Updated Jesus 101 Study
I have made revisions to the Jesus 101 study and wanted to let you know that and post the new pdf. This is the evangelistic study of Mark that we put together here at Northwest so that we can start getting more people engaged in Bible study with non-Christians. So far this study has been […]
Writing Material So Others Can Use It – 10 Suggestions
I am always in pursuit of new Bible curriculum to post in the Small Group Lessons and Bible Class Archive here on the blog. I have approached quite a few people trying to get them to submit something. Most people don’t write lessons so that they can be used by others. Some of you guys […]
Teaching Eutychus – A Helpful Book for Teachers and Group Leaders by Houston Heflin
Houston Heflin has just put out a book for teachers and small group leaders called Teaching Eutychus. We had Houston do a teaching seminar for us in January and it was excellent. Some of that material is reflected in this book but there is much more to it than that. This book helps you undertstand […]
New Curriculum Posted – Living by Faith: Studies in Hebrews 11
I just posted a new small group series called Living by Faith: Studies in Hebrews 11. The study works through the stories of those mentioned in Hebrews 11 and ties us in with them and the ministry of Jesus as well as the early Christian and contemporary martyrs. Have a look… Living By Faith That […]
The Problems with Video Curriculum in Bible Class
From time to time I have used video curriculum in my teaching. There are some really great ones out there including Faith Lessons with Ray VanderLaan, the Song of Solomon with Tommy Nelson, Nooma with Rob Bell, and a ton of great stuff put out by Northpoint with Andy Stanley and Louie Giglio. Video curriculum […]
New Series Posted – Basics of Christianity
Just posted a new lesson series on the Basics of Christianity. This is a 16 lesson series (could easily be condensed to 13) covering 49 pages. This brings the Bible lessons posted here on the blog to nearly 900 lessons, 3000 pages and 42k downloads.
Connecting Young Adults with the Rest of the Congregation
One of the problems with generation focused ministries (youth ministry, young adult ministry, seniors ministry, etc) is that isolation can happen very easily. On one hand it is good for people who are at the same stage in life to have time together. It is helpful for young parents and newly marrieds to talk with […]
Highly Recommend Houston Heflin’s Teacher Equipping Workshop
This past Saturday we had Dr. Houston Heflin come and share some very practical thoughts about teaching with our teachers and small group leaders. He was engaging, informative and practiced what he preached. What I mean by that last part is that Houston actually incorporated the techniques he was teaching into the format of the […]
Teaching Workshop With Houston Heflin This Saturday
Northwest is hosting a teacher training workshop this Saturday from 9-12 with Dr. Houston Heflin of ACU. I have known Houston for at least 10 years and have a tremendous amount of respect for him. If you live in the Tampa Bay area or even in central Florida come on over to Northwest this Saturday […]
New Bible Lessons Uploaded From James Glasscock
James Glasscock has graciously allowed me to post four of his Bible class series here at the blog. Thanks James! Ephesians Philippians 1 Thessalonians James