by Terry_Powell | Mar 7, 2017 | All
What keeps us from taking our Bible teaching for granted? From growing lax when it comes to preparation? What keeps the process from becoming stale and our enthusiasm from waning?Answers to those questions include the challenges to teachers nestled within the pages...
by Terry_Powell | Mar 2, 2017 | All
An exercise I’ve long advocated for leaders and teachers is “exegeting your experiences.” When a person exegetes a Bible passage, he or she takes out what is inherently there, as intended by the Holy Spirit, using the principles of hermeneutics.Whether you...
by Terry_Powell | Feb 26, 2017 | Christian Living in the Trenches |
We can fool ourselves into thinking we’ve forgiven another person, when resentment still simmers beneath the surface of our hearts. I know this from painful experience. Warning: asking ourselves these questions may spur repentance toward God for our bitterness,...
by Terry_Powell | Feb 21, 2017 | All
What qualities facilitate lifelong learning as a Christ-follower or vocational Christian leader? What traits expedite success as a college or seminary student? My 36 years as a faculty member at Columbia International University prompts me to focus on these four...
by Terry_Powell | Feb 18, 2017 | All
I’ve heard that with effective training, any Christian will become a successful Bible teacher.I don’t believe that for a second.Forty-five years of training Bible study leaders, both in the classroom and one-to-one, have convinced me that you cannot put out what God’s...
