The governing lesson objective answers the question, “Do my students understand the focus of this passage, and are they willing to change their lives accordingly?” You can measure (evaluate) this goal by asking in the closing statement: “What was the one most important truth to remember in this passage, and how will it make a difference in your lif

The Star lesson plan has four learning objectives: the governing objective and three component objectives: the revelation objective, the responsibility objective, and the results objective. The governing objective dominates. It provides the focus for the entire lesson. The section objectives are intermediate goals that incrementally build to accomp

Miserable learners have great difficulty learning.

A comfortable physical environment includes appropriate temperature, never colder than 68 in the winter and never warmer than 72 in the summer.

• Transformactional Principle 6: Adult learners are treated like adults, and the teacher recognizes that they are responsible for their own learning. • Transformactional Principle 7: Motivation to learn is enhanced when adult learners know the purpose for learning.

1. The teacher’s responsibility for the learning environment. The classroom’s atmosphere may communicate relevance, or its lack, more than the Bible lesson. 2. The teacher’s responsibility for understanding and using technology. Without the use of technology, learners may prematurely determine that the class is out of date with modern concerns. 3. The

Relevance begins at least when the learner enters the classroom. Relevance is as much an atmosphere as specific activities that draw the learner in. Learners must sense that the teacher knows how to relate the Bible lesson, but learners must also sense that the class and the classroom communicate to their needs and interests. Connecting relevance a

Although ultimately the Holy Spirit gives the learner the faith to believe, human response is shaped by human experience. The adults in our Bible studies or church congregations do not all have the same emotional “equipment” to respond in faith. Some find it extremely difficult to trust what can be seen, let alone to trust an invisible God. Biblica

The only reason that any teacher should teach Bible is to facilitate Christian growth toward Christlikeness, accompanied by the understanding that the Holy Spirit is the one who changes the heart and affects change in the life.