#101 – A-Z Bible Teachers’ Checklist


These “checklists” will be
posted on an ongoing basis to
help Christian educators with
tips, ideas, and instructions.

 

Hold a Teachers
Empowerment
Conference

For you can all prophesy one by one, so that
all may learn and all may be exhorted. (I Cor. 14:31)

What to Do:

  1. Have a meeting with teachers and tell them that you propose to have a teachers only empowerment conference — using them as the presenters (Prov. 27:17).
  2. You could include some topics, such as: The Importance Of An Introduction, Storytelling, Teach With Heart, Knowing Your Student, What’s In A Question?, Teaching On A Child’s Level, The Discipline Of Study, Student Learning Styles, and others.
  3. Hold the conference on more than one day if you have many teachers.
  4. Choose the best teacher for a topic and give each one 15 minutes to make their presentation.

IDEA STARTER!

“Our church held a two-day teacher empowerment conference, entitled: “Commissioned to Teach”. All teachers had 15-minute assignments. A number of them had unique and powerful presentations. Each teacher was given a sub-topic related to their teaching ability. This was very helpful because even though everyone had the ability to teach, we were empowered by getting information about the teaching abilities and strengths of other teachers.”

 

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Introduce Your Sunday School Class With Invitation Cards!


Ask your financial committee to cut a check for 25.00 to create 500 business cards for your class(es). Hand them out to students who, in turn, will write their teachers name down on the card and give them to visitors of your church services. Instruct your students and teachers to “blitz” new faces, inviting them to attend your class. Giving these cards as invitations can be effective if enough students approach the same people at different times.

CLICK ON SAMPLE CARD TO ENLARGE:

Sample Business Card (Site)

 

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A Modern Day Psalm of Praise!


A PCAF Member’s Praise!

Praise the Lord!
To the Saints of the Most High God.
A Modern Day Psalm of Remembrance.

 

I spent endless years without God.
And yet there was a presence at times.
It was a glimmer of light to the darkness of my soul.
Faintly revealing glimpses of His goodness.
Yet, through the darkness I went.
So dark!
It became oh, so dark!
Traveling without purpose.
Lost in the night.
Shivering in the cold.
The world…oh, so cold!
Afraid of the dark.
The days became as night.
Searching for help in the black.
So many voices, and yet, no answer.
Futile searching.
In desperation…I asked, “where am I going?”
No answer.
Lost…abiding time!
Waiting without hope.
Yet, I tried the darkness again and again…
Somehow searching for something.
Alone. Everything seems alone.
Afraid…
Trembling…
Lost.
Suddenly…as darkness came nearer, it clothed me.
In a moment, hell was taking me down!
I called…somehow knowing the power of God….
Somehow knowing the power of God!
Still…it covered me!
Now; unable to lift my voice.
In hell, I was unable to lift my voice.
Oh, hear my faint cry!

Through the darkest of black, God heard my impotent voice!
He overturned the darkest…with His voice.
Delivered me from the place of the underworld!

I hear  the joyful sound…
Jesus saves, Jesus saves!
I break forth in praise!
God has delivered my soul.
What a change in my life!
I break forth in praise!
I break forth in praise!

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REGISTER NOW for the PCAF ETA In-Classroom and Online Biblical Training and Certification Program – Michigan Location


ICEA – ETA Classroom Studies

Our first class will be:
Monday, November 13 at 6:30 p.m.
Training will be at Unity Temple,
17376 Wyoming, Detroit, Michigan

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The PCAF – ICEA (International Christian Education Auxiliary) Classroom and Online Training and Certification Program (held for Michigan students) is a course for all — teachers and serious students — who have an interest in furthering their knowledge of the Bible and related biblical issues. This quality classroom/online training has a $85.00 registration fee for the entire standard course. There are five books for the course, which are $18.00 each. The total tuition (including registration fee and five books) is $175.00. You may get started with $103.00, which will include your registration fee, and first book to take to the classroom.

YOU MAY REGISTER DURING THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS.

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DETAILS OF OUR BIBICAL TRAINING FALL COURSE 2017

We will be studying in a classroom environment but the assignments will be done online. Exceptions can be made to take written tests, as well.

The training will be every Monday from 6:30 PM until 8:45 PM. Excellent anointed and seasoned instructors will inform and train students in the classroom setting.  This will be a great opportunity for serious students to learn more about the Bible and biblical related issues. The duration of the course will last approximately 7 months. You do not need to attend all classes, but assignments are due each week prior to the next session. If you cannot make some sessions, you may do assignments online and submit them to be graded. Our studies will cover five books to complete the Biblical training. You will be able to use “open book” during the online testing. Testing for two chapters is required per week.

Standard Course Studies

Old Testament Survey I
Old Testament Survey II
New Testament Survey
Understanding People
Teaching Techniques

After the completion of the course, you will have acquired so much about the Bible, as well as teacher training; get the honors of being certified with the PCAF; and graduate with students (from around the country) at the National Convention in Phoenix, Arizona 2018.

Thank you!
The PCAF – International Christian Education Auxiliary (ICEA) Staff

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Warnings Against Certain Lifestyles!


ICEA – “Church at Study”

There are two great themes in the book of Hebrews. The one and greatest theme is Jesus is far superior than any man, created being, or Old Testament system. The second theme is less known and deals with the dangers of the writer’s readers returning to their former lifestyles. It seems they desired to be enslaved again in futile practices of religion and not worship Christ. He also sets forth many strong warnings about some readers not continuing to follow Christ the way they did before.

Let’s pull out key scriptures found in this great book and explore the writer’s secondary intent given to the readers of the book of Hebrews. Here are a number of scriptures in Hebrews that show the seriousness of anyone who desires to return to their former lifestyle apart from Jesus being central.

HERE ARE THE WRITERS CONSTANT WARNINGS:

Heb. 2:1  We aught to give…heed…lest…we should let them slip
2:3           How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation
3:6           If we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.
3:7           Today, if you will hear his voice, harden not your   hearts…when your fathers tempted me
3:12         Take heed, brethren, lest there be an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God
3:14         For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end
4:1           Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it
4:11         Let us labor…to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief
4:14         Let us hold fast our profession
5:12         For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again….
6:1           Leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on  unto perfection
6:8-9      That which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned. But, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation
6:11-12    We desire that every one of you do show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: that you be not slothful…
10:23       Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering
10:25       Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together
10:35       Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompense of reward
10:38       Now…the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition…
12:1         Wherefore, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us…
12:3         Consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.
12:12       Lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees
12:25        See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven.

 

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