Resources for Bible Teaching Ministry
Whether teaching in Sunday School or another type of Bible study class, you need to teach people in ways they can understand. These Bible teaching resources will help you in both the preparation and presentation of your lessons to creatively, developmentally, and purposefully communicate God's Word.
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About
About Bible Teaching
Articles:
- Bible Teaching has an Important Objective
- Bible Teaching is a Special Divine Empowerment
- Bible Teaching is an Awesome Responsibility
- Bible Teaching Must Keep the Word Central
- Bible Teaching Requires Reliance on the Holy Spirit
- God's Presence: The Discipler's Authority
- God's Presence: The Distinguishing Mark
- Speaking Types of Spiritual Gifts
- Teaching the Whole Counsel of God?
- Approach to Teaching the Whole Counsel of God
About the Teaching-Learning Process
Articles:
- 4 Tips for Helping Students Apply Bible Lessons to Life
- Bible Teaching-Learning Process
- Bible Teaching Must Equal Bible Living
- Can We Ever Overemphasize Application?
- Conclusion or Application?
- Do Bible Teachers Understand the Teaching-Learning Process?
- Effective Bible Teaching
- FAQ about Bible Lesson Application
- FAQ about Bible Lesson Introductions
- Four Elements in the Bible Learning Process
- Good First Impressions
- How Deliberate to be About Application?
- Let's Not be Shortsighted
- Personalize the Application
- Really Teaching for Changed Lives?
- Teaching for Changed Lives?
- Really Teaching for Changed Lives?
- The Holy Spirit is Essential to Effective Bible Teaching
- What to Aim for in Application of a Bible lesson?
- Whose Responsibility is Bible Application?
Books:
- Creative Bible Teaching by Lawrence O. Richards
- Seven Laws of the Learner by Bruce Wilkinson
- Teaching for Spiritual Growth by Perry G Downs
- Teaching to Change Lives by Howard Hendricks
- The Way They Learn by Cynthia Ulrich Tobias
- Why Nobody Learns Much of Anything at Church and How to Fix It by Thomas & Joani Schultz
Teachers Training Resources from Ministry Tools Resource Center:
- Aiming for Empty-less Teaching Group Training Session
- Teaching for Changed Lives Workbook
- Heart Transformation or Behavior Modification? Worksheet - for children's teachers
- Help! My students don't want to be here! They don't want to learn! Worksheet
- Keys to Unlocking the Door for Good First Impressions Worksheet
Learn from Jesus, the Master Teacher
Articles:
- 3 Important Lessons from the Master Teacher
- 3 More Important Lessons from the Master Teacher
- Lessons from the Master Teacher on Using Objects
Books:
- Rock-Solid Teacher: Discover the Joy of Teaching Like Jesus by Gregory Carlson
Targeted Resources
Lessons
Help with Choosing & Using Curriculum
Articles:
- Check the Vital Statistics
- Choosing Curriculum
- Role of Curriculum in Teaching the Bible
- Blame Curriculum If Teaching Not Going Well?
- Tweaking the Curriculum
Curriculum Resources:
- Curriculum Published by Ministry Tools Resource Center
- Children's Church Curriculum
- DVD Video Curriculum Studies
- Homeschool Curriculum
- Recovery Curriculum
- Sunday School Curriculum
- Vacation Bible School - VBS Curriculum
Teachers Training Resources from Ministry Tools Resource Center:
Help with Lesson Planning & Preparation
Articles:
- Application: More Than Just a Good Idea
- Bible Teaching Demands Accuracy
- Curriculum Development: How to Write Bible Lessons
- Inadequate View of Bible, Inadequate Lesson Preparation
- Lesson Prep: Awareness Needed
- Lesson Prep: Appraisal Needed
- Lesson Prep: Accountability Needed
- Well-Constructed Lesson Aims
Teachers Training Resources from Ministry Tools Resource Center:
- A Lesson Worth Teaching Workbook
- Application: It's God's Idea, Not Merely a Good Idea Worksheet
- Bible Lesson Preparation Worksheet
- Out of the World & Into the Word Worksheet - deals with the introduction to the lesson
Teachers Training Session Idea on TrainBibleTeachers.com:
Help with Teaching Different Parts of the Bible
Articles:
- Bible Illiterate Teachers Produce Bible Illiterate Students
- Teaching the Creation of Man & the Fall
- Tips for Teaching Creation & the Fall
- Teaching About God's Laws
- Tips for Teaching About God's Laws
- Teaching from the Old Testament Prophets
- Tips for Teaching from the Old Testament Prophets
- Teaching About the Cross
- Tips for Teaching About the Cross
- Teaching About Salvation
- Tips for Teaching About Salvation
- Teaching About the Church
- Tips for Teaching About the Church
- Teaching on the Book of Revelation
- Tips for Teaching on the Book of Revelation
Methods
Are You a Creative Bible Teacher?
