Do you remember what  going to school was like? Their were some classes you enjoyed, some you tolerated, and others that were flat out boring. The teachers voice was monotone, seemed to never be prepared, mainly lectured, and put you to sleep daily. Maybe you can relate to this clip from the 80's classic Ferris Bueller's Day Off Voodoo Economics (Click on Link). Much worse than boring students with History, English or Math is boring them with the Word of God. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 makes it clear that the answers our students need can be found in the Bible. Over the next couple weeks I am going to blog on 4 Principles to Enhance the Most Important Part of your Youth Meeting, the teaching of the Bible. To get us started lets look at 2 extremes we have to avoid.

• Shallow Teaching/ this type of teaching is personality centered instead of Bible centered. Usually it is the best show in town because of the lights, videos, props, great stories, and funny jokes. Yet it is very light on the Bible. This type of teaching usually has no strategy and jumps from topic to topic. The result: Students leave saying wow that was cool but there is no life change.
  

• Boring Teaching/ this type of teaching is heavy on content, low on life application, usually lecture style, may even read the lesson word for word from a curriculum. There is usually no student involvement in the learning process. The result: Students leave saying the Bible is boring and there is no life change. 

Do you find yourself leaning to one extreme? Are you satisfied with your teaching of the Bible? Give us your thoughts and lets learn together to better communicate the unchanging message of the Bible in a way that is relevant to the culture in which we live.

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