Imagination exercise

From surveys and educated guesses, I believe most of my readers are teaching in comfortable, often suburban churches in the US.

Let me stretch your imagination a little bit. How would your teaching be different if you were teaching in a poor country? In a missionary setting where many people have never heard the Gospel?

I suspect you immediately thought about the less important things -- setting, equipment, education level of your students, the temperature or insect population.

But how should your teaching be the same? What are the key things to focus on? Content. How to help people learn. Using illustrations. Sharpening yourself to have a deeper understanding (breadth and depth) of God's Word.

Use this kind of imagination exercise to teach your very best, no matter what the setting.