If you are going to be an effective adult bible study curriculum teacher you must engage the culture around you. There is a lot of study on what this means and how to most effectively go about it but I will try and keep it simple. For me engaging the culture means to understand what is going on around you. What is happening in people's lives? What is consuming them. You could do this in many ways. You could watch TV, you could listen to talk radio, but these can cause issues in your life on their own. I find the best thing to do is to be out among people. If you are a volunteer and work full time this is probably not an issue. You may just have to readjust how you view each day and be more aware of people's thoughts, feelings, and outlook on life. If you work full time at a church you may have to make more of an effort to get out of the office and go be among what is actually happening in the world. Either way, make an effort to go engage the culture and see people's hurts and struggles. It will empower your teaching in a way you never dreamed possible.
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