Educated or Informed? Uneducated or uninformed?
A thought that just came to me: I think it is much better to use the word "informed" rather than "educated" when talking about a person's understanding. Bullet sub-points:
+ A person can know little about reality and have a PhD in stalactite and be called educated. Meanwhile, a person with no degrees (i.e., a big percentage of the mega-world-changers I know) may be referred to as uneducated.
+ Education is critical.
-But isn't it more important to be 'informed' about things that matter: e.g., what kids and teenagers and young people and middle-aged people and the elderly care about, how much we are impacted by our economic/social/moral/eco/etc environments?
+ Being informed requires discipline. (Getting 'educated' requires discipline too.) Being informed means reading/learning about what you may not be interested in all the time (e.g., reading the 'world' section of the newspaper as compared to the gossip section).
+ Being informed often means hearing it firsthand. Which means relationships.
Thoughts?
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TORONTO, CANADA | 2019+
APRIL
1-3 Mon-Wed First Chair retreat - Barnabas Island, BC4 Thu (1) ~C dropoff/pickup, (2) 4pm Skype (DL)5 Fri (1) 9:15am WA call (RM), (2) 10:40am ph call (MO)7 Sun 9am visiting C4 + time w/ PY/AC8 Mon (1) 8:30am VT prayer mtg, (2) 11:15am time w/ MG/VS9 Tue (1) 2:10pm ph call (LMc), (2) 7:15pm patch prayer mtg10 Wed (1) 8:30am int'l steering mtg (MF,MO) *and* 1st Reg. Rep mtg, (2) 3pm ph call (GH), (3) 10:30pm ph call (MG)11 Thu (1) ~C dropoff/pickup, (2) 9:30am Zoom (KBr), (3) 10:30am ph call (ThBr), (4) 12:30pm ph call (Ch-Tw), (5) 1:30pm ph call (MG), (6) 8:55pm ph call (RMc)12 Fri (1) 10am Skype (SN), (2) 12:45pm lunch (RS,MW), (3) eve time w/ BL13 Sat (1) helping JJ for MT, (2) 8pm time w/ GlH14 Sun (1) patch Bible mtg, (2) 8:30pm Facetime (A/D-2904)15 Mon (1) 8:30am VT prayer mtg, (2) 11:45am ph call (Dr-Tw), (3) 11am-7pm office cleanup + dinner, (4) 8pm Skype (RM)16 Tue (1) 10am-1pm time w/ GD, (2) 2:30pm pick up Mum from YYZ, (3) 7:15pm patch prayer mtg17 Wed (1) 9:30am VT Bible study, (2) 11am Cdn l'ship mtg (SN,VS)18 Thu (1) 10am Skype mtg (SN), (2) 8:25pm ph call (F/KS)19 Fri 5pm run (8.6K)20 Sat 3pm Easter conf21 Sun (1) 6am Easter sunrise service, (2) eve PJT staying over22 Mon (1) b'fast w/ PJT, (2) 2:45pm Easter - Kingston23 Tue 7:15pm patch prayer mtg24 Wed (1) (9am) depts mtg, (2) run, (3) 6:30pm mtg (PY+) - Tyndale boardroom25 Thu (1) 11:45am Skype (DL), (2) 1:45pm Skype (SN), (3) 3:15pm ph call (T)26 Fri (1) ~C dropoff, (2) 11:35am Skype (KBo), (3) mtg (Al)27 Sat (1) 9:30am time w/ VS+2, (2) 5:45pm time w/ VV | (~J in Guelph am)28 Sun (1) 1:30pm Mum's 70th b'day! - Guelph, (2) (5pm) patch Bible mtg29 Mon (1) 8:30am VT prayer mtg, (2) lunch (MF's b'day), (3) 4:45pm Dr appt, (4) 8pm ph call (Tw-DrS)30 Tue (1) 10am ph call (VS), (2) 7:15pm patch prayer mtg
MAY
1 Wed (1) 9:30am VT Bible study, (2) 11am Cdn l'ship mtg2 Thu 3:30pm ph call (JJ-re-PJ)3 Fri (1) 10am Gen-Z mtg (SN,KBo,JSh), (2) 12noon ph call (SMa-2904)5 Sun (1) am visiting KSU's patch, (2) pm dinner w/ BN/T, (3) drive to Kingston6 Mon moving+ in Kingston7 Tue (1) 10am ph call (VS), (2) 11am Zoom (RobE-Tw), (3) 4pm ph call (KBo), (4) 4:30pm Bible/books pickup (RiSi contact), (5) 7pm playschool event, (6) (7:30pm patch prayer mtg)8 Wed (1) 8:45am int'l steering mtg, (2) 10:45am mini-mtg (RM)9 Thu (1) 9am ~C pickup/dropoff, (2) 3:30pm run10 Fri (1) 10am CCWM b. mtg, (2) 4:30pm ph call (SK)11 Sat SL w/ ~C12 Sun (1) 4pm patch Bible mtg, (2) 