Bible Teaching Methods
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You will find specific resources for some of the basic methods by clicking on the links below. While the resources on this page address the broad issues of methodology, some do provide helps on specific methods. |
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Articles, Online:
- Basic Methods - include brief points to consider for lecture, question & answer, group discussion, case study, brainstorming
- Bible Teaching Methods - Each month a different method is posted from the Sharpening Your Bible Teaching Methods Download or Disc.
- Bible Teaching Methods List
- Common Teaching Methods
- Does your children’s class have the BLAs?
- Jesus Teaching Method Summary - Chart
- Learning Through Activity - geared to children's classes; a pdf which the site says you are permitted to download free of charge
- Moving Truth into Daily Life - looks at how Christ used case studies
- The Method of the Master
- Thinking about Teaching Methods - This is a part of a series of articles about a variety of different teaching methods. Click Here for the list of articles.
- Using Creative Teaching Methods
Audio Recording:
- Creative Methods for Teaching Kids by Kristyn Akert at the 2006 Greater Chicago Sunday School Association Conference (#152 in the list, on CD; Click here for their PDF Order form.)
- interACTIVE: A Teaching Method That Clicks & Sticks by Jerry Blanchard at the 2010 Northwest Christian Education Conference (#096 in the list, on CD or MP3; Click here for their PDF Order form.)
- New Tools, Tactics, and Techniques for Teaching the Word by William Martin at the 2009 Greater Chicago Sunday School Association Conference (#132 in the list, on CD or MP3; Click here for their PDF Order form.)
Books:
- Creative Teaching Methods by Marlene D. LeFever
- More Than Glue and Glitter by Debbie Trafton O'Neal
- 24 Ways to Improve Your Teaching by Kenneth O. Gangel
- 40 Ways to Teach in Groups by Martha Leypoldt
Computer/Online:
- Sharpening Your Bible Teaching Methods Download or Disc by Ministry Tools Resource Center - This resources provides training and resources for 57 different teaching methods.
- Different Teaching Methods - Session 3 of Principles of Bible Teaching - classroom streaming video lessons
Group Training, In-House:
- Interactive Learning: The Latest Classroom Transformer - Scroll toward the bottom of this page and you will find an idea to training teachers for this methodology
Video/DVD:
- Discovery Learning: Activities With A Purpose, Video by Wes Haystead, Sheryl Haystead - seven key ingredients to conducting effective classroom activities that capture children's attention, make learning fun, and help build positive relationships in the classroom (may be able to find used)
Worksheets:
- Tips for Choosing & Using Methods . . . Consider the Group Factors by Ministry Tools Resource Center
This worksheet includes a 5 page handout of basic definitions of 57 methods that will give teachers an idea of the variety of methods they can use.
- Jesus’ Use of Teaching in Ministry - on the Navigator's site
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