Disciple I Becoming Disciples Through Bible Study: Teacher Helps

DISCIPLEis a program of disciplined Bible study aimed at developing strong Christianleaders. The study gives the Old and New Testaments equal time, emphasizingthe wholeness of the Bible as a revelation of God. DISCIPLE draws upon the workof scholars, the personal Bible reading and study of the participant, anddynamic group discussion to aid understanding of the Bible. Thefirst study in the program is DISCIPLE: Becoming Disciples Through Bible Study,a thirty-four week overview of the entire Bible. Commitment and TimeInvolved Three and one-half to four hours of independent study each week (40 minutes daily for leaders and 30 minutes daily for group members) in preparation for weekly group meetings. Attendance at weekly 2.5 hour meetings.TeacherHelpsDiscipleI Teacher Helps guides Disciple group leaders through eachsession. Inthe front of the Teacher Helps is a section of general information oneffectively using the study manual, preparing to lead the weekly group meeting,following the proper schedule and procedure, tips for leadingdiscussion, and suggestions for creating and maintaining a caringclimate in the study group.Processsuggestions in the teacher helps enable full participation by allmembers of the group as a result of disciplined daily study. A one-page plan foreach of the weekly group sessions follows an established schedule and procedure,with an amount of time designated for each section in the plan. Each sessionplan includes suggestions for group study of a selected passage ofScripture.