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NEW LOO NEW CON K TEN NEW T MED IA
What’s New in Faith Connections? Video Commentary Enjoy all new videos by biblical scholars and leaders available on SundayTeacher. com. Pull up a chair with Dr. Carla Sunberg as she discusses how to best introduce a new quarter on women in the Bible. Sit down with Dr. Tim Green as he unpacks the importance of the prophet Jeremiah in the biblical narrative. As a leader, you will gain insight and support from the expertise of leading Wesleyan scholars.
Illustrated Bible Life Weekly Podcast Don’t have time to read the Illustrated Bible Life article for the week? You can now listen on-the-go with the “Articles Out Loud” IBL weekly podcast.
New Methodology
Why Faith Connections? The Leading Wesleyan-Holiness Curriculum Written by premier Wesleyan scholars, pastors, and leaders, Faith Connections is a biblically and theologically solid curriculum you can trust.
A new session format helps facilitators feel confident in teaching and leading their group in a biblical, theological, and relevant-to-every-day-life dialog. Simple to lead, the conversational style of the discussion guide will engage participants in thought-provoking, community-building conversation.
New, Easy-To-Use Leader’s Guide Designed with time-saving prep, a streamlined methodology, discussion questions written to motivate group participation, and video and media support, the new Faith Connections Leader’s Guide takes the guesswork and stress out of teaching.
Easy to Use and Easy to Prepare With a streamlined and updated leader’s guide, customizable session notes, multiple videos for each unit, and weekly podcasts, Faith Connections provides all the resources you need to make teaching as easy as possible--while still providing the highest quality in biblically rich content.
Life-Changing Encounters with Biblical Truth Designed to foster conversation and exploration, Faith Connections resources inspire participants to move from biblical literacy to biblical intimacy. Each session connects learners to the empowering and transformative truth of God’s great story.
Online Content SundayTeacher.com makes teaching easy and fun. The mobile-friendly site features customizable content, video segments presented by subject-matter experts, weekly podcasts, and more. SundayTeacher.com equips leaders with everything they need to create a meaningful experience for their participants.
All New Methodology: • Connect to My Experience: A brief opening exercise intended to engage the participants in today’s topic. • Connect to the Word: An introduction to the Scripture passage and questions designed to lead your group into lively and meaningful discussion. • Connect to My Life and the World: Questions that relate the topic to real life, helping you unpack practical ways to put God’s truth into action. • Insight: Bible background, cultural, and historical context that will help you understand and communicate the Scripture passage in a deeper and more comprehensive way.
A quick and convenient reminder of last week’s discussion topic and this week’s objective—no more page turning.
Want to change the lesson around? Add a few questions or notes? Lessons are available on SundayTeacher.com so you can customize each week to fit your teaching style.
New, wider margins for notes and comments!
The new Reflect questions help wrap up the lesson with something for everyone to ponder.
New media! Video commentary by leading biblical scholars and weekly podcasts from Illustrated Bible Life articles for preparing on the go!
New, easy-tofollow format!
Engaging, nonthreatening questions encourage participation and discussion.
Scope and Sequence
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SPRING 2018 Women in the Bible Examine the lives of influential women in Scripture and their unique roles in salvation history. Explore the ways God is empowering transformation in men and women today!
SUMMER 2018
What’s on SundayTeacher.com?
• Practical video commentary featuring leading Wesleyan scholars • Editable versions of each session so you can customize content for your group • Illustrated Bible Life weekly podcasts
Jeremiah/Lamentations
• Session notes and discussion handouts for your group
The most unforgettable messages are those that grab our attention. These are the kinds of messages found in the books of Jeremiah and Lamentations. Discover how the words of the Old Testament prophets have not lost their impact or relevance for us today.
• Articles and commentary
FALL 2018 God Calls a People God has always had a people. The Bible records how the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob became a nation. Follow the Israelites on the amazing and perilous adventure from slavery in Egypt to the conquest of Canaan. Along the way, see how God interacts with his people, calls leaders, and instructs them in what it means to be God’s holy people.
WINTER 2018-19 Unit 1: The Savior Comes Celebrate the birth of Jesus by contemplating the extraordinary stories leading up to the Messiah’s coming, culminating in the Savior entering the world in total vulnerability as a baby in a manger. Unit 2: The Savior among Us The Son of God came to earth and made his dwelling among us! We know it as the Incarnation. Explore teachings and miracles in the life and ministry of Jesus as found in the book of Luke.
• PowerPoints for each session • And more
Faith Connections Connect to God. Connect to the Word. Connect to each other.
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NEW! Video commentary by leading Wesleyan scholars. Weekly Illustrated Bible Life podcasts.
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