Back in April I attended a one week intensive course here in Orlando to better equip me as a trainer of technology trainers.  I use the adjective “intensive” to describe the course not just because it was several weeks of material crammed into one, but also because it was simply . . . intense – in a very good sort of way.  In fact this was the best “back to school experience” I have had in a long time.  This focus was not theoretical but geared towards immediate use on the field.  It was just excellent common sense that needs to be put into practice anywhere training takes place.

The course was led by Terrence Donahue – a training expert from the Performance Maker’s Group.  Terrence spent four years on staff with Athlete’s in Action – Campus Crusade’s sports ministry – and then has worked as a trainer and trainer of trainers for many corporations including the U.S. Department of Labor, Johnson & Johnson and Chic-Fil-a.

Terrence made the class fun and highly applicable to what I do to help train and equip missionaries on the field. The Lord arranged for this class at a very strategic time for me and my entire department – the Global Technology Office.  I can not say enough about how “shelf resistant” Terrence’s training material is because I’ve pulled out his notebooks and used them multiple times just in the few weeks since the course.

Let me give you a peek at just one reading assignment from the class: “Why Training Fails.”

Now I’m officially a Certified Trainer’s Trainer. The title sounds a little scary yet I’m excited to help missionaries learn and put technology solutions into practice more effectively.