Wednesday, September 29, 2010

B I G THEOLOGY! - The Gospel Quiz, The Faith Quiz, & 'GENESIS 3-2-1-0!"

The Gospel Quiz is fun, deep, surprising... and frankly is designed to kink your brain & change your life. Launch via right-click here
Why not fry the other half of your brain? The Faith Quiz is a different kind of quiz, off in a different but related direction - right-click here.
If you would like to hear how the theology beneath the first quiz sounds when taught to hundreds of folks, the talks are called "Genesis 3-2-1-0!" right-click here.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

COURSES for BUSINESS, GOVT, COLLEGES, CHURCHES ETC.

I run Leadership Development Programs, Seminars and other professional development events fairly regularly, besides teaching/ preaching etc. My brochure is here. (Magazine article re latest gig here). If you would like to talk about such a possibility for your group, please do contact me on andrewolsenmail@gmail.com.
This unfinished website (sorry) has most of the courses/ Leadership Development Programs/ academic subjects I deliver. Go here & click on 'Home'.
My organizational health assessment and profit prediction system based on a global study of 139 companies in 15 countries by Dr. David Maister is here.  Email me for the scientifically most perfect most powerful recruitment & selection system ever devised (not mine) at andrewolsenmail at gmail.com.

Monday, September 27, 2010

1st performance of a chiastic structure sermon! Mark 1 The Leper's UnFaith

This was done at 12Feb2012, ignore the date above.
It shows but does not teach about the chiastic structure of this passage in Mark. However, the explanation of the text is based on what the chiasm reveals - the tragic contrast in the original tale of Jesus and the Lost Leper...

BGP chiastic chiasm Mark1v39-2v1 AndrewOlsen 12Feb12 from Living Faith Church on Vimeo.

Sunday, September 26, 2010

www.ESSAYMATIC.com

This is an online metacognition development program. It teaches thinking skills -
- the ability to evaluate with discipline;
- the ability to take multiple perspectives;
- the ability to notice and steer one's own thinking in real time.
EssayMatic does two things for you at once. The first is that it writes fantastic essays for you. As you type one-line answers to simple question on any A vs. B topic (e.g., 'Should kids be paid to go to school?), EssayMatic generates a coherent essay for you at a level 2-10+ years beyond your current writing capacity. You can submit this on paper at school or work, or present it as a speech, because all the content is genuinely yours. Only the structure is EssayMatic's.
However, EssayMatic is not merely a writing aid but also works like a gym trainer for your brain. An even better comparison is that it is like braces for your mental teeth because you don't have to know that you are being trained by EssayMatic for it to train you. The website reads your brilliantly-crafted essay back to you - out loud. As you hear how your own thoughts sound when formed into a very smart essay you unconsciously acquire this shape and sound into your mind for your next real-world thinking, writing or speaking challenge.
Diverse research from many countries on the educational and life impacts of Edward DeBono's 'Six Thinking Hats' and 'CoRT/ DATT' tools and curricula has reliably shown that metacognition training has striking and pervasive impacts across all ages. In short, marks go up across all subject, interpersonal skills improve quickly, and the results can still be measured years later.
The site is working, the system is awesome, and I need to polish and sell it next!...

Friday, September 10, 2010

'Counseling 101 thru 999' in an hour!

This was a true rant to a group of pastors (Aug 2012) about everything I know about counseling, counselors, clients. Obviously I missed much but I am what I am, so please be unsettled and enjoy here.