A summary of who is a CHRISTIAN TEACHER and their role in teaching inside and outside CHURCH. What type of function do they hold? For E.g. An inculcator, motivator, facilitator etc...!

1. WHO IS A
CHRISTIAN TEACHER ?

2. A teacher is a person who
helps students to acquire
knowledge, competence or
virtue.

3. HOWEVER TEACHER IS
ALSO A

4. The Motivator

5. One of the functions of the
motivating teaching is
to make sure that the
learning experience will be
exciting and interesting.

6.  Motivation leads to Challenge
 Challenge leads to Development
 Development leads to support
 Support pushes towards opportunity
 opportunity leads towards goal

7. The communication of content is
not as important as the dynamics
of the group, personal
satisfaction, and a
relationship between the
teacher and the students that
needs to be open and casual.

8. This style is commendable
for making learning
enjoyable, but content must
still be presented especially in
the light of the fact that the
content is the Word of God.

9. The
INCULCATOR

10. The inculcating teacher is one
who has a body of material
that is essential for learning
and thus proceeds to teach
through drill,
memorization, testing, and
repetition.

11. Facts are seen as the key to
success and rewards are given
to the learners that grasp them
and those that do not must go
back and try again until they
get it right.

12. There are obviously times and
educational disciplines
where this method is a must.
This style must also be used
when students are learning
facts of Scripture or
memorizing passages

13. The
Manipulator

14. The manipulating teacher sees
himself as the source of truth
and therefore his way is the only
way.
Questions have only one correct
answer and freedom of choice is
discouraged.

15.  This approach is very narrow and
can stifle discovery on the part of
the students much like
propaganda or brainwashing tries
to eliminate creativity in the mind
of the learner.
This style is rather negative and
should be avoided.

16. The Commentator

17. The commentating
teacher is one who
basically reports on
information that others
have gathered or taught.

18.  The following is an example of the
contrast between Jesus and the
teachers of His day.
 As the old system of Judaism could
not contain the spiritual dynamic of
Jesus' teaching, the Jewish system
could not contain His new approach
to teaching.

19.  He broke with the idea of
education that had to appeal to
ancient authorities to be accepted
or believed.
The formula on almost every page
of the Talmud, ―Rabbi A. says
that Rabbi B. says or Rabbi C.
says in the name of Rabbi D is
lacking in Jesus’ teachings.

20. Instead, He would say, ―You have
heard that it was said by them of
old time . . . but I say unto you . . .
(Matthew 5:21-22).
The teacher that follows the
pattern of the Rabbis is just a
gatherer of reports of others and
then comments on them.

21. The
Facilitator

22. The teacher that works from
the perspective of being a
facilitator is one who will
strive to make the
difficult simple.

23. They have information to
share with the students, but
they will also allow the
students the freedom to
explore areas of knowledge
that they deem to be
important.

24. The facilitator serves much
more as a guide in the
learning process.
Different methods are
therefore used to
accomplish this journey of
education.

25. Lecture, group work, and projects,
will all be incorporated by the
teacher.
Visual and audio aids will be used
as well as experiments to see
firsthand the principle or truth
being taught.

26. The ORCHESTRATOR

27. The teacher that functions as an
orchestrator is much the same as
an orchestra conductor.
He knows what he wants to see
accomplished, but the students
are the ones who will be doing the
learning.

28. The individual characteristics of
each pupil and their individual
needs must be taken into
consideration in this method.
 The teacher provides direction,
but the students do the learning.

29. Many teachers established
learning goals and objectives,
and, while working with the
entire group, they recognize
that each individual's
performance is varied but
important.

30. Their talents and
resources as teachers
are carefully chosen to
insure an effective and
efficient learning
situation.

31. Bibliography
Allen, Mavis. Bible Teaching through the Sunday School.
Nashville, Tennessee: Convention Press, 1984.
Narramore, Clyde M. How to Understand and Influence
Children. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House,
1960.
Taylor, Marvin J. An Introduction to Christian Education.
Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1966.
Murray, Dick. Teaching the Bible to Adults and Youth.
Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1987.

32. THANK YOU
&
SHALOM