7pm gender-reveal!13 Mon (1) 8:30am VT prayer mtg, (2) 2pm coffee (MF)14-21 Tue-Tue Europe trip17-19 Thu-Sun MoveIn Europe conf/gathering19-21 Sun-Tue MoveIn Europe VT retreat20 Mon 2904 move-in)22 Wed 8:30am depts mtg23 Thu (1) 4:30pm mini mtg (VS), (2) 5pm ph call (SJT)24 Fri (1) 1:20pm time w/ VS, (2) 4:35pm ph call (YA-Tw)26 Sun 4pm patch Bible mtg27 Mon (1) 8:30am VT prayer mtg, (2) 10am Dr appt, (3) 11:30am ph call (DP)28 Tue (1) 6:30pm dinner w/ JSu/I, (2) 7:15pm patch prayer mtg (JNY staying over)29 Wed 11am l'ship mtg (MF,SN)30 Thu | TEB poss. staying over31 Fri 10am online MI b. mtg
JUNE
2 Sun 12:30pm outing w/ n'hood kids - Sony Centre3 Mon 9pm b'ball viewing4 Tue 12noon lunch (AF) - Cambridge5 Wed 11-4:30pm mtgs + lunch (MF,VS,SN)6 Thu 2pm mtg (CL) - Barrie7 Fri 1pm ph call (DL)9 Sun (1) b'day b'fast w/ ~J, (2) 12:40pm time w/ GH, (3) 4pm patch Bible mtg | ~J's b'day10 Mon (1) 8:30am VT prayer mtg, (2) 3pm coffee (BD)11 Tue (1) ph calls (SN,KBo), (2) (7:30pm patch prayer mtg)12 Wed 12noon flight to Houston, TX12-16 Wed-Sun time in Houston15 Sat Prayer Journey - Houston16 Sun flight to Arkansas16-21 Sun-Fri downtime in Arkansas21 Fri flight to Toronto23 Sun eve flight to Manila25-30 Sun-Sun Lausanne Marketplace Forum - Manila
JULY
1 Mon lunch w/ J/BA+ | Canada Day
2 Tue (1) 7:30pm dinner (Pstr Nono & Angie), (2) (patch prayer mtg)
3 Wed (1) 9:30am VT Bible study, (2) 10:30am mtg (MF), (3) 11am Cdn l'ship mtg (MF,VS)
5 Fri-Sun church-plant camping trip - Balsam Lake
8 Mon (1) 8:30am VT prayer mtg, (2) 1pm detailing
9 Tue (1) 10am mechanic appt, (2) 11:55am ph call (BD), (3) 12:30pm ph call (PB), (4) 6:30pm dinner (S/KD), (5) 7:30pm patch prayer mtg
10 Wed 8:30am Int'l steering mtg (MF,VS,MO,RM,JA)
11 Thu 12noon ph call (SK)
12 Fri (1) 8:50am video-mtg (RM), (2) 10am mtg (SN,JSh), (3) eve SEF b'day
13 Sat SL (SD,Som+S,At+M)
14 Mon (1) 8:30am VT prayer mtg, (2) 11am memorial service (for SD), (3) eve anniv. date w/ ~J (CN Tower!)
16 Tue (1) 10:45am ph call (Tw-TA), (2) 11:30am ph call (GO,Alan), (3) 7:30pm patch prayer mtg
17
18 Thu SL + time w/ DSt
19 Fri 9:45am likely mtg w/ Michael Oh+ - Marche Brookfield
20 Sat SL (S/KD,Som+S,~C)
21 Sun (1) (11am KL speaking at Christie St B.C. (also 28th)), (2) 4pm patch Bible mtg
22 Mon (1) 8:30am VT prayer mtg, (2) poss. 12noon mtg (GO)
23 Tue (1) poss. mtg (GO,Alan), (2) 7:30pm patch prayer mtg
24 Wed 8:30am depts mtg
27 Sat (1) 1pm wedding (NA+) - Etobicoke, (2) 5:30pm wedding (C/C) - Kleinburg, ON
28 Sun (1) (11am KL speaking at Christie St B.C. (also 21st)), (2) 6pm dinner (JVE)
AUGUST onwards
Aug 12-16: Kids Kapers camp
Aug 26-30: Mon-Fri VT staff retreat
Sep 13: 10am MI b. mtg
Oct 18 (or 25): poss. CCWM board mtg
(Oct 4-6: BAM conf. - Silicon Valley, USA)
(Oct 22-25: Edmonton conf. - tracking)
(Nov 1-2: poss. Nepal prayer b'fast w/ TH)
Nov 2: poss. Filipino event - Toronto
Nov 22: poss. 10am MI b. mtg
Nov 23: speaking at Live Called - Toronto
Dec: poss. Australia; Indonesia
Apr 20-22: poss. First Chair retreat
Apr 29-30: speaking at VMC conf. - Guelph area
2020: May 8: 10am CCWM board mtg
2020: May - possible Nigeria
A thought that just came to me: I think it is much better to use the word "informed" rather than "educated" when talking about a person's understanding. Bullet sub-points:
-But isn't it more important to be 'informed' about things that matter: e.g., what kids and teenagers and young people and middle-aged people and the elderly care about, how much we are impacted by our economic/social/moral/eco/etc environments?
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