Creativity: Teacher Training Resources for Creative Bible Teaching
Creativity can be likened to those light bulb moments that take your teaching to a higher level. Creativity, however, goes beyond a moment of brilliance that "wows" the students. A creative teacher incorporates elements of creativity throughout the lesson from the introduction to the application. -- All teachers have the potential to be creative because all were made in the image and likeness of God. Bible teachers need to take time to cultivate that creativity and get out of their teaching ruts.
Training Resources to Help Bible Teachers Cultivate Their God-Given Creativity
Workbook:
- Creative Bible Teaching with Results Workbook by Ministry Tools Resource Center
All teachers have the potential to creatively reach today's students. Through this 73-page teacher training workbook, Bible teachers will learn that creative teaching goes beyond innovative methodology and riveting visualization to affecting the role of the teacher and how one relates to students. Overall goals, view of the teaching-learning process, classroom structure and lesson approach must line up with God and His ways to truly exercise God-given creativity. When that happens, the class will transform into a place where people want to be, where students get excited about learning God's Word and go home equipped to deal with life.
Worksheets:
- Creativity: Variety is One Element by Ministry Tools Resource Center
Many elements go into creative teaching with the use of variety being one trait. A look at the possibilities for methodology and audiovisuals in the classroom suggest that the lack of variety is not a matter of limited choices. In this four-page teacher training worksheet, Bible teachers will look at what might be holding them back from employing more variety.
- Turning the Benefits of Creativity into Reality by Ministry Tools Resource Center
Creativity is important in teaching because of what it potentially brings to the lesson and how it can move students to higher levels of learning. In this five-page teacher training worksheet, Bible teachers will look at 8 benefits of creativity and consider what it will take to turn that benefit into reality. -- This worksheet uses the acrostic in the article, Benefits of Creativity in the Classroom.
More Resources to Help Teachers Be Creative
While seeking to choose doctrinally sound resources, we make no claim to total endorsement of any listing. Where possible, links go to merchants with whom we have an affiliate relationship, such as being an Amazon Associate from whom we earn from qualifying purchases. These sites may use cookies to track activity to ensure that Ministry Tools Resource Center gets commissions from any sales. Links open in new pages to keep the list available.
Articles, Online:
- 12 Ways to Sharpen Your Creativity
- Benefits of Creativity in the Classroom
- Creativity Counts
- Creativity Cues from God
- Creativity in Bible Teaching
- Exercises that Increase Creativity
- FAQ about Creativity
- How to Become More Creative in Your Teaching
- Problem with Creativity Not Due to Lack of Possibilities
- Recharge Your Creativity
- Rediscovering Your Creativity
Books:
- Color Outside the Lines by Howard, G. Hendricks
- Creative Teaching Methods by Marlene LeFever
Handouts:
- Sharpening Your Bible Teaching Methods Resource by Ministry Tools Resource Center
Provide training on 57 different Bible teaching methods to help teachers incorporate variety into their teaching.
Teacher Training Blog
Recent Posts: