Capturing God's Passion for Teaching: Helpful principles for small group teachers - Softcover

Lanford, Terry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1505497787 ISBN 13: 9781505497786

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

Something sad is happening in many churches across America. Week after week, men and women with little to no teacher training are teaching God’s Word. The scenario goes something like this. A Bible teacher is needed for a small group, a Sunday school class or a discipleship class and someone in leadership says, “We need a new teacher for the ________________ class.” You fill in the blank. Someone says, “How about Joe? He attends nearly every Sunday.” Joe is asked and he agrees. Joe does the best he knows how to do. Maybe he studies or maybe he simply teaches the way his previous teacher has taught (which may be okay or may be a disaster) or even worse, Joe simply reads the supplemental lesson to the class. When this process for selecting teachers is allowed to play out in the life of a church for many years, the result is weak, boring, and ineffective teaching. A heartbreaking trend of dumbing down Bible teaching is occurring in our churches. Pressing the play button on the disc player is not teaching. Reading a lesson someone else wrote is not teaching. Spiritual leaders and teachers must somehow capture God’s passion for teaching. We must revisit what God has to say concerning the teaching of His Word. We must seek to know His standard and strive to meet that standard. What is God looking for in a Bible teacher? What kind of teaching pleases the heart of God? Which traits are essential to success? What are God’s goals for Bible instruction? Throughout Scripture, God has shared His heart regarding the teaching of His Word. He reveals His intention to use human instruments to convey His truth. He has also shared with us His purposes behind teaching and His expectations for teachers. God is passionate about how teachers live, worship and teach. God’s Word must not only shape and inform the content that we teach but the methods that we use to teach. This book will help equip you to effectively teach God's Word. Once we have seen what God has to say, and we have looked at examples He has given for us to follow, we will learn some practical methods to improve Bible lesson preparation and presentation.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1505497787
• ISBN 13: 9781505497786
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 146