Articles:
- Benefits of Creativity in the Classroom
- Creativity: An Essential for Bible Teaching
- Creativity Cues from God
- Creativity: The Problem is Not a Lack of Possibilities
- FAQ about Creativity
Teachers Training Resources from Ministry Tools Resource Center:
- Creative Bible Teaching with Results Workbook
- Creativity: Variety is One Element Worksheet
- Turning the Benefits of Creativity into Reality Worksheet
General Info on Teaching Methods
Articles:
- Bible Teachers Need to Incorporate Variety into Lessons
- Engage the Senses
- Low Tech Teaching in a High Tech World? - Expansion Needed
- Low Tech Teaching in a High Tech World? - Methodology
- Low Tech Teaching in a High Tech World? - Perspective Needed
- Methods for Preschoolers
- Teaching Methods - (changes every month)
Books:
- Creative Teaching Methods by Marlene D. LeFever
Teachers Training Resources from Ministry Tools Resource Center:
- Sharpening Your Bible Teaching Methods Resource
- Bible Learning Activities for Children Resource
- Tips for Choosing & Using Methods Worksheet
Scripture Memory in the Classroom
Articles:
- Adverse Reactions to Scripture Memorization
- Grade School Children & Scripture Memory
- Mixed Messages About Scripture Memorization
- Bible Memory Verses for Teenagers
- Bible Verses for Young Adults
- Scripture Memory Bible Verses for Senior Adults
- Preschoolers & Scripture Memory
- Scripture Reminders Middle Aged Adults Need
Books:
- 52 Ways to Teach Memory Verses
- Bible Memory Games
- Bible Memory Verse Games For Children
- Making Scripture Memory Fun
- The Big Book of Bible Games
Teachers Training Resources from Ministry Tools Resource Center:
Types of Bible Teaching Methods
- Bulletin Boards - Article: Bulletin Boards: An Old Method Still a Viable Tool?
- Bulletin Boards - Article:Interactive Bulletin Boards
- Bulletin Boards - Document: Make Bulletin Boards Super Teacher Training
- Discussion - Article: Leading a Good Discussion using Discussion Guides
- Discussion - Article: Small Group Bible Studies Teachers Training
- Discussion - Bible Study Guides: Discussion Guides from Ministry Tools Resource Center
- Discussion - Bible Study Guides: Other Bible Study Books
- Discussion - Book: How to Ask Great Questions by Karen Lee-Thorp
- Discussion - Book: Now That's a Good Question: How to Lead Quality Bible Discussions by Terry Powell
- Discussion - Training Session: Discussion Ruts - Teacher Training Session
- Discussion - Worksheet: In Facilitating a Discussion, Everyone's Contribution is Valuable Worksheet Download
- Discussion - More for Small Groups
- Drama - Article: A Flair for the Dramatic ... Or Not
- Games - Article: Fun & Games and Bible Learning?
- Games - Article: Games Are Good As Long As . . .
- Guided Conversation - Article: Make Every Moment Count Using Guided Conversation
- Guided Conversation - Worksheet: Guided Conversation
- Learning Centers - Article: Bible Learning Centers: Not the Easy Way Out
- Learning Centers - Article: Learning Center Ruts
- Learning Centers - Worksheet: Using Learning Centers
- Lecture - Article: Lecture is Good to Use with Adults, Right?
- Lecture - Article: No Choice But to Use Lecture with Adults?
- Object Lessons - Article: Lessons from the Master Teacher on Using Objects
- Object Lessons - Worksheet: Tips for Using Object Lessons
- Play - Article: Play as a Bible Teaching Method?
