Bible Study: A Student's Guide
ISBN: 9781596386372Have you ever been to a 'Bible study' that didn't have much 'Bible' or 'study' at all? Without a proper understanding of how to do it, students can be disappointed or scared away from studying the Bible. So what is Bible study and can it work for high schoolers?
No stranger to teaching the Bible to teenagers, Jon Nielson confirms that real, meaningful Bible study is not only possible for students, but important. He takes students seriously and expects them to take their faith seriously. Unpacking five truths about the Bible'"that it is God speaking, is powerful, is understandable, is literary, and is one story'"he demonstrates how the Bible should be studied and how teenagers themselves can lead that study.
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Jon Nielson has served as pastoral resident at Holy Trinity Church in Chicago and has worked in youth and sports ministry there. He has also worked as director of training for the Charles Simeon Trust, an organization that provides training in biblical exposition. He is currently college pastor at College Church in Wheaton, Illinois.
1. The Bible Is God Speaking
2. The Bible Is Powerful
3. The Bible Is Understandable
4. The Bible Is a Literary Work
5. Exploring Biblical Genres
6. The Bible Is One Story
7. Studying the Bible as One Story
8. So...What Is Bible Study?
9. Barriers to Bible Study for Young People
10. Aids and Approaches to Bible Study
11.Leading Together
12.A Call to Young People
Additional Information:
| Cover: | Softcover |
| Number of Pages: | 214 |
| Author: | Nielson, Jon |
| Publisher: | P&R Publishing |
| Publication Date: | 2013 |