I can remember as a Youth Director several years ago spending hours at our local Christian book stores looking for something fresh and engaging to use to help teach my teenage friends the Bible. I tried all kinds of curriculum and even came up with some of my own. My “Seinfeld” Sunday School series is infamous. It still comes up whenever I get together with some of my old Sunday School kids. We watched Seinfield episodes and then discussed topics brought up in them. Seemed like a good idea to me, but apparently everyone could see through my attempt to squeeze an extra sitcom into my week.
But 10 years removed from that position, I’m no longer teaching Sunday School. Now, I’m charged with the task of teaching a group of guys (many of whom have not grown up in the church) about the Bible, and I’ve found the perfect curriculum for that job.
It’s the Bible!
For the past 3 years I’ve had a group of guys who get together every Wednesday morning at 6:00 at a local coffee shop and we just read the Bible together. And the best part is the questions that come with the curriculum. This is my favorite and the one I ask most often after we read a paragraph or two (and pause for an uncomfortable amount of silent time): “Anyone see anything that stands out to them or do you have any questions about anything we just read?” Continue reading »
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