{"id":24903,"date":"2020-01-22T08:00:23","date_gmt":"2020-01-22T13:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/?p=24903"},"modified":"2023-03-29T09:07:07","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T13:07:07","slug":"bible-teaching-takes-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/bible-teaching-takes-time.htm","title":{"rendered":"Effective Bible Teaching Takes Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 9pt;\">Training Category: <a href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/teaching-ministry.htm\">Teaching Ministry<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mintools-store.com\/products\/time-management-teachers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-24912 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/time-management-theology.jpg\" alt=\"Effective Bible Teaching Takes Time Management\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 14px;\">We want the <a href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/teaching-ministry.htm\">results of effective Bible teaching<\/a> but are we willing to make the investment?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">No matter how we look at it, effectiveness will take time and effort.<\/p>\n<h2>The Kind of Commitment Needed for Effective Bible Teaching Takes Time<\/h2>\n<p>We already looked at how <a href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/bible-teaching-commitment.htm\">effective Bible teaching takes a commitment<\/a> based on &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>being the kind of teacher who makes a difference.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">Certainly the nurturing of our own walk with God will take time.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>relying on the work of the Holy Spirit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">Relying on the Spirit involves trusting God to work in and through us but it also requires making a prayer investment which takes time.<\/p>\n<h2>Effective Bible Teaching Takes an Investment of Time &amp; Effort<\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s hard to imagine doing &#8220;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&#8221; <span class=\"class2\">(2 Tim. 2:15)<\/span> without spending time doing the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>structuring lessons that make a difference <strong>&#8212; lesson planning<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle; padding-left: 40px;\">\n<li>Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/curriculum.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Choosing Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/trainbibleteachers.com\/blog\/blame-curriculum.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Can&#8217;t Always Blame Curriculum If Bible Teaching Not Going Well<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/curriculum2.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Curriculum Development &#8211; How to Write Bible Lessons<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/trainbibleteachers.com\/blog\/lesson-prep-appraisal.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lesson Prep: Appraisal Needed<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Workbook: <a href=\"https:\/\/mintools-store.com\/products\/lesson-worth-teaching-workbook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Lesson Worth Teaching<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>planning methods that best communicate the content and fit group factors <strong>&#8212; 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