The Role of Questions in Discussion

A helpful reminder of the role of asking good questions to encourage group interaction and learning, this essay also gives helpful pointers about designing, ordering, and directing questions for group study with youth or adults.

Movies often bring relevant and necessary conversations to light and they also provide an avenue into conversations that can be difficult to discuss. When using film studies with your group you need not be an expert on film interpretation or studies....

Faith-filled teaching and learning means seeing yourself as a learning-partner. This essay offers a reflection on how honoring the mysteries present in both ourselves and our faith opens new questions and new blessings to all.

Study in a church group setting is about encountering God, our faith, ourselves, and one another. Preparing for this time as a leader is as important as the time itself. This teaching tool helps leaders learn how to rethink their responsibility in or...

Understanding the Many Ways We Learn
(Adult Study)

Sarah always aced her math tests. Mark got Bs and Cs but was star of the baseball team.Engaging both Matt and Sarah in a learning setting takes a different set of activities and tools, according to Harvard Professor Howard Gardener. This essay descri...

Improving the Quality and Quantity of Participation in Adult Discussions

Asking a good question is only half the work of inviting fruitful conversation. This essay offers helpful tips for designing a learning experience that elicits better responses and puts adults at ease rather than creating anxiety within the group.

Whether you were invited or you volunteered on your own, there's a reason you spend time exploring faith with youth and adults. It's what motivates and keeps you committed through the joys and frustrations. This essay on the vocational call to teachi...