The Evangel Dean School - Developing Wisdom

a ppendIx • 131

a pp enDi x 37 From Seeker to Sensei: Developing Effective Movement Apprenticeships Rev. Dr. Don L. Davis

A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher. ~ Jesus, Luke 6.40 (ESV)

Seeker : a person or thing that seeks

~ dictionary.com https://www.dictionary.com/browse/seeker?s=t

Sensei : (can be pronounced “Sensai” as well), Sinsang, Sonsaeng, Seonsaeng or Xiansheng is an honorific term shared in Chinese honorifics and Japanese honorifics that is translated as “person born before another” or “one who comes before. ~ Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensei

I. The Paradigm of Apprenticeships: Movements, Leaders, and Apprenticeships

A. The Golden Strand: How do movements start, grow, and thrive?

1. Strand one: The role of the founder: Moses

2. Strand two: The synergy of the “first followers”: Joshua

3. Strand three: The strength of young apprentices in a tradition: Jehu, Gideon, Samson, Samuel

4. The power of tradition: not a dirty word

a. Paradosis : the handing down to another the invaluable deposit

b. A mixture of content and loyalty

c. Traditioned innovation (Dr. Alvin Sanders): building on the legacy given, engaging on the situation encountered