{"id":31292,"date":"2016-10-13T13:41:24","date_gmt":"2016-10-13T19:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/?p=31292"},"modified":"2016-10-14T13:45:48","modified_gmt":"2016-10-14T19:45:48","slug":"kind-questions-asking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/blog\/sunday-school\/kind-questions-asking\/","title":{"rendered":"What kind of questions are you asking?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Asking good questions is hard work.<\/p>\n

Jesus modeled how to ask great questions. He asked a LOT\u00a0of questions.<\/p>\n

Very few of his questions were used to quiz listeners about facts.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again?\u201d \u2013 Matthew 5:13<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you?\u201d \u2013 Luke 6:33<\/p>\n

The questions Jesus asked were open-ended, nonjudgmental, intellectually stimulating, and succinct.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy did you doubt?\u201d \u2013 Matthew 14:3<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, questions such as these are rarely asked at church. Well-intentioned teachers often\u00a0ask fact-finding questions instead. This is done to create a basic familiarity with a story or as a form of assessment.<\/p>\n

This kind of assessment has limited value.<\/p>\n

Start asking\u00a0good<\/em>\u00a0questions to help your learners develop a fuller understanding of God\u2019s Word and own their faith.<\/p>\n

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These thoughts are brought to you by passionate “question-askers” at\u00a0Group<\/a>, creators of\u00a0DIG IN<\/a>,\u00a0Hands-On Bible Curriculum<\/a>, and\u00a0Faithweaver Now<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Asking good questions is hard work. Jesus modeled how to ask great questions. He asked a LOT\u00a0of questions. Very few of his questions were used to quiz listeners about facts. \u201cIf the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again?\u201d \u2013 Matthew 5:13 \u201cIf you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":112,"featured_media":31294,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sunday-school"],"yoast_head":"\nWhat kind of questions are you asking? - Group Children's Ministry<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Asking good questions is hard work. Jesus modeled how to ask great questions. He asked a LOT\u00a0of questions. 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