Creative Bible Teaching, rev. ed.

by Lawrence O. Richards; Gary J. Bredfeldt

Publisher:

Moody

, 2020

Overview

Bring the Bible to Your Students like Never Before

Communicating the Scriptures is much like building a bridge. However, instead of ravines or rivers, the teacher must span both cultural boundaries and great gulfs of time between the present and the pasts of Moses, David, Jesus, and Paul. Though God's Word is always relevant, the teacher must help students see Scripture's vast treasures.

The effective, engaging Bible teacher must, therefore, become creative. Together, Lawrence Richards and Gary Bredfeldt have created the ultimate guide to building bridges for those seeking to learn about God's Word. Creative Bible Teaching offers a five-step process by which Christian educators can construct a bridge across time, geography, and culture to help students of all ages connect with God's Word. This newly revised edition makes learning about God's Word more accessible for both teachers and students today. Simple, clear, and memorable, the method laid out in Creative Bible Teaching provides a sure-fire way of communicating God's Word in a way that sticks.

Key Features

• Makes the perfect resource for anyone who wants to teach God's Word in a creative way
• Includes guidance for adapting lesson plans and teaching styles for the digital age of learning
• Offers practical advise on how to study the Bible, focus the message, structure the lesson, teach the class, and evaluate the results

Contents

Step I - Studying the Bible

• This Bible: The Need for and Nature of the Bible
• Inspired by God: The Divine Authorship and Human Literature of the Bible
• Person to Person: The Message and Role of the Bible
• Rightly Divided: The Study of the Bible
• A Sample Bible Study: The Creative Bible Teacher's Inductive Method

Step II - Focusing the Message

• Focus on Needs: Understanding and Assessing Learner Needs
• Focus on Learning: Truth into Life
• Focus on Results: Teaching for Life Change

Step III - Structuring the Lesson

• The Pattern: HBLT Approach
• The Process: Engaging Student Response
• The Means: Methods Make a Difference
• The Tools: Choosing and Using a Curriculum

Step IV - Teaching the Class

• Teaching Principles: Common Practices of Truly Great Teachers
• Teaching Effectiveness: Motivating the Learner
• Teaching the Bible to Adults: Can We Get Practical Here?
• Teaching the Bible to Youth: What Difference Does This Make?
• Teaching the Bible to Children: Please Understand Me
• Teaching the Bible to Preschoolers: More Than Babysitting

Step V - Evaluating the Results

• A Model for Evaluation: Assessing the Outcomes of Teaching
• Developing and Improving as a Teacher: You Can Get There from Here

Top Highlights

“The task of the creative Bible teacher is to make the biblical material meaningful to the contemporary learner.” (Page 128)

“When the natural, normal sense of the Scripture makes sense, seek no other sense.” (Page 73)

“Creative Bible teachers focus on helping learners bridge the gaps between the world of the Bible and the world of the student.” (Page 146)

“Comprehensible vocabulary. Meaningful understanding of material requires a vocabulary that the student can understand” (Page 130)

“Teachers must provide illustrations, stories, and examples to put flesh on the bones” (Page 243)

Product Details

• Title: Creative Bible Teaching
• Authors: Lawrence O. Richards, Gary J. Bredfeldt
• Publisher: Moody
• Print Publication Date: 2020
• Logos Release Date: 2020
• Pages: 378
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subject: Bible › Study and teaching
• ISBNs: 9780802498519, 0802498515
• Resource ID: LLS:9780802498519
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T02:30:07Z