{"id":7170,"date":"2011-08-31T08:00:46","date_gmt":"2011-08-31T12:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/?p=7170"},"modified":"2025-06-01T09:47:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T13:47:16","slug":"teacher-training-means","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/teacher-training-means.htm","title":{"rendered":"Teacher Training Means Need to be Challenging"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7156 size-full alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/teacher-training-2.jpg\" alt=\"Teachers Need to be Challenged in Teacher Training\" width=\"216\" height=\"282\" \/><br \/>\nHaving worked in church positions <a href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/teacher-training-plan.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">responsible for training teachers<\/a>, I know how easy it is to get into a rut.\u00a0 Contributing factors include:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style: circle; padding-left: 15px;\">\n<li style=\"padding-bottom: 7px;\"><em>convention<\/em> &#8211; what we&#8217;ve always done<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-bottom: 7px;\"><em>comfort<\/em> &#8211; what fits my learning style or personality<\/li>\n<li><em>convenience<\/em> &#8211; what fits my busy schedule<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"clear: both;\">To keep from getting into, or staying in, a teacher training rut, I needed to constantly put myself in places where I would be challenged &#8212; getting into God&#8217;s Word and letting His Spirit prod me, reading books, attending training sessions myself, networking with others, finding a prayer partner, taking time to listen to the teachers, etc.<\/p>\n<h2>Challenged in Means of Providing Bible Teachers Training<\/h2>\n<p>As I allowed myself to be stretched, I was in a better position to equip others.\u00a0 I learned that:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>One size does not fit all.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span> Doing training the same way it&#8217;s always been done is bound to miss meeting the true needs of the teachers. <a href=\"https:\/\/trainbibleteachers.com\/training-builder.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cookie cutter approaches<\/a> do little to tailor training to them, thus missing true needs.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>It is not all about me.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span> Each person on the teaching staff also had their own preferred ways of learning due to <a href=\"https:\/\/mintools-store.com\/products\/learning-styles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">learning styles<\/a> and personalities.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Some things are worth the extra time and effort.<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 Having well-equipped teachers makes such a difference for eternity as they more effectively <a href=\"https:\/\/mintools-store.com\/products\/discipleship-worksheet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">invest into the lives of their students<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Out of these challenges comes the <span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em><strong>need for variety in how teacher training is done<\/strong><\/em><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more at TrainBibleTeachers.com: <a title=\"Means of Teacher Training\" href=\"https:\/\/trainbibleteachers.com\/blog\/teacher-training-means.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Means of Teacher Training<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having worked in church positions responsible for training teachers, I know how easy it is to get into a rut.  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