Bible teachers need lots of encouragement. Words alone, however, are often insufficient to make them feel encouraged enough to continue teaching. We need to get practical in the way we encourage them.
Practical Ways to Encourage Bible Teachers
This acrostic provides a variety of ways that help teachers truly feel encouraged.
E – Enlist teachers according to spiritual gifting & passions
— helps with inward motivation
(see: Finding Your Best Fit in Ministry)
N – Negotiate responsibilities to fit their schedules
— helps alleviate pressures
C – Challenge them to do their best as unto the Lord
— helps generate a higher purpose
O – Offer support and assistance when needed
— helps them feel like they aren’t alone
U – Understand their struggles and challenges
— helps them feel like they personally matter, not just their teaching
R – Revisit their commitment to teach regularly
— helps them not feel stuck or coerced into teaching
A – Affirm them in their teaching
— helps them feel appreciated and needed
G – Gird them in prayer
— helps empower and encourage them beyond anything you can provide
E – Equip them through teacher training opportunities
— helps them feel better prepared and able to do it
For More: Discouragement & Disillusionment in Bible Teaching – Teacher Training Resources