Post-it Notes in Coffee

Here's an interesting quote:

"Our minds are not supercomputers and not even good filing cabinets. They bear more resemblance to Post-it Notes that have been thrown into a bin and covered with coffee. the ease with which we can recall information is likely to be influenced by the impact that information made when it went in." -- James Montier

Great Bible Teachers acknowledge that the human brain is wired for learning and comprehension, but some ways of introducing information are more likely to lead to understanding and retention than others. Great Bible Teachers work with this flow, rather than against it.

Great Bible teaching has to engage students (no matter what their age). There has to be some emotional and sensual impact to help information get across and retained. Great questions help engage people. Creating freshness (e.g., using a different Bible translation than usual) helps, because we tend to overlook or skip the familiar. Change up the seating arrangements. Challenge people to engage with one another on a topic. (People are more likely to remember what they said than what you said.)

Work to teach to change lives! And you'll have much more fun, too.