True Stories of Transformation from the Classroom

EurECA Conference 2009

The theme of the 2009 EurECA Conference was ‘How should Christians teach?’ As preparation for the conference, every participant was asked to prepare in advance a short story from the classroom. This was to be a written description of a particular moment of teaching and learning in which personal transformation (of any kind, not only ‘spiritual’ in the narrow sense of the word) happened to the writer and/or others.  During the conference workshop sessions, the participants were put into small groups to look at each other’s stories and work together to write a commentary on each in the light of what the main speaker, David Smith, was sharing in the plenary sessions.

A selection from these stories (and commentaries where available) have been grouped together as shown below. To go directly to a group of stories, click on the title of the group.

WHEN I WAS A CHILD OR YOUNG PERSON …

Ágnes’s Story

Bernadett’s Story

Klári’s Story

Naomi’s Story

Robert H ’s Story

Tibor’s Story

Tim W’s Story

WHEN I WAS A YOUNG TEACHER …

Isabel P’s Story

John M’s Story

Livia’s Story

Paul’s Story

Roland’s Story

Signe's Story

Stefan’s Story

Susan’s Story

TEACHING TEACHERS …

Alison F's Story

Dana’s Story

Margaret’s First Story

Margaret’s Second Story

THIS WAS A REAL ‘AHA!’ MOMENT …

Barbara L’s First Story

Barbara L’s Second Story

Bryan’s Story

Emilia's Story

Ingeborg’s Story

Ross’s Story

Silke’s Story

Terry’s Story

Vreni’s Story

Wolfgang's First Story

RELATING TO AN INDIVIDUAL CHILD IN THE CLASS …

Barbara R’s Story

Daniel K’s Story

Dessi’s Story

Doris’s Story

Isabel T's Story

Jukka’s Story

Liviu’s Story

Oksana’s Story

Sally’s Story

Sasha’s Story

Wolfgang's Second Story

Wolfgang's Third Story

WORKING WITH TEACHING COLLEAGUES AND PARENTS …

Anneke’s Story

Caroline’s Story

Matt’s Story

THE LIVING BIBLE IN CLASSROOM LIFE ...

Barbara L’s Third Story

Blaga’s Story

Gerlinde’s Story

Heike’s Story

Piia’s Story

Richard W’s Story

Thesi’s Story

Thomas’s Story

PRAYER CHANGES THINGS …

Alison W’s Story

Bonnie's Story

Ioan’s Story