one of the best parts of my job since september has been to teach the 5th & 6th graders every wednesday evening. it's been a great challenge and very formative for me in my teaching abilities.
i believe this is because teaching this age level forces you to understand faith and theology to the point that you can explain it simply, clearly, and relevantly. questions like, "how do i share the gospel?" and "what does it mean to accept Jesus?" sound like simple questions with sunday school answers. but when you really seek to explain those answers biblically and without confusion to 100 or so 5th & 6th graders, the challenge is profound.
also, i remember a theology class one time at wheaton in which i was arguing for a particular theological perspective. my prof and classmates began to push me on why i held the particular view, and i realized that it was not because of something i read in the Bible. rather, i held that view because my youth pastor held that view! so, i've really been burdened (in a good way!) with the realization that my teaching is helping to form each students' understanding of the Gospel, theology, and the Christian life.
i've mostly taught about the foundations of the Gospel, which has been really refreshing to me, personally, even though i've been a Christian for many years.
all this is to say that i'll be doing a "blog series" based off these talks that i hope will be refreshing to you, as well. look for part 1 of this series soon!
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