Focus & Equip (2009.08): Want to learn more about closing the gap?

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How can you empower others even more effectively?
Through Christian coaching, you can empower others to pursue God’s call.
To get an idea of how you can empower others even more effectively, complete the following self-assessment that addresses coaching beliefs, skills, and process. Read more...



Want to learn more about closing the gap?
Explore a tutorial:
  1. How can you improve your planning?
  2. To learn more about achieving your mission, explore these 4 questions
  3. To learn more about developing student objectives, explore these 7 questions
  4. To learn more about targeting Biblical perspective, explore these 12 questions
  5. To learn more about using assessment, explore these 12 questions
  6. To learn more about using questions, explore these 11 questions
  7. To learn more about meeting your students’ learning needs, explore these 12 questions
  8. Explore the Biblical perspective teacher training standards
  9. How can you pursue a growing relationship with God?
To explore additional tutorials, click here.



Watch a video
Watching a video is an effective and efficient way to learn. Here are 5 new videos:
  1. Lead with questions
  2. How much time should you invest?
  3. Pay attention
  4. Change is uncomfortable and doable
  5. Connect God's world, God's Word, and life
  6. Assessment helps students value and get proficient at Biblical perspective
To watch additional videos, click here.



How well does your staff understand what’s involved in organizational improvement?
Want to improve your organization? If so, make sure your staff members understand what’s involved in organizational improvement. Make sure your staff understand that:
  • The purpose of organizational improvement is increasing achievement of the mission.
  • Improvement plans target mission achievement.
  • When implementing improvement plans, staff are to live out organizational values, use organizational best practices, and collaborate with other stakeholders.
Question: How well do your staff members understand what’s involved in organizational improvement? Read more...



What's creation-fall-redemption-restoration?
You’re working to help your students develop the mind of Christ. You want to help your students to connect what they study and the Bible. You’ve helped your student connect what they study and specific Biblical principles. And you want to make sure that your students connect what they study with the big picture of what God is doing.

Question: What’s the big picture?

Answer: God’s story of creation-fall-redemption-restoration. Read more...



Ask your students difficult questions
Question: How can you help your students develop a Christ-centered worldview?

Answer: By asking them difficult questions. Read more...



How good is your assessment?
You want to use assessment to help your students develop a Biblical worldview. You want to use assessment to help your students connect what they study, the Bible, and their lives. Good. Just make sure your assessment is a good assessment.

Question:
How good is your assessment?

Answer:
To answer that question, consider the following 5 questions. Read more...



What are your students’ learning needs?
You want your students to connect what they study and what the Bible teaches. One way you can help your students is by meeting their learning needs.

Question: What are your students’ learning needs?

Suggestion:
To determine what your students’ learning needs are...
  • Read the list of 10 learning needs (below), considering which needs your students have. (The needs have been phrased in student language.)
  • Do something to meet 1 of the needs you identified. Read more...