Summer Sunday Mornings

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Let's start with 1 John like we talked about yesterday. 

 

And let's all be together this week, with MS and HS in the HS room.  I will get everything started and then hand things off to you.  I can intro some things from 1 John, or let yall do that.  Think about how yall want to start your part.

 

And I suggest dividing up whatever parts of the lesson you come up with so that both of you know what you're doing.  And have at least 2 times each of you are up.  Know when you're handing off to each other, so that you're both on the same page.  And then I'll come back up at the end and wrap up.

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So, something like:

Monty - get everyone together and intro (announcements, maybe a song)

Brooke - _______

Johnford - ______

Brooke - ______

Johnford - ______

Monty - wrap up, making sure to mention ________

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Or something like that.  

 

Think about the lesson from beginning to end: what is the goal?, how do you get their attention at the beginning?, what do you do if one part of the lesson is crashing and you don't know what to say?, what do you want on the screens?, how can you use the screens to help with Bible study or discussion questions?, etc.

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The point of teaching is not to say the write things, but to help them learn the right things.  So...stories, illustrations, applications, etc, are all important. 

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And I am going to work this afternoon on coming up with some graphics and see if we can use the word DEVOTED to be a theme for our lessons this summer.  So, we'll have some power point graphics for that, even if we don't have anything else.  

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ALSO...We probably need to go ahead and come up with a plan for​ week 2...meaning, look at the lesson and go ahead and divide things up...because this upcoming week is going to be busy.

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Here are some basic things to think about when teaching:

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Smile.  Be encouraging.  Be enthusiastic. 

 

Be creative in how you handle things.  For example: If you ask a question and no one responds, one way you could respond is to say something like, "I'm not afraid of silence.  I can wait all day."  But that has been used a lot.  No one is impressed.

 

So, something I have done is to say something like: "Oh gracious, you guys forgot how to talk."  Or "Okay, everyone is too tired to talk, let's do this differently."

 

Then I do something which will be easy for them to respond to...like maybe saying:  "Okay, quick quiz: best restaurant in Bryan/College Station?"  And let them respond.  (and then I comment on their choices.) Or any other super-easy question which is sure to get a response out of them.  Then say something like, Okay now that I know you guys can talk...(and ask the question again (maybe rephrase it in a different way.)) 

 

Another example of something I do to get them talking: If you go to Bryan HS, say, "I do."  And let them respond.  Then: If you go to CSHS, say "I do."  And on through the high schools.  This gets everyone saying something.  And you can have fun with the people who do not seem to be proud of their school. etc.  And I leave out a school or two and then I ask what schools I missed...just to get htem talking.

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Anything like that which kind of catches them off-guard seems to help.  Generally speaking, they're not as great at talking about Bible things or faith things as I would like them to be...so I try to be creative in how I help them talk about those things.