- Play - Worksheet: Play: It's How Kids Learn Worksheet Download
- Puppets - Article: Questions about Using Puppets in the Classroom
- Puppets - Article: More Questions about Using Puppets in the Classroom
- Puppets - Document: Using Puppets in the Classroom
- Questions - Article: Jesus, the Master Teacher, Used Questions
- Questions - Worksheet: Work Your Way Through the Lesson with Questions
- Role Playing - Article: Value of Role Playing
- Role Playing - Document: Role Playing
- Storytelling - Article: 10 Storytelling Mistakes
- Storytelling - Worksheet: Keys to Visualizing the Story Without Visual Aids
Students
Age Levels Resources
Articles:
- FAQ about Age Level Issues
- It's a Disservice Not to Train Teachers About the Age They Teach
- Making Even Well-Known Truths Relevant
- Physical versus Spiritual Age
- Reach All Age Levels
Teachers Training Resources from Ministry Tools Resource Center:
Resources for Specific Age Levels:
Discipline - Classroom Management
Articles:
- 5 Key Elements in an Approach to Classroom Discipline
- 10 Things Not to Say When Disciplining
- An Umbrella for Classroom Discipline
- Basics for Classroom Discipline
- Discipline Issues Making Your Teachers Want to Quit?
- Classroom Discipline Must Get Beyond
- Dealing with the Root Cause of Problem Behavior
- Helping Bible Teachers with Problem Students
- Hidden Messages in Disciplining
Books:
- Boundaries With Kids by Henry Cloud & John Townsend
Teachers Training Resources from Ministry Tools Resource Center:
- Biblical Authority versus the Authoritarian and Permissive Teachers Worksheet
- Discipline Issues: What to Do About Specific Challenges
- Effectively Handling Classroom Discipline Workbook
- Handbook on the Basics of Classroom Discipline
Discipleship - Discipling Students
Books:
- Disciple-Making Teachers by Josh Hunt
Teachers Training Resources from Ministry Tools Resource Center:
- DISCIPLESHIP: Isn't teaching a lesson enough? Worksheet
- The Teacher's Role in Discipling Students toward Spiritual Growth Bundle - PowerPoint & Worksheets
Worksheets included in the Bundle can be Ordered Separately:
- The Teacher's Role in Discipling Students toward Christ-like Character & Conduct
- The Teacher's Role in Discipling Students in the Stewardship of Giving
- The Teacher's Role in Discipling Students in Regard to Outreach
- The Teacher's Role in Discipling Students in Regard to Prayer
- The Teacher's Role in Discipling Students in Maintaining Christ-like Relationships
- The Teacher's Role in Discipling Students toward Serving
- The Teacher's Role in Discipling Students in Regard to the Word of God
- The Teacher's Role in Discipling Students in Regard to Worship
Helping Students in Crisis
Articles:
- Crisis Intervention Training - General Helps
- Do Your Teachers Know How to Help Students in Crisis?
- Many Roles in Times of Trouble
- Teaching Students with Hurting Hearts
Books:
- Emergency Response Handbook for Children's Ministry by Group Publishing
- Emergency Response Handbook for Youth Ministry by Group Publishing
- Emergency Response Handbook for Small Group Leaders by Group Publishing - for Adults
- The Hurt That They Feel: Helping Preschoolers Deal With Tough Issues Edited by Sue Bredekamp
- What Do I Do When Teenagers are Depressed and Contemplate Suicide? by Steve Gerali
- What Do I Do When Teenagers are Victims of Abuse? by Steve Gerali
Teachers Training Resources from Ministry Tools Resource Center:
Learning Styles
Articles:
Books:
- 7 Ways of Teaching the Bible to Children: Using Our Multiple Intelligences to Build Faith by Barbara Bruce
- 7 Ways of Teaching the Bible to Adults: Using Our Multiple Intelligences to Build Faith by Barbara Bruce
- Learning Styles: Reaching Everyone God Gave You to Teach by Marlene D. Lefever
- Talkers, Watchers, and Doers: Unlocking Your Child's Unique Learning Style by Cheri Fuller
- The Way They Learn by Cynthia Ulrich Tobias
Teachers Training Resources from Ministry Tools Resource Center:
Misc. Help with Students
Articles:
Teachers Training Resources from Ministry Tools Resource Center:
Teachers
General Helps for Bible Teachers
Articles:
- 3 Tips for Teaching
- Are your Bible Teachers Walking in the Spirit?
