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As a curriculum for middle school students, "How to Read the Bible" clearly explains the different genres of God's Word so kids can better understand what they're reading and how to apply it to their daily lives. With examples and anecdotes all middle school students can relate to, this kid-friendly...
How to strengthen your women's Bible Study Program .Table of Contents:A Contagious PassionGetting personal with Beth Moore, Priscilla Shirer, and Lisa Harper.by Beth Moore, Priscilla Shirer, and Lisa HarperJust Gotta Have It!6 ways to help women develop cravings for God?s Word.by Katrina BakerMore Than Just a Bible StudyAllow God?s Word...
Other than a glimpse of exceptional women such as Deborah, Hannah, and Mary, it can be difficult to find examples of strong female leadership in the Bible. But there are many women in the Bible who did extraordinary things for the time and place they lived, and the more we...
The aim of a Biblical teacher, says Haddon Robinson, is "to take the sacred text, explain what it means, tie it to other passages so people can see the whole a little better, and apply it to life so it bites and heals, instructs and edifies. What better way to...
This downloadable packet from Gifted for Leadership serves as a guide to get you acquainted with the women of the Bible?as well as the Author of their stories.Table of Contents:Mary Heart, Martha BrainHow could this Martha learn to be Mary?and live to tell about it?Kathy Callahan-HowellRahab: An Unlikely HeroThe Bible...
No story has power, nor will it last, unless we feel in ourselves that it is true and true of us. After noting this quote from John Steinbeck's classic novel East of Eden, Steven D. Mathewson writes that Bible stories should "lure people into real-life dramas where they run smack...
This theme focuses on developing intimacy with God. J.I. Packer, author of Knowing God, says that seeking God's truth '"enlarges the soul because it tunes into the greatness of God." He tells how to lead people to shrink the self and exalt God, and how to teach the unpopular theme...
Our tendency is to shield children from the painful stories of the Bible. We don't want kids to experience feelings like anxiety or fear at church. So we feel as if we must "pretty-up" many of the stories we tell. As children's ministers, we are called to bring the message...
Stop Struggling to Find Good Leaders Do you feel like the leadership pipeline at your church has dried up and you have no more potential leaders? The Finding New Leaders training tool helps you find leaders in unexpected places throughout your congregation and match them with the appropriate roles to...
Wars. Genocide. Eternal punishment. Divorce. Sexuality. The Bible is full of difficult passages, and too often they get skipped over in favor of less controversial topics. When churches aren't addressing these kinds of questions, they leave people to turn elsewhere for answers, and settle for an incomplete view of God...