Mr. Ayton

I was just named the American Chemical Society Southeastern Regional Chemistry Teacher of the Year. Very humbled and thankful to receive such an award. @RCS_Lions @AACTconnect #aact #acs @sermacs2022pr #chemteach #chemed

Sportsmanship: TCU's Brock Harding begins to celebrate his team's win, but stops the instant he sees Ohio State's Bruce Thornton to love him up. Great job by that young man! He sets an excellent example for the millions of kids watching at home. 📽️: @CBSSports

@ModestTeacher Taking notes is the best way to get information from the teacher's notes to the student's paper all the while by-passing the brains of both teacher & student. Question, think, problem-solve, reason, write, debate, justify, explain...understanding >>> information

Good - Teacher provided notes Better - Student typed notes on laptop Best - Student writes notes by hand

@jasonkovacs @PeterPollock The problem is the "system" itself of pastoral ministry. The biblical model is a plurality of elders who pastor and minister to a congregation, not a full-time, paid one-man system who gets "burned out" because all of his expectations and desires are not met.

@jasonkovacs @PeterPollock There is no such thing as "burn out". This is a concept that developed out of the 1970s from unrealized expectations of people who entered in social care thinking that it would fulfill all of their desires. Pastors can become fatigued but "burn out" is an unbiblical concept.

The average length of time a seminary trained pastor lasts in ministry is 5 years. The average length of time churches require you to work before taking a sabbatical is 7 years. On average, pastors burn out 2 years before they could qualify for well needed rest. @PeterPollock

@LeoFinazzo @CoachBenWilkins @mcdbasketball @Keef_Fbe Congratulations Leo - proud of you! Only advice I can give you as a former college basketball player of four years (one who shared the court each day with your father) is to give your all every single day! Go 100% each day, every day, every second.

Blessed to announce my commitment to Seton Hill University to pursue my basketball and academic goals. Thankful to @CoachBenWilkins for this opportunity. Also thankful for my family, @mcdbasketball coaches, @Keef_Fbe and everyone else who helped me in my journey so far! Excited to be a part of the brotherhood and ready to work! #GoGriffins

@DaigMuse Man... What I could've done in the 90's as a guard if I could travel like that to get space for each shot

Called off a screen just to show Draymond he didn’t need one im crying😭😭😭

@PlumblineFaith Absolutely agree and thankful for your posts.

Why do we persist in making our churches dependent upon, and primarily revolve around, a “Senior Pastor” …

When no such position or role exists in the New Testament? Eph. 4:11 is the only verse where the Greek noun translated as “pastor” is used in the New Testament regarding the church. 

That’s it. Just once and nowhere else. Yet we’ve taken that one passage out of context and built our current, prevailing “pastor centric” model of church and church leadership around it. Surprisingly, however, “pastor centric” churches and church leadership are nowhere found in the New Testament. Nope, not, nada … Just ain’t there. And let’s be honest:

Not only has a “pastor centric” focus prevented churches today from being relational participatory gatherings with ministry one to another for the mutual building up of each other as the New Testament commands …

But it has destroyed many vocational “pastors” through burn out and disillusionment from trying to fill a position never intended by God.

The scope and intent of the word “pastor” in Eph 4:11, therefore, must be determined by the Greek grammar in that passage and by the rest of Scripture. 

As to grammar, the word is tied together by a common, shared article with the word for teacher. Thus, in the Greek, “pastors and teachers” are two combined, interrelated functions in the church – not two independent, unrelated functions.

In the rest of the New Testament, the verb form of “pastor” – in the context of the church – is always used to describe a function performed by elders (plural), who also are to function as teachers. 

Thus, in Eph. 4:11, Paul is saying that God gave the church those who function “as pastors and teachers” – i.e., elders – to equip God’s people to minister. 

As such, “pastor” in the New Testament is never used, in either noun or verb form, to refer to a separate, independent position or office in the church. It is simply a term applied to one of the several functions assigned to elders (always plural) who serve each local church.

Pastoring is an important function. But it is only one of several functions that elders perform, rather than a separate office, title, or position that is apart from – or over – a proper, fully functional eldership. 

Plus, there is not a single person called a “Pastor” in the New Testament, except for Jesus as the true head of the church.

I would never minimize the pastoral function of elders. As an elder, I take my duty to provide pastoral care and guidance very seriously – along with the other duties Scripture assigns to me as I serve our local church.

But neither will I take that one use of that one noun in Ephesians 4 out of context to build a whole “pastor centric” model of the church around it …

Especially when that “pastor centric” model is contrary to the rest of the New Testament and its numerous imperatives for how we are to actually be the church and how elders are to properly function among us.

Chemical solutions in UV light #chem #chemed

An incredible new Titration simulation just dropped at @AACTconnect teachchemistry.org/classroom-reso…

@usfrivrskeetr14 @educator4ever36 Thanks Nathan - enjoyed teaching you so much and our continued relationship. I have to confess that I am an infinitely better chemistry teacher now than I was when I taught you (sorry for that 😉).

@MrAyton @educator4ever36 Bob your chemistry honors class was probably the most challenging class I took in HS.. but it laid the foundation for me to ace my college chemistry class.. and my college chemistry class was a major piece my 4.0 pre req GPA I needed to get into a quality RN program at USF

Am I wrong? Have any of you found success with secondary students who are just not invested in their own learning?

@educator4ever36 In teaching chemistry, I always use clipart for graduated cylinders, never draw them by hand. And in physics, always say you are holding two spheres, never two balls.

Happy Friday! A rare funny post from me - Teachers - what words do you pronounce differently or change to avoid the entire class laughing hysterically and losing all focus? Mine were always the planet Uranus and the term Pianist. Can’t wait to hear yours! 😂😂😂

Ever wondered why basketball players' sneakers are constantly squeaking as they run around the court? Now scientists have studied what's happening and have found the phenomenon is caused by the soft material of the soles rippling on the floor.

AI and Shaq were the two greatest pound for pound players ever. No two players got fouled more and had less fouls called for them.

@educator4ever36 I'm so sorry for the kickback. You know I'm a nationally recognized teacher, but I was also a college bball player for 4 yrs & 12-varsity letters in HS, & yet I totally agree with you on HS athletics - open to all or community leagues. School is first & foremost about learning

I had to mute my posts about high school athletics. I had no idea I could get so much hate for suggesting either public school sports are accessible to all students or separate the sports from the schools and let community and rec leagues run them. No comments on this either. Can we now move on?

@thecavemommy Stop thinking negative means small... It doesn't. Negative is part of a vector quantity which represents direction. It's because you've been taught numbers by a number line and not the application of numbers. Just learn some simple physics and it'll make sense.

I’ve literally had math geniuses try to explain to me how a negative times a negative equals a positive, and I still don’t get it It doesn’t. If you have nothing, and then more nothing, you don’t have something. You have nothing Math is a psyop!

Wholesome: Seahawks HC Mike Macdonald and his wife share an extremely special moment after winning the Super Bowl. Mike's Wife: "You did it!" Mike: "We did it." Mike's Wife: "And we did not care." 🥹

@RevivedThoughts "Looking forward to him bringing the word!" "Man...did he bring the word."

What's a Christianese phrase you are tired of?

@TPUSA @MrsErikaKirk This is not the gospel, this is a works-based theology. The only thing that gets us to heaven is the person and work of Jesus Christ. We are not on some continuum by our works or decisions.

ERIKA KIRK: “As long as I remain obedient to God, and abide in His word, and I'm in the jet stream of His will, the opinions of this world mean nothing to me. Nothing.” @MrsErikaKirk