- Are Your Teachers Consistent?
- Aware of God's Presence?
- Background Checks, Anyone?
- Bible Teaching Requires the Personal Growth of the Teacher
- Called to Teach But Still Afraid?
- Fear Holding People Back?
- God's Presence: The Defense Against Hindrances
- How Do You Feel About Teaching?
- Just a Teacher's Helper? Ouch!
- Lies Bible Teachers Might Believe
- Praying for Bible Teachers
- Students Evaluating Their Teachers
- Teachers' View of the Bible: It Matters
- Words & the Teacher's Accountability
- Words & the Teacher's Heart
- Words & the Teacher's Actions
Teachers Training Resources from Ministry Tools Resource Center:
- Praying Like You Truly Believe HE is the Source of All You Need Worksheet
- Rediscovering the Joy of Teaching PowerPoint
- Teachers Either Block or Promote Community Worksheet
- Time Management for Teachers Worksheet
- What Bible Teachers Need to Know About God's Word
Devotionals for Teachers
Articles:
Teachers Training Resources from Ministry Tools Resource Center:
- Be-Attitudes for Teachers
- Called to Teach But Still Afraid Devotional
- Encouragers for Teachers of God's Word
- The Holy Spirit & My Teaching Devotional
Teacher Qualities
Articles:
- Accountable Bible Teachers
- Adaptable Bible Teacher?
- Are Your Bible Teachers Prepared?
- Are Your Teachers Students ... Teachable?
- Be-Attitude for Teachers - (changes every month)
- Bible Teaching Requires a Good Dose of Humility
- Conscientious Bible Teachers
- Diligent Bible Teachers
- Faithful Bible Teachers
- How Enthused are Your Bible Teachers?
- Industrious Bible Teachers
- Irreproachable Bible Teachers
- Looking for Teachers Filled with the Right Qualities?
- Indications Teachers are Filled with the Right Qualities
- Reasons Bible Teachers Lack Enthusiasm
- Teacher Acrostic - What's in Your Heart?
- Teachers Reap What They Sow
Books:
- 10 Marks of Incredible Teachers by Josh Hunt
Teachers Training Resources from Ministry Tools Resource Center:
Teachers Training Session Idea on TrainBibleTeachers.com:
Teacher Roles
Articles:
- Bible Teachers' Role as Communicators
- Bible Teacher's Role as a Conduit
- Bible Teacher's Role as a Disciplemaker
- Bible Teachers' Role as Equippers
- Bible Teacher's Role as a Friend
- Bible Teacher's Role as a Model
- Bible Teacher's Role as a Motivator
- Bible Teacher's Role as Servant
- Many Roles in Times of Trouble
- The Role of a Bible Teacher
Teacher Training Resources
Articles:
- Bible Teachers Training Based on the Setting
- Bible Teaching Skills Needed
- Bible Verses for Bible Teachers
- Do You Know What Kind of Help Your Teachers Really Need?
- More Than a Pat on the Back - Encouraging Teachers
- Recruiting Bible Teachers New to Teaching?
- Teacher Training Over the Holidays
- Teacher Training Tips
- The Ultimate Goal of Bible Teaching
- Too Broad to Fit Specific Topics
Resources:
Visuals
General Info About Visuals
Articles:
Teachers Training Session Idea on TrainBibleTeachers.com:
Teachers Training Resources from Ministry Tools Resource Center:
Boards - Bulletin Board & More
Articles:
- FAQ About Bulletin Boards
- Seasonal Bulletin Boards: Autumn
- Seasonal Bulletin Boards: Spring
- Seasonal Bulletin Boards: Summer
- Seasonal Bulletin Boards: Winter
Resources:
Teachers Training Resources from Ministry Tools Resource Center:
Equipment & Other Furnishing Supplies
- Classroom Furniture, Tables, Boards, Storage Supplies
- Computers, Projectors, & Other Electronics
- Easels
- More Easels
Misc. Visual Aid Teaching Tools & Supplies
May God work through you to impart not only head knowledge in your students but also a growing heart knowledge of Him. Use these teaching tools and resources but rely on the Holy Spirit to do the real work in people's hearts.
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