“Every child has a different learning style and pace. Each child is unique, not only capable of learning, but also capable of succeeding.” This quote, spoken by Robert John Meehan, presents the idea that every individual learns differently, and expanding on this idea, even different age groups learn variously. Statistics show that teenagers are more likely to attend some sort of worship service over adults (“What”). Our generation is slowly getting back into church and the youth is finding their way back. Every minister spends a great deal of time crafting lessons to reach out and impact individuals with the hope of advancing the kingdom of God. Keeping the audience in mind, pastors compose Bible teachings for every age to perceive. With an …show more content…
Writing a Bible series takes a great deal of time and dedication. According to Adam Everett, a youth minister from Christ’s Church of Oronogo, states “It takes a whole team and I, four to five months to write and create a four week series.” Each lesson is strategically planned out and prepared; ministers spend time carefully crafting lectures to reach out to their groups. Writing the aim, arranging the lesson outline, writing the conclusion, writing the introduction, and choosing the method are the six steps when an individual is developing a series and particular lesson (Towns). When designing a Bible series, an individual must determine the topic he or she wants to discuss and the goal set in mind for the students. Writing the direct moral he or she wants to teach each individual is the first step in writing a Bible series. The core to every lesson is the one driving statement that will impact the students. As Adam Everett told me in a personal interview, “Boil down scripture into a single thought and theme and everything after must be built upon the foundation.” Once the theme and moral is decided, the individual must research scripture to fit the topic. Everything said in the lesson needs to be Biblical truth. The speaker wants to …show more content…
As Ben Read said in his article Three Tips for Better Preaching in Youth Ministry, “Preach with a burden.” To put it in other words, the pastor composes sermons that lay heavy on his or her heart or on events that they struggle with. My faculty advisor, Mike Smith, told me he writes lessons that he can make personal connections with so that he can better teach it. He feels as though he can create a more prominent lesson that kids can relate to. When a speaker has passion for what he is preaching, it can be better expressed and taught because they have forceful excitement about the