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6 Ways for Bible Teachers to Engage Students

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Engage Students in the Learning ProcessPeople learn the best when they are actively involved. Bible teachers must therefore be encouraged to engage students mentally, physically, emotionally, socially, and spiritually. The more their whole being is engaged in the learning process, the more likely they will be to learn.

Tips to Pass Along to Teachers for Engaging Students in the Learning Process

1) Ask students questions and allow them to ask questions. The key is to get students thinking. Mentally passive students are not engaging.

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2) Get the class talking among themselves about the truths being learned. Using discussion pulls students in socially and increases the potential for engaging.

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3) Target more than their sense of hearing. Use visuals to help students process the auditory instruction. Hearing alone does little to engage students. The more of the physical senses engaged, the more students will learn.

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4) Use a variety of different kinds methods within a lesson. Seek to employ methods that would engage the various learning styles.

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5) Always show the relevancy to their lives. Students will be less likely to engage if they have no interest in the subject. Unmotivated students are not engaging.

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6) Pray, pray, and pray some more for both your teaching and the students’ reception of God’s Word. The Holy Spirit can convict, convince, motivate, and otherwise engage students in ways even the best Bible teacher never could.

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