Help your students get the “big picture” perspective
13/07/09 11:43 Filed in: Creation-Fall-Redemption-Restoration
| Questions
Smaller things fit into bigger
things. For example, puzzle pieces fit into
the overall puzzle picture.
In Christian education, smaller things fit into bigger things. For example, what students study (smaller picture) fits into God's overarching story of creation-fall-redemption-restoration (bigger picture).
Implication: Ask your students, "How does what you study fit into God's story?" Don't ask, "How can you add God's story to what you study?"
Why? Because this question increases the tendency of students to "purify" their studies by sprinkling on Bible verses. Because this question is actually not an effective question—it asks, "How can you fit the bigger picture into the smaller picture?" Because this question doesn't help students get the "big picture" perspective of what they study.
Target Biblical perspective. Get your students to fit what they study into God's story.
In Christian education, smaller things fit into bigger things. For example, what students study (smaller picture) fits into God's overarching story of creation-fall-redemption-restoration (bigger picture).
Implication: Ask your students, "How does what you study fit into God's story?" Don't ask, "How can you add God's story to what you study?"
Why? Because this question increases the tendency of students to "purify" their studies by sprinkling on Bible verses. Because this question is actually not an effective question—it asks, "How can you fit the bigger picture into the smaller picture?" Because this question doesn't help students get the "big picture" perspective of what they study.
Target Biblical perspective. Get your students to fit what they study into God's story.