{"id":19078,"date":"2025-10-24T09:01:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T13:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trainbibleteachers.com\/blog\/?p=19078"},"modified":"2026-08-11T16:55:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T20:55:52","slug":"guided-conversation-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trainbibleteachers.com\/blog\/guided-conversation-holidays.htm","title":{"rendered":"Guided Conversation Ideas for the Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Excitement builds over the <a href=\"https:\/\/trainbibleteachers.com\/holidays.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">holidays<\/a>. Personal struggles intensify. Distractions abound. All of that <a href=\"https:\/\/trainbibleteachers.com\/blog\/environment-conducive-to-learning-holidays.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">affects our Bible classes<\/a>. We can choose to try to ignore it or seize these times as opportunities to purposefully interact with our students. God tells us to &#8220;make the most of every opportunity&#8221; (Eph. 5:16; Col. 4:5). We can do that through the use of <a href=\"https:\/\/trainbibleteachers.com\/guided-conversation.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guided Conversation<\/a>, a useful teaching method throughout the year but also over the holidays. We can use their excitement, struggles, and distractions as a jumping board into related spiritual truths about our Great God.<\/p>\n<h2>Ideas for Guided Conversation Over the Holidays That Point Students to God<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2429\" src=\"https:\/\/trainbibleteachers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/holiday-season.jpg\" alt=\"Holiday Season Provides Guided Conversation Opportunities\" width=\"192\" height=\"150\" \/>The holiday window from the end of October through April is especially full of possibilities. We can turn conversation about upcoming holiday activities and stresses into teachable moments. Consider the following related truths about the holidays and what it teaches us about God. Look for opportunities to weave these truths into spontaneous, informal conversations about the holiday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trainbibleteachers.org\/resources-halloween-bible-teaching\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Halloween<\/a> \u2013 God\u2019s triumph in good versus evil <em>\u2014 God is greater.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trainbibleteachers.org\/thanksgiving-hearts-of-gratitude\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thanksgiving<\/a> \u2013 God\u2019s blessings and gratitude to God <em>\u2014 God is good.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trainbibleteachers.org\/jesus-focal-point-christmas-season-teaching\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christmas<\/a> \u2013 God\u2019s plan of salvation <em>\u2014 Jesus came to save us.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trainbibleteachers.org\/teaching-beginning-of-a-new-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Year\u2019s Day<\/a> \u2013 God\u2019s hope for new beginnings <em>\u2014 Jesus makes all things new.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trainbibleteachers.org\/love-relationships-valentines-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Valentine\u2019s Day<\/a> \u2013 God\u2019s love for all mankind <em>\u2014 God cares for you<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trainbibleteachers.org\/easter-real-act-of-love\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Easter<\/a> \u2013 God\u2019s power to triumph over death and sin <em>\u2014 Jesus is alive.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Clicking on the above links will take you to ideas for Bible lessons for those holidays. Even if you teach relevant lessons for the holidays, don&#8217;t forget to still use guided conversation as students work on activities. It&#8217;s a way to help students personalize the lesson.<\/p>\n<p><em>(The suggestions listed above are included in the two-page <a href=\"https:\/\/mintools-store.com\/products\/intruders-holidays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Intruders in the Classroom that Steal &amp; Vandalize: Holidays &amp; Other Special Events Download<\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>For More Help with Guided Conversation, check out these resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mintools-store.com\/products\/guided-conversation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guided Conversation Worksheet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mintools-store.com\/products\/let-children-come-workbook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Let the Little Children Come Workbook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Excitement builds over the holidays. Personal struggles intensify. Distractions abound. All of that affects our Bible classes. 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