{"id":687,"date":"2011-03-04T08:00:39","date_gmt":"2011-03-04T13:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trainbibleteachers.com\/blog\/?p=687"},"modified":"2026-08-21T13:31:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T17:31:32","slug":"apprenticeship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trainbibleteachers.com\/blog\/apprenticeship.htm","title":{"rendered":"In a Teacher Training Rut? – Try Apprenticeship"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apprenticeship is an ideal way to train new Bible teachers. In essence wasn’t apprenticeship what Jesus used with the twelve disciples?<\/p>\n

How Jesus, the Master Teacher, Trained His Disciples through Apprenticeship<\/h2>\n

\"JesusThey observed Him.\u00a0 He invited them to participate in small ways.\u00a0 He sent them out.\u00a0 He provided feedback on what they did.<\/p>\n

They spent three years with Him before doing ministry without His physical presence.\u00a0 Though Jesus ascended to heaven, they still had access to Him through prayer<\/a> and through the Holy Spirit<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Can you or a seasoned teacher take a prospective teacher under your wings?<\/p>\n

The challenge in using apprenticeship as a means of teacher training is that leadership cannot wait until a need opens to recruit.\u00a0 You must work ahead of needs so there is time to go through the process.<\/p>\n

The Teacher Training Module<\/strong><\/a> included in the Christian Education Files<\/a> resource suggests a process for training by apprenticeship. It also looks at 22 additional means of training Bible teachers. (The Teacher Training Module can be purchased separately.)<\/em><\/p>\n

Other Means of Teacher Training<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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