well it's officail! i am qualified. i have graduated now from Tabor with a bachelor of arts (youth work). it feels good to have finally finished. it is a pretty major achievement for me because of how much i detested the thought of study. there were times along the road where i thought that i wouldn't finish the course, but there was always someone there to lift me up and encourage me along the way again. sarah has been great throughout the whole thing. she has encouraged me and pushed me (sometimes dragged me kicking and screaming) along the path to completion. i really couldn't have finished without her!
so where to from here... well at the moment i am being completely satisfied knowing that i have a piece of paper that tells me i know how to do my job :) i want to do more study... not sure what i want to study, or where i want to study it... but i will do more... next year i think.
i have learnt many things throughout my study. many things about youth work, faith and myself. i think one of the most significant things i learnt is that it's ok to quesiton things. throughout my studies i have been challenged on nearly every part of my theological and sociological beliefs. i have looked at what i believe and asked why do i belive it? and most of the time, i couldn't answer, not straight away anyways. but ya know, it's ok to question it. it's ok to not just swallow everything we are told by our 'spiritual leaders' because sometimes, even they get it wrong! there is only one constant, and that is God. that was my breakthrough i guess... it's ok to say why!
so where to from here... well at the moment i am being completely satisfied knowing that i have a piece of paper that tells me i know how to do my job :) i want to do more study... not sure what i want to study, or where i want to study it... but i will do more... next year i think.
i have learnt many things throughout my study. many things about youth work, faith and myself. i think one of the most significant things i learnt is that it's ok to quesiton things. throughout my studies i have been challenged on nearly every part of my theological and sociological beliefs. i have looked at what i believe and asked why do i belive it? and most of the time, i couldn't answer, not straight away anyways. but ya know, it's ok to question it. it's ok to not just swallow everything we are told by our 'spiritual leaders' because sometimes, even they get it wrong! there is only one constant, and that is God. that was my breakthrough i guess... it's ok to say why!
that's all for now...
stay tuned... more to come...
Jeffros
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congrats on graduating!!!
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