When arriving in Entre Rios, I was expecting a journey into the jungle for several days and perhaps helping out around the mission a little. What I did not expect was to be involved in a three day training course for leaders. But this is what happened.
Fineke, a lady from Holland that lives and works in La Paz, Bolivia, teaches us.
After two days of solid work on the plumbing of the mission building, and getting most things finished, the leadership training course began and I was invited to participate. A course originating from the John C. Maxwell organisation with a view to training a million leaders, the materials and the course was of very high quality and completely free.
Present for the training were over twenty pastors from the townships and communities in the mountains surrounding Entre Rios. This was not all of them, but it was a great portion.
Keeping the children occupied during the teaching was a constant task.
The first of six courses over a period of three years, this course provided the basics of leadership. Topics such as working with people, prioritising your time and resources, planning, basic leadership qualities, and other essentials were touched upon. The next course will be in August, but it is unlikely that I will return to Bolivia, so to continue the course I would have to find out where it is happening in Argentina.
Most of the pastors and leaders that were present for the leadership course.
Relaxing and playing guitar after the course has ended.