Category Archives: Sunday school

A question from a reader

Posted on August 13, 2007 by igalindo

A regular reader of the GRACE Writes blog sent a question. She’d like some advice from readers of this blog to the situation she describes below. This person is in her first ministry position out of seminary and serves as … Continue reading →

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Fix the problem

Posted on August 10, 2007 by igalindo

My engineer son has a mantra: “Fix the problem.” As mantras go, it’s a pretty good one. Simple, memorable, intuitive, and to the point. The mantra refers to our tendency to go about addressing issues, problems, or stuck situations by … Continue reading →

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Myths about Opossums, Goats, and Holistic Learning

Posted on August 6, 2007 by igalindo

The following is from the book Myths: Fact and Fiction about Teaching and Learning by Israel Galindo. How well do you know fact from fiction? MYTH: Opossums “play dead” when they are threatened or endangered.

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All I Ever Wanted to Be

Posted on July 9, 2007 by jbennett

Let’s begin with a confession: All I ever wanted to be was a Sunday School teacher.  Not that my earliest experiences with Sunday School were positive ones.  Actually, I can’t remember a single teacher from those early years when my … Continue reading →

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Shameless self-promotion

Posted on July 8, 2007 by igalindo

An article by Israel Galindo appears in the July 2007 (Vol. 25 NO. 7) issue of Baptists Today. The article appears on The Resource Page feature and is titled “A small group is not a class: understanding group math.” Baptists … Continue reading →

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A Writing Experiment

Posted on July 1, 2007 by mcanaday

Instead of using the common methodology of asking a question in a classroom setting with adults, what if we asked the question but did not permit anyone to answer until after he/she had written out a thorough response to the … Continue reading →

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Make it your ministry, it’s your calling

Posted on June 29, 2007 by igalindo

I firmly believe that to teach, to serve on a committee, or to minister through a church ministry is a response to a call. How each individual works out that calling is part of the wonderful and enriching dimension we … Continue reading →

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Galli’s “The Cost of Christian Education”

Posted on June 18, 2007 by igalindo

Last week I received an e-mail from a theology student at a seminary in Brazil. He’s taking a class in apologetics and wanted me to share my thoughts on, “How can I prove God historically?” I found the question vague … Continue reading →

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Quarterlies

Posted on June 15, 2007 by vellison

This past week I received an e-mail from one of our adult Sunday School Classes. The facilitator had e-mailed the class about the possibility of using new literature – one that had quarterlies. Reading that word, “quarterlies” did something to … Continue reading →

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Levels of adult C.E. programming

Posted on June 15, 2007 by igalindo

Someone asked me for a list of congregations who had “strong adult education ministries.” I knew what he was asking, but the more I thought about it, the less able I was to compile a list. I got stuck on … Continue reading →

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