’s have fun while we’re doing this” model to a teaching model in which a speaker tells the students what they need to know. The modern model is instructional. The postmodern model is relational. One man refers to this as the difference between a Hebraic and a Greek model. What’s the difference? The modern mindset is, “Give me the right information and I’ll put it to good use.” The postmodern mindset is, “Let’s build an authentic relationship and have a meaningful conversation.” The full article is available FREE to registered users. Please SIGN UP or LOGIN to view. |





