Learning along

I got a new mobile phone today. Our corporate-issue cell phone plan's been discontinued, so we're all on our own. It was an opportunity to upgrade my phone and service. After an hour or so of set-up and play with the new smartphone, I still hadn't found the ringer volume settings, a basic and essential funtion. A quick Goodsearch check pointed out the icon right there on the screen. Question answered, "problem" solved. An old dog can still learn new ways to do basic tricks.

At a more significant level, I'm in the middle of annual reviews for staff. The review process is a great time to reflect on what we're learning, where we need to do additional learning, and how our learning impacts our ability to minister effectively.

I love that I have a staff that wants to learn. But sometimes what we need to know is evasive, like a hard-to-find volume button. Even when it's incredibly simple stuff, if we're not seeing it, it can be terribly frustrating. That's the advantage of working in a team. We can help point out the obvious to one another. We can be one another's Goodsearch. And in so doing we continue to learn along the way.