It's Too Complicated

Small group teachers generally struggle with one of three main problems...

• Not enough time to prepare
• Not enough content to teach
• Not enough skills to lead

With SIMPLEteaching, you can address all three of these common concerns. Most teaching strategies are related to specific curriculum products. Therefore, learning to use one product doesn't help you when you switch to a different product. The strategies utilized in most curriculum resources are more like a recipe—they identify the ingredients, the order, and the intended outcome.

The problem is that some teachers don't have all of the ingredients, don't do things in order, and don't relate to the intended outcome. It's one thing to be able to follow a recipe; it another thing to know how to cook. 

There are a lot of big words I could use to describe this process. But let's face it, I don't know that many big words! However, I do know what small group leaders have told me as I have led conferences all over the country. So, for a long time I've been thinking about this idea. It's really a synthesis (big word for "mixture") of ideas that I've picked up through the years. It's an idea that's still being fine-tuned.

I don't want to spill the beans yet because I'm still developing the visual image that will help capture the essence of the process. But I do want my readers to prepare to be the "lab mice" for this process. If we work together, I think we can change the way we prepare and teach. I think that will affect the quality of our Bible study sessions. That will help people fall in love with studying God's Word... and that will change the world!

Stay tuned!