Well this years bible class is taking abit of a different slant, split the classes, so i'm now taking the 3rd form upwards. Really wanting them to take ownership of the programme, keep it as conversational as possible in approach, and as relevant to their lives as possible. Would be alot easier from my point of view to simply churn out some pre-prepared "off-the-shelf" material each week, but don't know how beneficial that would be in encouraging them in their journey in faith. Their programme ideas have been interesting, think i've a fair bit of research to be doing over the incoming months to prepare and help lead discussion, filtering it all through Gods Word as our benchmark. Topics from peer pressure and relationships, how to pray and read your bible, growing in your faith; through to more in-depth ones like biblical interpretation, creation/evolution, prophesy, world religions, where our souls go when we die and suffering/poverty.
Challenging, but hopefuly beneficial as we share together on this journey, exploring these topics using Gods living word as our guide. Any good resources anyone can reccommend would be much appreciated.
Find it amazing how the bible raises such diverse questions and thoughts in our minds, and also has something for everybody throughout its pages.
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So, how goes the term then?
Things are goin well mate, splitting the classes seems to have =
benefitted both age groups and both classes have grown in numbers as a =
result. Fair bit extra work looking into the issues and preparing =
material each work, but God willing it will be relevant to the young =
people and help them on their journey. Just means me spending my time =
more wisely and planning abit more in advance which is no bad thing!!
Hows things with you? Hope and pray all is well, i'm sure things are =
well and truly into the swing of things. Trust it's all going well. =
Keep in touch, catch u again soon
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