Category: Teaching
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How To Be a Better Teacher
No one is a PERFECT teacher! But everyone can be a BETTER teacher. Here are some ways to improve: Pray! You will not be able to improve without God’s wisdom and help. Read the bible! It doesn’t matter how good your teaching methods are if you are not accurately teaching the Word of…
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10 Ways to Prepare to Share Christ with Children on a Mission Trip
So, you’re going on a Mission Trip. Perhaps the trip is geared toward benevolent or medical work. Or maybe the plan is for adults to gather for bible studies or preaching. Whatever kind of mission trip it is it is highly likely that you will meet children along the way. God will…
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How to Talk to a Child
To some of us, having a conversation with a child seems like a natural and simple thing to do. To others it is awkward and even a little intimidating at first. Here are some simple tips to help you along the way. Try this: Get on the child’s level and maintain direct eye contact. This…
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Head, Heart and Hands- Connecting Children’s Lives to the Story
As children leave my Bible Class I want them to have gained: New knowledge and understanding about God and the bible (head) A tenderness of heart, desire or conviction (heart) New skills or ways to live out what they have learned (hands) Preparing a Lesson that Connects A balanced lesson contains all three elements. This is not always an easy…
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Miracles versus Magic Tricks
In Bible Class I often teach stories involving miracles. One such story is about the elderly couple, Zechariah and Elizabeth, who became parents despite the fact they were years past childbearing age. The point I emphasise in the story is that nothing is impossible with God. You can find details of that story in The Birth…