Overall, the Academic Banquet was an invigorating and fun experience for the class. Baking the bread and the carrot cake was a lot of fun, however the discussion of the "Aha" moments continued to linger with me for some time after the the banquet itself. How do you instill the feeling of the "Aha" moment, and what makes an "Aha" moment so visceral?
With that said, getting that feeling of an "Aha" moment out others is something I am not entirely certain you can do. I say this because it is inherently a personal and physical experience and individual has to encounter. The "Aha" moment has to come from themselves. Basically, my initial thoughts are that simply speaking to others an drawing it out of them might be something that is not possible.
However, as we read Samuel Proctor's "How Shall They Hear?", I think the four points of the sermon changes that idea. The third point in particular, that genuine community is possible flips this idea on its head because instead of bringing the "Aha" moment out others, it makes it relatable. In other words, by utilizing the third point in Proctor's list, we begin to reminisce in our nostalgia. By remembering those moments it in turn brings the audience closer together. It now becomes a communal thing, and I think how JBK handled it at the banquet itself was the perfect way to do it.
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