Teaching, No Greater Call
A Resource Guide for Gospel Teaching
Jesus in the Synagogue at Nazareth, by Greg K. Olsen. © by Greg K. Olsen
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Cover, Page 3: Jesus in the Synagogue at Nazareth, by Greg K. Olsen. © by Greg K. Olsen Page 1: Sermon on the Mount, by Carl Bloch. Used by permission of the National Historic Museum at Frederiksborg in Hillerød. Page 5: Lovest Thou Me More Than These? by David Lindsley. © by David Lindsley. Page 22: Pioneer Garden, by Valoy Eaton. © by Valoy Eaton. Page 29: Jesus and the Samaritan Woman, by Carl Bloch. Used by permission of the National Historic Museum at Frederiksborg in Hillerød. Page 31: Storytime in Galilee, by Del Parson. © by Del Parson. Page 33: Woman Touching the Hem of the Savior's Garment, by Judith Mehr. © by Judith Mehr. Page 35: The Good Shepherd, by Del Parson. © by Del Parson. ContentsHow to Use This Resource Guide iii Part A: Your Call to Teach The Importance of Gospel Teaching in God's Plan 1 No Greater Call 3 2 Nourishing the Soul 5 3 The Teacher's Divine Commission 8 Prepare Yourself Spiritually 4 Seeking the Gift of Charity 12 5 Seeking the Spirit 13 6 Seeking to Obtain the Word 14 7 Developing a Personal Plan for Studying the Gospel 16 8 Living What You Teach 18 9 Called, Set Apart, and Magnified 20 Improve upon Your Talents 10 Looking for Lessons Everywhere 22 11 Making a Plan to Improve Your Teaching 24 12 Obtaining Support from Your Leaders 28 Part B: Basic Principles of Gospel Teaching Love Those You Teach 1 Love Softens Hearts 31 2 Understanding Those You Teach 33 3 Reaching Out to the One 35 4 Helping New Members and Less-Active Members 37 5 Teaching Those with Disabilities 38 Teach by the Spirit 6 The Spirit Is the True Teacher 41 7 Teaching with Testimony 43 8 Inviting the Spirit As You Teach 45 9 Recognizing and Following the Spirit in Your Teaching 47 Teach the Doctrine 10 The Power of the Word 50 11 Keeping the Doctrine Pure 52 12 Teaching from the Scriptures 54 Invite Diligent Learning 13 Helping Individuals Take Responsibility for Learning the Gospel 61 14 Conducting Discussions 63 15 Listening 66 16 Teaching with Questions 68 17 Helping Learners Be Attentive 71 18 How to Tell If They Are Learning 73 19 Helping Others Live What They Learn 74 Create a Learning Atmosphere 20 Preparing the Classroom 76 21 Teaching Others to Contribute to a Learning Atmosphere 77 22 How Teachers Can Contribute to a Learning Atmosphere 79 23 Reverence 82 24 Helping Those Who Become Disruptive 84 Use Effective Methods 25 Teaching with Variety 89 26 Choosing Appropriate Methods 91 27 Choosing Effective Methods 92 28 Beginning the Lesson 93 29 Concluding the Lesson 94 Prepare Every Needful Thing 30 Taking Time to Prepare 97 31 Preparing Lessons 98 32 Creating Lessons from Conference Talks and Other Resources 100 33 Adapting Lessons to Those You Teach 102 34 Evaluating Lesson Presentations 103 35 Church Resources for Teaching the Gospel 105 Part C: Teaching Different Age-Groups 1 Teaching Children 108 2 Age Characteristics of Children 110 3 Teaching Children in Mixed Age-Groups 117 4 Understanding and Teaching Youth 118 5 Teaching Youth through Group Activities 121 6 Understanding and Teaching Adults 123 Part D: Teaching in the Home Teaching in the Family 1 Parents' Teaching Responsibility 127 2 Fathers as Teachers 129 3 Mothers as Teachers 131 4 Parents' Teaching Partnership 133 5 Teaching through Patterns of Gospel Living 135 6 Regular Occasions for Teaching in the Home 137 7 Teaching Moments in Family Life 140 8 The Teaching Influence of Other Family Members 142 Home Teaching and Visiting Teaching 9 The Teaching Part of Home Teaching 145 10 The Teaching Part of Visiting Teaching 147 Part E: Teaching in Leadership Settings 1 To Lead Is to Teach 150 2 Teaching in Leadership Meetings 152 3 Teaching in Interviews 153 4 When Leaders Teach Teachers 154 Part F: Methods of Teaching Activity Sheets 159 Activity Verses 159 Application Techniques 159 Attention Activities (Attention Getters) 160 Audiovisual Materials (Videocassettes and Audio Recordings) 160 Brainstorming 160 Buzz Sessions 161 Case Studies 161 Chalkboards 162 Choral Readings 163 Comparisons and Object Lessons 163 Demonstrations 164 Dioramas 165 Discussions 165 Dramatizations 165 Drawing Activities 166 Examples 167 Flannel Boards 168 Games 168 Guest Speakers 170 Lectures 170 Likening 170 Maps 171 Memorization 171 Music 172 Music with Narratives (Sing-a-Story) 174 Object Lessons 175 Overhead Projectors 175 Panel Discussions 175 Paper Stand-up Figures 176 Pictures 176 Puppets 176 Questions 177 Readers' Theaters 177 Recitations 177 Role Playing 178 Roller Boxes 178 Scriptures, Marking and Writing Margin Notes 179 Scriptures, Memorization of 179 Scriptures, Reading Aloud 179 Scriptures, Study Helps in 179 Scriptures, Teaching from 179 Sing-a-Story 179 Stations 179 Stories 179 Visuals 182 White Boards 183 Work Sheets 183 Part G: The Teaching the Gospel Course Helps for the Course Instructor 186 Personal and Family Study of the Course 188 Lesson 1: The Importance of Gospel Teaching in God's Plan 189 Lesson 2: Love Those You Teach 194 Lesson 3: Teach by the Spirit 198 Lesson 4: Teach the Doctrine 203 Lesson 5: Invite Diligent Learning 208 Lesson 6: Create a Learning Atmosphere (Part 1) 213 Lesson 7: Create a Learning Atmosphere (Part 2) 219 Lesson 8: Use Effective Methods (Part 1) 222 Lesson 9: Use Effective Methods (Part 2) 227 Lesson 10: Prepare Every Needful Thing 230 Lesson 11: Improve upon Your Talents 234 Lesson 12: Go Forth and Teach 238 Index 241 | 
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