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What kinds of churches can we become?
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We are learning some new things about how people learn during this pandemic.
Can school kids learn just as well online as they do in a classroom? If not, why? If so, why and how? What about church members? Our church culture often focuses on members attending church and Sunday School on Sunday morning and hearing the teaching and preaching. There may not be any way to accurately answer this question - but we wonder how many church members read the Bible during the week, or mainly rely on what they hear on Sunday. Our goal would be to encourage reading the Bible at home as well. I observed two strategies to increase learning related to preaching. 1. Some pastors email church members during the week and ask them to read the scripture ahead of time before they come or listen online on Sunday. This helps develop a habit of reading at home and stimulates their thinking and questions about the coming sermon on Sunday. 2. At the end of the sermon, some pastors/churches provide several discussion questions for individuals, families and small groups to consider and discuss. The pastor might talk about these discussion questions or post them in the bulletin or online. I think it would be valuable for many Christians to experience this increased engagement every week.
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AuthorGarry Goodin is the Executive Director of the Mid-State Baptist Association Archives
March 2024
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