{"id":11185,"date":"2020-09-25T08:00:17","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T12:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trainbibleteachers.com\/blog\/?p=11185"},"modified":"2026-07-25T09:35:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T13:35:13","slug":"as-friends-bible-teachers-affirm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trainbibleteachers.com\/blog\/as-friends-bible-teachers-affirm.htm","title":{"rendered":"As Friends, Bible Teachers Affirm Students"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"FriendsWhen we affirm a friend<\/a>, we’re acknowledging the value we see in that person. It’s a form of appreciation, a way of saying he\/she matters to us.<\/p>\n

How Bible Teachers Can Affirm Students as a Friend<\/h2>\n

As Bible teachers, we can affirm students by our words but also by following-up on absences, acknowledging accomplishments and special occasions in students’ lives, warmly greeting them outside of the classroom, seeking everyone’s participation in class, etc.<\/p>\n

The Bible Teacher’s Role Download<\/strong><\/a> considers the biblical basis for affirming students and what happens when we do. It also looks at other aspects of being a friend along with seven other roles teachers might take on to have the greatest impact in people’s lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When we affirm a friend, we\u2019re acknowledging the value we see in that person. It\u2019s a form of appreciation, a way of saying he\/she matters to us. As Bible teachers, we do that by our words but also by . . .<\/p>\n

When Bible Teachers Affirm Students, This Act of Friendship Demonstrates Body Life . . . Continue reading As Friends, Bible Teachers Affirm Students<\/span>→<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-teacher-roles"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t