{"id":4511,"date":"2018-05-07T19:49:25","date_gmt":"2018-05-07T19:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/journeyonleadership.brentwoodbaptistonline.com\/?p=4511"},"modified":"2018-05-07T19:49:25","modified_gmt":"2018-05-07T19:49:25","slug":"learning-and-believing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadership.brentwoodbaptist.com\/adult-discipleship\/learning-and-believing\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning and Believing"},"content":{"rendered":"<address>By Sonnie Bain<\/address>\n<p>I have lived in Williamson County for over 45 years.\u00a0 Our three sons were raised here and went through school here.\u00a0 Actually, we moved to Brentwood because it was the cheapest place in the Nashville area to live in 1972!\u00a0 Life has certainly changed over time.<br \/>\nMy husband Tom coached Brentwood Youth Baseball for 22 years, as well as Youth Football for several years.\u00a0 He always coached the 11-12-year-old boys.\u00a0 It was his passion.\u00a0 He loved that age, because he could teach them anything about the sport, no matter how difficult, and nothing was too hard for them.\u00a0 He told them they could do it, and they believed him!\u00a0 The boys loved the process of learning and growing and showed remarkable improvement during the season.\u00a0 We should all enjoy learning as much as those boys did.<br \/>\nAs I have been visiting various Sunday morning LIFE Groups, I have been very impressed with the way these groups relish the learning.\u00a0 The teachers do their homework and come prepared to teach additional information to the class about the scriptures they are studying.\u00a0 It may be the background of the people, the traditions of that time, or the references to the study in other parts of the Bible.\u00a0 I am a natural note-taker, and I have come away with notes from every class that show the leaders care \u2013 about the Word of God and about His people.<br \/>\nWant to make disciples?\u00a0 Then, remember to keep learning and <strong>be a leader your group believes in<\/strong>.\u00a0 It makes all the difference!<br \/>\nIf I have not visited your LIFE Group yet, I will.\u00a0 And if I take notes, it\u2019s not because I\u2019m spying on your class; it\u2019s because I\u2019m enjoying your class!<br \/>\nThank you for honoring God through your service.\u00a0 We appreciate you!<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<address>Sonnie Bain is the Administrative Assistant in the Adult Ministry\u2013Groups, Brentwood campus, Brentwood Baptist Church.<\/address>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Sonnie Bain I have lived in Williamson County for over 45 years.\u00a0 Our three sons were raised here and went through school here.\u00a0 Actually, we moved to Brentwood because it was the cheapest place in the Nashville area to live in 1972!\u00a0 Life has certainly changed over time. 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