Training Category: Teaching Ministry
We want the results of effective Bible teaching but are we willing to make the investment?
No matter how we look at it, effectiveness will take time and effort.
The Kind of Commitment Needed for Effective Bible Teaching Takes Time
We already looked at how effective Bible teaching takes a commitment based on …
- being the kind of teacher who makes a difference.
Certainly the nurturing of our own walk with God will take time.
- relying on the work of the Holy Spirit.
Relying on the Spirit involves trusting God to work in and through us but it also requires making a prayer investment which takes time.
Effective Bible Teaching Takes an Investment of Time & Effort
It’s hard to imagine doing “your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth” (2 Tim. 2:15) without spending time doing the following:
- structuring lessons that make a difference — lesson planning
- Article: Choosing Curriculum
- Article: Can’t Always Blame Curriculum If Bible Teaching Not Going Well
- Article: Curriculum Development – How to Write Bible Lessons
- Article: Lesson Prep: Appraisal Needed
- Workbook: A Lesson Worth Teaching
- planning methods that best communicate the content and fit group factors — teaching methods
- Article: Sample Teaching Method
- Resource: Sharpening Your Bible Teaching Methods
- incorporating variety, attention-getting, relevance, and involvement — creativity
- Workbook: Creative Bible Teaching with Results
- Worksheet: Creativity: Variety is One Element
- Worksheet: Turning the Benefits of Creativity into Reality
- discerning and meeting students’ needs, developmental abilities, and learning styles — student-oriented
- Article: Making Even Well-Known Truths Relevant
- Resource: Age Level Characteristics Download
- Worksheet: My Style – Their Style – Learning Styles Worksheet
Though effective Bible teaching takes time, the results are so worth the investment.
Help for Bible Teachers: Time Management for Teachers Worksheet