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Creative Bible Teaching Hardcover – March 1, 1998
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Bring the Bible to Your Students like Never Before
Communicating the Scriptures is much like building a bridge. However, instead of ravines or rivers, the teacher must span both cultural boundaries and great gulfs of time between the present and the pasts of Moses, David, Jesus, and Paul. Though God’s Word is always relevant, the teacher must help students see Scripture’s vast treasures.
The effective, engaging Bible teacher must, therefore, become creative. Together, Lawrence Richards and Gary Bredfeldt have created the ultimate guide to building bridges for those seeking to learn about God’s Word. Creative Bible Teaching offers a five-step process by which Christian educators can construct a bridge across time, geography, and culture to help students of all ages connect with God’s Word. This newly revised edition makes learning about God’s Word more accessible for both teachers and students today. Simple, clear, and memorable, the method laid out in Creative Bible Teaching provides a sure-fire way of communicating God's Word in a way that sticks.
- Print length360 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherMoody Publishers
- Publication dateMarch 1, 1998
- Dimensions6 x 1.19 x 9 inches
- ISBN-100802416446
- ISBN-13978-0802416445
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GARY J. BREDFELDT (M.A., Denver Seminary; Ph.D., Trinity International University) has been married to Marlene for nearly forty years and is the father of four adult children: Lynne, Stephen, Michael, and Amy. He is a resident of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania where he serves as Vice President for Global Impact at Lancaster Bible College. Gary has also served as an administrator and faculty member at four prominent theological institutions: Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (Wake Forest, NC), Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Louisville, KY), Moody Bible Institute (Chicago, IL) and Tyndale College and Seminary (Toronto, ON). He is the author of four books, three of those with Moody Publishers: Great Leader, Great Teacher; Caring for Souls: Counseling Under the Authority of Scripture, and Creative Bible Teaching.
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- Publisher : Moody Publishers; New edition (March 1, 1998)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 360 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0802416446
- ISBN-13 : 978-0802416445
- Item Weight : 1.3 pounds
- Dimensions : 6 x 1.19 x 9 inches
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Customers find the book a valuable teaching resource and excellent for master's degree programs in theology. They appreciate its simple structure for planning lessons and easy-to-remember plans. However, some feel it makes preparing sermon outlines more challenging.
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Customers find the book a useful teaching resource. It helps them with Bible teaching classes, master degree programs in Theology, and Sunday school programs. They say it's helpful for evaluating current programs and setting goals for the class.
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"...love about Richards is that he grounds the mystical, spiritual side of teaching the word of God in practical means through which the Spirit works...." Read more
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Customers find the book easy to understand and follow. It provides a simple structure for planning lessons and easy-to-remember plans to unfold truth. The instructions are methodical and suitable for any teacher training plan. Readers say it's a good resource for starting or evaluating current Sunday School programs.
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- Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2014"Creative Bible Teaching" goes beyond teaching the Bible as information. It is vital to help the student leap the gap between the Biblical world and today’s world. To do this, one must first begin with the bridge principle; it is the big idea in a passage expressed in today’s terms. Then one should state the pedagogical idea; apply the idea to the needs of the students. One should ask, “How do I want my student to change?” Bloom identifies three different areas of learning. First is cognitive learning, which is head knowledge. Second is affective learning, which is in the heart. Third is behavioral learning, which is represented by the hands. Acts 2:37 addresses all three of these areas of learning. First the people heard, then they were cut to the heart, then they asked, “What shall we do?” All truth starts in your head, moves to your heart, and must be manifested by your hands. Your head is cognitive, your heart is emotion, and your hands are behavioral.
The author explains his simple structure for planning a lesson. The method for organizing a lesson can be remembered by four rhyming words: Hook, Book, Look, Took. The hook is the way you capture the attention of your students. It is used to capture attention, to break the ice, to identify a need, and set a goal for the class. The book is the way you bring the truth of God’s word to the situation. The look explains the implications of the passage to the student’s life. Finally, the took is the response of the student to the lesson in his or her daily life. If there is no concrete response then the lesson is just abstract knowledge.
- Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2014My title sums up the underlying approach of this book. Unfortunately, most people's view of "teaching" is so narrow that the book's own title does not capture what Richards accomplishes here. He sets out a comprehensive philosophy and practice of teaching the word of God that is easily understood by a lay Bible teacher. The Bible makes it clear that teaching God's truths is categorically different than mere "teaching." Richards gives a foundation for understanding our partnership with the Spirit of God to teach the word of God. But what I love about Richards is that he grounds the mystical, spiritual side of teaching the word of God in practical means through which the Spirit works. He combines best teaching practices and Biblical wisdom to put spiritual teaching into concrete terms without losing sight of the truth that only the Spirit of God reveals Scripture. In short, this is a great example of a belief that God alone works to reveal truth, but He works through wise means in His church. Richards hits the bulls eye in this regard.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2012As a layperson who has struggled with sometimes getting great comments and other times having only patronizing comments about my sermons, I found this text to be excellent. In helping the reader take a Bible text from the context of biblical times the authors cover topics I had never considered. They provide direction in bridging the time and cultural gap "from then to now" using a step by step approach beginning with studying the Bible text. Next they suggest ways to focus on the students' developmental characteristics and how to minister to that stage of development followed by an excellent worksheet that provides a template for taking the text from the Bible and developing goals and outlining the steps for the delivery of the material. Importantly they discuss developing material that can be evaluated after the material is presented. Then they discuss the actual teaching of the class or delivery of the sermon including techniques to get and hold the attention of the intended audience. I have a degree in education and if this text had been used in my education classes I might still be teaching. Get this book, you won't be sorry.
- Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2024Helpful for Bible teachers
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