For the last month or so, I have had the privilege of teaching the Sunday Youth service. The new youth pastor signed up for the online Student Life Ministries. The program is really pretty cool. It is designed to allow a complete study through the Bible in six years.
Each teacher is assigned a password and gains access to the teaching material for a seven week period. The material is well organized and provides tools for both experienced and inexperienced teachers. The textual references are accessed through BibleGateway.com which provides many popular translations and commentary. I particularly like the English Standard Version (ESV) and tend to use it as the primary teaching translation. Other tools include activities, commentary, classroom setup and lesson preparation. All of these resources can be printed. You can also group email all of your students.
I tend to use the references and read the commentaries. I bring in other sources as well. Lately, I have been writing the lessons completely with embeded scriptural references. It was my intention to make them available after the class for anyone who might want to take a deeper look.
I thought it would be good to have a .pdf available on the churches website, but that idea didn't fly with some people. So, I thought I would just email them to whom ever wanted them. But, I have not managed to do that either. Maybe I will make them available through this blog.
I enjoy teaching. It really makes me look deeply into the Word. Typically, I think I learn much more than the students, but I try to pass on all that I gained through the study. The demand for producing a lesson every week requires a certain diligence and that is not a bad thing.
I am off for a while, but my rotation will come back soon. So for now, I'll sit back and enjoy the break.
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