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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.

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Important tips, technical advice, and permissions information to review before ■doing video studies with your group.

Guide for Showing Movies in a Group

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....

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A reflection for Christian Sunday School teachers and leaders on faithful teaching ■and avoiding the temptation to know everything.

Learning as We Teach

By Bradley J. Wigger

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.

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Reflections and spiritual practices for preparing for Christian group study.

Making Adult Group Study Relevant

By Elizabeth F. Caldwell

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...

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Howard Gardener's theory of Multiple Intelligences adds variety to Bible studies ■and Christian education for youth and adult groups.

Multiple Intelligences
Understanding the Many Ways We Learn

By Bradley J. Wigger

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...

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Conversation strategies for Christian leaders facilitating adult group Bible studies.

Ways to Get Adults to Talk
Improving the Quality and Quantity of Participation in Adult Discussions

By Joyce MacKichan Walker

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.

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In a rut? Feeling burnt out on Sunday school teaching? Remembering why ■teaching matters to you can increase enjoyment of the leadership experience.

Why Do You Teach?

By Bradley J. Wigger

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...

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