Whether you are a parent teaching your children, a small group leader, a Sunday school teacher, or a pastor, how can you strive for excellence? Professionals pursue continuing education, athletes need personal training, and academics submit to peer review. What does excellence look like for Bible teachers?
According to Andrew Hess, Bible teachers must develop 8 habits if they want to endure in bringing honor God in their teaching. The 8 habits are:
- Preparation
- Love
- Prayer
- Learning
- Mastery
- Limit
- Humility
- Gratitude
I appreciate Hess’s decision to call these “habits” and not “tips” or “behaviors.” The habits on this typically feel mundane, but the cumulative effect they will have over a lifetime would be difficult to overstate. Read Hess’s article to see why.
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