How to Teach Students to Pray - Teacher Training Resources
The early church was devoted to prayer. Colossians 4:2 exhorts us to be devoted to prayer. Teaching students to pray is therefore an important topic. Bible lessons on prayer will be helpful but the example of the teacher and the incorporation of prayer times throughout the lesson and one-on-one will be even more effective.
To Read: Objective: Help Students Want to Pray
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Helping Any Age:
- Do This, Don't Do That When Teaching About Prayer
- Teaching Prayer by Example Requires Authenticity
- Teaching Prayer by Example Requires Consistency
- Teaching Prayer by Example Requires Availability
- Teaching Students to Pray
Helping Children:
- 4 Tips for Teaching Prayer
- 5 Questions to Ask Yourself as You Teach Kids to Pray
- 7 Great Ways to Teach Kids to Pray
- 7 Key Points to Teach Kids About Praying Without Ceasing
- 9 Quick Tips for Teaching Kids to Pray
- Encouraging Kids to Pray
- Five Ways to Invite Children Into Prayer
- How to Teach Children to Pray
- In Children's Groups - Pointers for Prayer
- Prayer for the Ages: Nurturing conversations with God and children at every stage
- Teach Children About Prayer
- Teaching Kids How to Pray for Others
- Teaching Kids About Prayer, How to Pray
- Teaching Kids (Preschoolers) to Pray
Helping Teens:
Helping Adults:
Books:
Helping Children:
- 52 Ways to Teach Children to Pray by Nancy Williamson
- Teaching Prayer in the Classroom: Experiences for Children and Youth by Delia Halverson
Helping Teens:
- Downtime: Helping Teenagers Pray by Mark Yaconelli
- Youth Ministry on Your Knees: Mentoring and Mobilizing Young People to Pray by Mike Higgs
Resources:
- Book: Helping Kids Pray: 52 Creative Ways to Help Kids Talk to God by Katie Barbee
- Book: Teaching Our Children to Pray by Standard Publishing
- Book: The Power of a Praying Teen by Stormie Omartian
- Curriculum: Children Learn to Pray Curriculum by Ministry Tools Resource Center
- Idea: Five Finger Prayer for Children
- Poster: ACTS Prayer Model
- Poster: Lord's Prayer Poster (for children)
Worksheets:
- The Teacher's Role in Discipling Students in Regard to Prayer by Ministry Tools Resource Center
This seven page teacher training worksheet helps teachers determine what constitutes spiritual maturity in regard to prayer and then think through at what level students appear to be with a view to helping them get to the next level.
This worksheet can stand alone or be used in conjunction with the Teacher's Role in Discipling Students PowerPoint presentation as a break-out session or independent study.
This worksheet can stand alone or be used in conjunction with the Teacher's Role in Discipling Students PowerPoint presentation as a break-out session or independent study.
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