{"id":16688,"date":"2024-01-12T08:59:08","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T13:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trainbibleteachers.com\/blog\/?p=16688"},"modified":"2025-05-22T11:00:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T15:00:32","slug":"motivating-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trainbibleteachers.com\/blog\/motivating-students.htm","title":{"rendered":"Trouble Motivating Students to Learn?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nBible teachers, wouldn’t it be great to have students so motivated to know the Lord that they would say, like the Apostle Paul, “I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord …” (Phil. 3:8). Oh, to hear them not only say, “I want to know Christ” but also, “I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me” (Phil. 3:10-12).<\/p>\n

What if it seems like all I’m doing is pushing and pulling people to learn?<\/h2>\n

Face it, people have a lot competing for their hearts and minds. You may sometimes find yourself pushing and pulling students to learn and to grow in the Lord.\u00a0Ask these questions about your efforts to motivate students<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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  1. Are you connecting with people in ways that help motivate them?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Training Resource: Help! My students don\u2019t want to be here! They don\u2019t want to learn! Worksheet<\/a><\/p>\n

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    1. Are you strategic in connecting students with the God of the Bible and not simply its truths?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Training Resource: Motivating Students to Believe … And Act on What They Believe Worksheet<\/a><\/p>\n

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      1. Are you relying on God, through His Spirit, to do the work through you and in your students’ hearts and minds?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Training Resource: The Holy Spirit & My Teaching Devotional<\/a><\/p>\n

        The Bible Teacher’s Handbook of Frequently Asked Questions<\/strong><\/a> provides a few more thoughts about each of these points. It also asks these questions about motivating students:<\/p>\n