When teaching students and asking them questions about a Bible lesson, have you ever noticed how they search for the answer that they think your looking for? To deal with this, ask students, the “why” behind their responses. Even when talking about themselves, students feel the pressure to have a “right” answer. So when you [...]
It’s important to build relationships with students and the main way of doing that is to ask questions. So what questions should we ask? What is the most important questions to ask? In this video lesson, I will give you some tips on asking questions and share with you the question that I think is [...]
Moving your mission trip adult volunteers from chaperons to trip mentors
Teaching is an art. For some youth leaders, teaching comes naturally, and they feel comfortable in front of students. For others, teaching is a chore that they must endure on a weekly basis. Some even run from the responsibility or look for guest speakers to fill their normal teaching time. The truth is a weekly teaching [...]
My name is Doug Franklin and I serve youth workers through a ministry called LeaderTreks. I love youth ministry and the people who serve in it. I work with an incredible team creating tools and resources enabling youth workers to develop students into leaders. I want to influence youth workers to challenge students and prepare them for leadership in the kingdom of God.
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