Christian Teacher Training Resources
Sunday School and other Bible teachers need help in a variety of areas. Finding resources to address those needs can be time consuming. The Train Bible Teachers site can help with that. Here you will find lists of resources that cover many different topics with training in a variety of formats that allows you to build a training plan tailored to individual teacher needs. These resource pages include articles, books, workbooks, worksheets, and possibly other means.
A Breakdown of the Training Resource Pages
You'll find the navigation for training resources pages broken into four categories:
Age Level Resources
Children, youth, and adults each have unique needs and developmental abilities. Content and methodology must be geared to students' age level characteristics. Read: It's a Disservice Not to Train Teachers About the Age They Teach
• Youth
Teacher Issues
Unresolved issues can cloud a teachers judgment and hinder effectiveness. Issues like discouragement, insecurities, fears, and lack of time or Bible knowledge can keep them from seeing and experiencing all God wants to do through them. Help teachers get through the smoke screens and address the root problem. Read: The Ultimate Source of Help for Teachers
Teacher Skills
Group dynamics, creative methodology, classroom management, and so much more can make a difference in the teaching-learning process. Teaching skills need to be developed to effectively deal with the various elements of teaching. Read: Bible Teaching Skills Needed
• About Teaching Ministry
• Bulletin Boards
• Classroom Set-Up
• Crafts
• Creativity
• Crisis in Students' Lives
• Curriculum
• Discipleship
• Discipline
• Discussions
• Drama
• Games
• Goals, Lesson Aims
• Guided Conversation
• Holidays / Seasonal
• Bulletin Boards
• Classroom Set-Up
• Crafts
• Creativity
• Crisis in Students' Lives
• Curriculum
• Discipleship
• Discipline
• Discussions
• Drama
• Games
• Goals, Lesson Aims
• Guided Conversation
• Holidays / Seasonal
• Holy Spirit & Teaching
• Learning Centers
• Learning Styles
• Lesson Application
• Lesson Introduction
• Lesson Preparation
• Loving Your Students
• Media, Technology
• Memorization
• Methods
• Motivating Students
• Music
• Object Lessons
• Outreach
• Parent-Teacher Relations
• Learning Centers
• Learning Styles
• Lesson Application
• Lesson Introduction
• Lesson Preparation
• Loving Your Students
• Media, Technology
• Memorization
• Methods
• Motivating Students
• Music
• Object Lessons
• Outreach
• Parent-Teacher Relations
• Play Time
• Prayer
• Puppets
• Puzzles, Blocks, Etc.
• Questions
• Relationship Building
• Safety Issues
• Small Groups
• Storytelling
• Students with Special Needs
• Teacher Qualities
• Teacher Roles
• Teaching-Learning Process
• Visuals & Audio Aids
• Prayer
• Puppets
• Puzzles, Blocks, Etc.
• Questions
• Relationship Building
• Safety Issues
• Small Groups
• Storytelling
• Students with Special Needs
• Teacher Qualities
• Teacher Roles
• Teaching-Learning Process
• Visuals & Audio Aids
Teaching Topics
A comprehensive teaching plan will look at a variety of teaching topics from a biblical perspective. Discipling students in different aspects of their walk with God can be challenging as students can be at different places in their spiritual growth. Read: Training on What They Teach, Not Just How