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  • Using Tech to Create Connections, Part Four—Connecting Student and Content

    As Jesus was leaving the temple courts, one of his disciples said to him, “Teacher, look what impressive stones these are, and what impressive buildings!” Jesus said to him, “Do you see these large buildings? There will not be one stone here left on top of another. They will all be thrown down.”  (Mark 13:1,2)…

  • Letter From the Editor: Sharing Deutschlander’s Love of Theology

    Dear brothers, For the past few weeks I have been thinking about our now sainted brother in Christ, Daniel Deutschlander. As you no doubt know, the Lord called Dan home to heaven last month. All who knew him, whether personally or through his writings, will miss him. We thank the Lord for giving him the…

  • Using Tech to Create Connections, Part Three—Connecting Student and Content

    Last month, we talked about using videos to deliver content—a technique that can be employed in both face-to-face and remote learning situations. We’re talking here about brief, three- to five-minute bursts of information delivered via video. When the teacher uses video to deliver content, he or she gains a number of potential benefits: Efficiency of…

  • Using Tech to Create Connections, Part Two—Connecting Student and Content

    I used to be of the opinion that I was a little more of a serious thinker than many people because I read Atlantic Monthly, a serious, old-school magazine with page after page of block text. No pictures ever. Nope, no pictures for this guy because things like pictures, photos, images, diagrams, or charts—those were…

  • Using Tech to Create Connections—Connecting Teacher and Student

    We’ve all seen people type things at a keyboard that they would never say in person. We’ve all seen parents ignore their children or spouses ignore each other because their screens commanded their attention instead. We’ve all seen the criticism of remote learning and its difficulty in replicating the personal interaction that the face-to-face classroom…

  • The Four Tools: Research

    If you want the highest activity by each learner, what is your go-to tool? It’s research. Research is the fourth, and final, tool in our educator’s toolbox. Past articles have dealt with Lecture, Question/Answer (Questions, Open Questions, and Bad Answers), and Group Work.) What do we mean by research? When we hear the word “research,”…

  • The Four Tools: Group Work

    In past articles we’ve dealt with the first two tools in the adult educators’ toolbox: Lecture and Question/Answer (Questions, Open Questions, and Bad Answers). Today we’ll consider tool #3, Group Work. Why use group work? Let’s imagine that there is a woman who is pregnant for the first time, and she’s wondering what childbirth itself…

  • Letter From the Editor – New Releases for Your Ministry Toolkit

    Dear brothers in the ministry,  In my letter to you this spring, I’d like to call to your attention several new ministry tools. Some you may find helpful to use in your ministry, others you may find well-suited to recommend to the people you serve, depending on their individual situations and spiritual needs. Remember that…