Bible Teaching Methods - Teacher Training Resources
The resources on this page provide general information about Bible teaching methods to help you address issues related to methodology to bring more creativity and variety into your teaching. As you scroll down, you'll also find links to training on specific methods.
Learn to Use a Variety of Bible Teaching Methods
In the Sharpening Your Bible Teaching Methods Resource, Bible teachers learn to use more variety in their teaching. This resource provides training on 57 different teaching methods, along with an overview of group factors that should be considered in choosing methods and charts to help determine which methods are best for one's situation based on group size, objectives, age level, category, and time.
Learn More about Teaching Methodology in General
In this 10 page Tips for Choosing & Using Methods Worksheet, Bible teachers will first consider group factors that can help determine which method to choose. (Please note that these are the same factors presented in the Sharpening Your Bible Teaching Methods Resource listed above.) Then teachers will work through four steps they can take in choosing and using teaching methods. In addition, basic definitions of 57 methods are provided that will give teachers an idea of the variety of methods they can use.
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General Info on Teaching Methodology
- 8 Effective Teaching Methods for Online Bible Study
- A Children's Church Teacher's Methods and Materials
- A Mid-Week Bible Club Teacher's Methods and Materials
- A Small Group Bible Study Teacher's Methods and Materials
- A Sunday School Teacher's Methods and Materials
- A VBS Teacher's Methods and Materials
- Bible Teachers Need to Incorporate Variety into Lessons
- Bible Teaching Methods - This is an example from the Sharpening Your Bible Teaching Methods Download.
- Criteria for Choosing Bible Teaching Methods
- Engage the Senses
- FAQ About Bible Teaching Methods
- Importance of Audiovisuals and Engaging Teaching Methods
- Low Tech Teaching in a High Tech World? - Expansion Needed
- Low Tech Teaching in a High Tech World? - Methodology
- Methodology in the Teaching-Learning Process
- Teaching Methods: Explore the Possibilities
- Teaching Ruts
- The Best Communicators Use Engaging Methodology
- The Method of the Master
- Tips for Using Teaching Methods
Geared to Specific Age Levels
- Adults: Methods for Adult Bible Classes
- Children: Does your children's class have the BLAs?
- Children: Methods for Preschoolers
- Children: Methods for Grade School Children
- Teens: Methods for Teens
Books:
- Creative Teaching Methods by Marlene D. LeFever
- More Than Glue and Glitter by Debbie Trafton O'Neal
- 24 Ways to Improve Your Teaching by Kenneth O. Gangel
- 40 Ways to Teach in Groups by Martha Leypoldt
Computer/Online:
- Different Teaching Methods - Session 3 of Principles of Bible Teaching - classroom streaming video lessons
Group Training, In-House:
- Interactive Learning: The Latest Classroom Transformer - Scroll toward the bottom of this page and you will find an idea to train teachers for this methodology.
Learn More about Specific Teaching Methods
- Bulletin Boards - Article: Bulletin Boards: An Old Method Still a Viable Tool?
- Bulletin Boards - Article: Interactive Bulletin Boards
- Bulletin Boards - Document: Make Bulletin Boards Super Teacher Training
- Discussion - Article: FAQ About the Discussion Method
- Discussion - Article: Guiding Questions for Group Discussion
- Discussion - Article: Small Group Bible Studies Teachers Training
- Discussion - Article: What's Needed for a Good Discussion - An Acrostic
- Discussion - Article: When Small Group Discussions Flop
- Discussion - Bible Study Guides: Discussion Guides from Ministry Tools Resource Center
- Discussion - Bible Study Guides: Other Bible Study Books
- Discussion - Book: How to Ask Great Questions by Karen Lee-Thorp
- Discussion - Book: Now That's a Good Question: How to Lead Quality Bible Discussions by Terry Powell
- Discussion - Training Session: Discussion Ruts - Teacher Training Session
- Discussion - Worksheet: In Facilitating a Discussion, Everyone's Contribution is Valuable Worksheet Download
- Discussion - More for Small Groups
- Drama - Article: A Flair for the Dramatic ... Or Not
- Drama - Article: FAQ about Drama as a Bible Teaching Method
- Drama - Article: Using Drama Effectively
- Games - Article: Fun & Games and Bible Learning?
- Games - Article: Games Are Good As Long As . . .
- Guided Conversation - Article: Guided Conversation as a Teaching Method
- Guided Conversation - Article: Make Every Moment Count Using Guided Conversation
- Guided Conversation - Worksheet: Guided Conversation
- Learning Centers - Article: Bible Learning Centers: Not the Easy Way Out
- Learning Centers - Article: How to Stay Out of Learning Center Ruts
- Learning Centers - Worksheet: Using Learning Centers
- Lecture - Article: Why We Need to Get Beyond Only Lecture in Adults Class
- Lecture - Article: Options for Getting Beyond Lecture
- Object Lessons - Article: Effectively Using Object Lessons
- Object Lessons - Article: Lessons from the Master Teacher on Using Objects
- Object Lessons - Worksheet: Tips for Using Object Lessons
- Play - Article: Play as a Bible Teaching Method?
- Play - Worksheet: Play: It's How Kids Learn Worksheet Download
- Puppets - Article: Questions about Using Puppets in the Classroom
- Puppets - Article: More Questions about Using Puppets in the Classroom
- Puppets - Document: Using Puppets in the Classroom
- Questions - Article: Jesus, the Master Teacher, Used Questions
- Questions - Article: Why Jesus, the Master Teacher, Used Questions
- Questions - Worksheet: Work Your Way Through the Lesson with Questions
- Role Playing - Article: Value of Role Playing
- Role Playing - Document: Role Playing
- Scripture Memorization - Article: Not Sure about Scripture Memorization?
- Scripture Memorization - Article: Scripture Memorization That's Age Appropriate
- Storytelling - Article: 10 Storytelling Mistakes
- Storytelling - Article: Teaching Method Example: Storytelling
- Storytelling - Worksheet: Keys to Visualizing the Story Without Visual Aids
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