As a Bible teacher you’ll need to help people recognize there are two kinds of brokenness before God, and distinguish between them.  Read more »

There’s an issue with Bible teachers that can drive you to distraction.

It’s the need for the kind of feedback that tells you “I did a good job.” It’s basically the personal need (which we all share) for affirmation and validation.  Read more »

I strongly encourage you to be prayerfully watching for signs of interest in the people you are teaching — there are people who God will bring into your sphere of influence who are part of the next generation of Bible teachers.

Don’t just look for volunteers — God doesn’t. Read more »

One of the skills you should develop is the capability to foster conversational prayer in a group. I say ‘skill’ because there is some tactic to it, and you can foster it among others. Josh Hunt’s explanation is as useful as anything I’ve seen: Read more »

Almost weekly I’m asked “Do you have a Bible study I can use on______?”

Sometimes people ask me this because they don’t know how to find a study. Since you’re reading this on the Internet, there’s a very easy set of solutions to help you for study materials on any passage or topic you might be interested in:  Read more »

Many of you reading this will experience great frustrations as you work and work and work, teaching as best you’re able, and still do not see much maturing or growth in your students. This is as true if you’re teaching little children as it is for teaching adults, not-yet-believers or aged saints.  Read more »