![]() ![]() Guide youth to understand Bible concepts and characters by describing them. ![]() You might want to guide youth to give themselves a grade on how well they live for God in each life area, specifically as relates to the Bible theme.Challenge the youth to arrange the life area cards in the order from easiest to hardest to do, from the place God wants the most emphasis to the least, or from what they understand best to least. You may also give each youth his or her own deck.Invite them to talk for 30 seconds about how to apply the day's Bible principle in that area of life. Display the cards upside down and direct each student to choose one.Prepare a deck of index cards, writing one life area on each card: Give these examples a shot in your class: Life Deck You can do the above well only if you use methods that engage youth. Use the following methods to maximize talking. No such thing as a stupid question, because asking anything leads to genuinely discovering what's true and what's not (Matthew 7:7).No slams, because our goal is to encourage one another toward Christ-likeness (Hebrews 10:24-25).No talking when another talks, because his or her thoughts are pearls to cherish, not stomp on (Matthew 7:6).Make sure your youth know and understand the rules that you set up for your group and why they are important. Rules are import to any group discussion. Introduce "talking rules" to guide your group when you have discussions. ![]() Your outgoing youth may act offended, so explain repeatedly that every person has good ideas and we grow the most when we take time to hear everyone. Your talkative youth will have to hush long enough to give the soft-spoken ones a turn. Look for something in every response that you agree with and let your youth know it "Brilliant!" "Insightful!" "Biblical!" and other praises can go a long way in keeping your youth talking. Show youth that you're paying attention to what they say.Įven totally wrong answers can be welcomed with "I see how you drew your conclusions." When youth's answers and experiences are treasured, they venture exploring and living the truth. There's no such thing as a genuinely quiet teenager-just teenagers who haven't been listened to. Believe that every student really wants to talk.Įven the quietest youth eagerly shares dreams, insights, and advice when those contributions are cherished. Be sure to create a safe environment where they feel free to do so. A successful group Bible study depends on the contribution of everyone, so encourage all your youth to voice their thoughts openly. Let your youth know that their comments and in put are valuable to the group's Bible study and that you expect them to contribute. However, Here are some strategies to help you encourage all your youth to actively dive into Bible study: 1. It's just natural that in groups the chatty will bulldoze right over the more respectful youth. In our Sunday School classes and Bible studies, we tend to favor the instant talkers instead of really letting all our teens voice their thoughts openly. We youth leaders can be guilty of playing favorites. ![]()
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