Sharing God's Word with children can be the most spiritually satisfying experience of your life. But if you've never taught kids before the prospect can be terrifying! Let Elmer Towns put your fears to rest as you read through 24 "bite-sized" topics covering everything from motivation to gifting to teaching methods! This easy-to-read book will inspire Sunday School teachers - new and experienced - to embrace with joy their important role of teaching children of all ages about God's amazing love.
Whether you teach first graders or high schoolers, this funny yet extremely practical resource will give new spark to your teaching, help you be more effective, and help you have more fun! Along with empathy and understanding, Johnson offers creative thoughts, tips and ideas for improving your Sunday school style.
A self-directed teacher training resource offering four courses of study for both experienced teachers and beginners. For many churches teacher training is a once-a year event, or even a budget casualty. 32 Ways to Become a Great Sunday School Teacher uses self-study sessions to help teachers design individualized programs that assist them in learning how to teach. New teachers will learn the basics of teaching (how faith develops; the ages and stages of learning); veterans will find ways to enrich their prayer lives and incorporate different teaching styles in a lesson. A sampler of topics: How to Study a Bible Passage; Multiple Intelligence Learning; Death, Illness, Other Crises; Using Questions in Teaching; The Gospels; Prayer in the Classroom; The Sacraments; Symbols of Christianity
One of the most significant words in the teaching of Jesus, is that in which he gives his command concerning the care of the children. He asked Peter a question, "Do you love me?" and when he got a satisfactory answer, he said to him, "Feed my lambs." He had in mind the figure of a shepherd. David had sung, "The Lord is my shepherd." Jesus himself had used the figure to describe his own tender watchfulness over his people. They are his sheep. The children are the lambs. The word used here means, "little lambs." This suggests that the very youngest children are included. They were infants that were once brought to Jesus, whom the disciples would have kept away, but whom he welcomed so warmly, saying "Allow the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not." This book will help people teach children in Sunday School and in ministries dedicated to teaching children.
What if the government-not in China, not in Iran, not in Europe but in the United States of America-deemed the Holy Bible as pornography and banned its use in any capacity, such as in schools, in the workplace, in counseling, in the home, and yes, in church? How would this impact you? Would it change your daily routine? Would it change the message at the church you attend? Would you miss it at all? Ever since God, through the Holy Spirit, passed his text down to the human race, the enemy of our soul has set about to distort and even eliminate that Word altogether. Satan has used some bad players over the millennia to wipe out not only the written document but also people who proclaim its truth. From the garden of Eden to this present day, promises have been made to both preserve and destroy the most important writing in history. Read along as the Last Sunday School Teacher shows us what a government shutdown of the most purchased book ever looks like. Follow the teacher as he prepares the last lesson and invites us to view one believer's journey from the beginnings of faith to the greatest moment in the life of any follower of Christ.
Devotions for Sunday School Teachers 2 is a collection of short devotionals designed to challenge, uplift, and inspire Sunday School teachers and small-group leaders to help renew their commitment to serve and rediscover the joys of teaching...
For today's youth, life is filled with new choices, new decisions, new feelings, new perspectives, and new freedoms. During this time, teens are forming the belief systems that will influence their adult faith, and their ideas about the nature of God, the Bible, and the church. Will teen involvement in church youth programs provide them with a framework for making important choices? Will this time nurture values and encourage their emerging identities to be deeply Christian?Something wonderful can happen when you mix teenagers, the Bible, and an enthusiastic teacher together. Many teenagers are hungry to learn about the Bible, what it means, and how it can be applied to their lives. Traditionally, this type of education happens in Sunday School. Unfortunately, too many Youth Sunday School teachers are not prepared or feel inadequate when it comes to teaching teens. They do their best, but all they are doing is surviving the Sunday school hour.Help! I Teach Youth Sunday School offers the Sunday school teacher specific tips and hints to prepare for and care for teens. Real-life stories are mingled with information on Youth and their culture, common myths about Sunday school, a new way of preparing the Sunday school lesson, creative teaching ideas, ways to think about growing a class, and how to reach out for new members while reaching in to old members.
In this book, you will discover how to teach both the head and the heart using a step-by-step, biblically grounded approach. You will learn how to improve the listener's comprehension and understanding, but more importantly, you will learn how to help listeners accept and obey the truth. As you learn to replace informational or educational lessons with life-altering transformational ones, you will fulfill the Great Commission by teaching individuals to obey the Bible (Matthew 28:20).
Ten-year-old Jake struggles to understand his grandma's death. But as he spends two weeks at his grandfather's home, he is able to receive answers to his questions about Heaven. As Jake and Grandpa fish, watch the stars, and take long walks, Grandpa shares what the Bible says about the reality and beauty of Heaven. As Jake learns the truth about Heaven, he begins to better understand and accept his grandmother's death. As readers uncover the truths in the dialogue between Grandpa and Jake, they will better appreciate the home that awaits all who place their faith in Christ.
