-
8 Reasons I’m Teaching Revelation
Since moving to Nashville, I have had the privilege of teaching the auditorium class on Wednesday nights. This class, with about 50 or so regularly in attendance, is a joy to teach. The class constantly amazes me with their depth of Biblical knowledge, and our discussions are helpful and interesting. In April 2008, we began a verse-by-verse study of the Gospel according to John. Due to my slow pace and the class’s regular comments, that study took 23 months. Following that, we looked at the three epistles of John, which took about 6 months. These studies were helpful to me, and (hopefully) each student as well. Naturally, since we have…
-
4 Methods for an Adult Bible Class
I love my Bible classes. On Sunday mornings, I teach what we lovingly call the “not-so-young” adults (it’s a class for 35-50), and on Wednesday nights I teach a general auditorium class. One of my favorite things to do in these classes is to teach verse-by-verse. That’s why it took us 23 months to cover John in my Wednesday night class! I don’t worry about “quarters,” and we just go through whatever topic or text we are studying for however long it takes. However, I am trying to work on other ways to teach. Just as children need different methods, many adults do as well. Here are some suggestions for…
-
Being the Best Bible School Teacher You Can Be in One Step
Teaching Bible class is something I greatly enjoy. It is truly a skill, and one I need to hone! I pray often that my classes see that I am trying and that I truly enjoy the honor of teaching. It is a blessing to teach classes in which students offer input and are willing to answer questions and provide feedback. That being said, teaching is work! It isn’t hard to tell when a teacher has “thrown together” a class at the last minute. No teacher is going to be 100% prepared every single week, but it should not be a pattern for the instructor to be waiting until the last minute…
