Adapted from Richards and Bredfeldt, Creative Bible Teaching (Chicago: Moody: 2020)
Who is my Audience? (May not have to re-do every time you teach the same group) [150-250 words]
General Age Group Characteristics (physical, cognitive, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual)
Kind/Size of Group
Interests, Abilities, Limitations
Observed needs
Passage of Scripture:
Context of Scripture (literary and historical): [500-700 words]
Observations and Cross References (30 of your own observations) [bullet list of 30 observations]
Primary Exegetical Idea (What it meant) [1-4 sentences]
Primary Teaching Idea (What it means) [1-4 sentences]
Lesson Aims: (one or two sentences each)
Cognitive
Affective
Behavioral
The “Hook” (Icebreaker with purpose) [100-200 words]
Gets Attention
Surfaces a Need
Sets a Goal
The “Book” (Teaching Content Outline. This will probably be your longest section. Include questions you will ask as you teach. Include illustrations of truths taught) [1000-2000 words]
The “Look” (Relationship of the content to daily living) [100-500 words]
The “Took” (What specific response are you looking for. What specifically will you build into your conclusion to bring this about?) [100-500 words]