Fulfill your ministy as a bible teacher
(No Seminary Required)
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Coming Soon: The Bible Teacher's Playbook is a free, 7-Day email course for anyone who desires to skillfully teach the Bible to small groups in your local church (even if you're just getting started):
Learn essential skills and best practices for teaching God's Word
unlock your potential as a Bible teacher for those in your church
Maximize your impact in the lives of those God calls you to lead
STREAMLINE the 6 stages of the teaching process with excellence
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"SO mUCH GOES INTO TEACHING"
Teaching the Bible in your local church is a privilege and a blessing, but it's also a much bigger responsibility than most people realize.
Is this you?
"My People cAN bE challenging"
It can be hard to effectively teach when certain personalities dominate the room
"I spend too much time preparing"
Creating your content shouldn't take as much time as it currently does
"I wish my Teaching slides looked better"
You look at your slides and you don't love them, but you're a teacher, not a designer
"Keeping Everyone's attention is Hard"
Delivering your content while also managing time, questions, & the room dynamic is a lot
"am I even growing or improving at all?"
From the snide remark to the highest praise, teachers hear it all. But how am I really?
"IT fEELS LIKE it's all on My Shoulders"
How nice would it be to build up a team of teachers so it's not all on just you?
We Get it.
Here's how we can help
You Can Learn the Bible equips small group Bible teachers to fulfill their ministry to their local church using The Bible Teacher's Success Path.
what we recommend:
Learn the Essentials of Bible teaching success
Start with our free email course for Bible students, The Bible Teacher's Playbook, which unpacks all the essential elements of teaching God's Word in the local church
Get Insights and Best Practices for tEACHING
Coming Soon! The You Can Teach the Bible Podcast will equip local church Bible teachers with teaching tips, perspectives and even interviews from other Bible teachers like you
Accelerate YOur growth in community
When you are ready, the You Can Learn the Bible Academy is here to equip, encourage, and support you. Join other passionate Bible teachers and students in our private online community
Getting started is Easy.
No matter where you are right now, you can learn the Bible. These simple steps will help take you to the next step on your journey.
The Bible Teacher’s Playbook gives you an essential foundation for teaching the Bible in your local church, (regardless of your current skill or background), to help you build up others in God's Word.
Learn the Fundamentals with the email course
How to Cultivate a Healthy Bible Teaching Environment
How to Research, Organize and Build a Teaching Plan
How to Create a Sermon-Ready Teaching Outline or Visual Slides
How to Deliver Your Message to an Audience With Excellence
How to Continually Reflect and Improve as a Communicator
How to Help and Mentor Others to Grow as Bible Teachers
Tools & Software: Our Very Favorite Bible Teacher Resources
Sharpen your Skills through the Podcast
Later in 2024 we will be releasing Word & Spirit: A Podcast for Bible Teachers. This podcast is dedicated to equipping Bible teachers to cultivate a dynamic partnership with the Holy Spirit while maintaining a text-centered approach to teaching God's Word.
Our mission is to empower you with practical skills for teaching and study, while also preparing you for an effective life in ministry.
We aim to provide the tools, guidance, and inspiration necessary for you to thrive as a Bible teacher, embracing both the spiritual and practical dimensions of your calling.
Sharpen your Teaching skILLS inside the academy
Besides all the Academy benefits listed on the Bible Skills Page, there are a number of ways we seek to help Bible teachers communicate God's Word more effectively.
Teaching Series
Planning
Let's plan out your upcoming series, specific message topics, and Bible passages for your small group class
Topic & Content
clarity
Let's workshop your main idea, supporting points, discussion topics, and teaching resources together
Visual Slide
Design
Using slides? Let's put together a clean, effective slide deck that compliments your teaching style and engages your members
Sermon Feedback
& coaching
Want to get feedback on your teaching? Send us a recording and let's walk through it together to make you even sharper
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the BIble teacher's success path
(6 essential areas)
We asked ourselves: "What are the essential things someone would need in order to teach the Bible in their local church with excellence?”
The Bible Teacher's Success Path was our answer.
Develop a Healthy ministry culture & expectations
How do I establish wise and appropriate boundaries and God-honoring norms within my ministry? How do I create a safe learning environment where my people feel seen and valued?
Research, Organize, and Build a SOLID teaching Plan
How do I plan out a teaching series well? How can find the best resources to draw from? How do I best organize everything into something I can teach in a way my people can understand?
Create a Sermon-ready outline or presentation
How can I create an outline that is easy to follow while teaching? How do I create visually-engaging slides that enhance and support my message? How can I create these in less time?
Deliver a world-class message to your small group
How can I learn to guide and direct the group well? How can I get through my content but also be sensitive to the leading of the Spirit? How can I make the most of different teaching formats?
rEFLECT, prOCESS, & keep IMPROVing YOUR SKILLS
How can I best reflect on my teaching, processing what I did well and what could be improved? How can I keep improving without becoming either too discouraged or too conceited? How can I know I am growing at a healthy rate?
Mentor & raise up others to teach God's Word
How do I know if someone in my ministry is also called to teach? How can I wisely raise up others to teach alongside me? How can I scale my ministry at the right pace?
If you are called to teach,
we are here to help
FAQs
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Everything. Seriously! Your Academy membership is your all-access pass all Courses, Workshops, Live Events, and Community Discussions. Members get early access to Podcast Episodes before they get released, post new discussion topics in the community, and submit topics for future Live Workshops.
We are in the midst of setting up an online store for one-off purchases of Bible workshops and resources. It's not quite ready yet, but it's coming soon.
Most members of the Academy will likey be committed followers of Christ, but we don't have any faith requirements for membership. Anyone is free to join and remain as long as they abide by our code of conduct. If you are seeking to learn the Bible, but don't consider yourself a Christian, you are welcome to join (and we would love to have you!).
For those on the annual plan, you lock in your rate for life as long as you keep your membership in good standing. When the Academy price goes up in the future, your price stays the same. For those on the quarterly plan, everyone pays the current rate, regardless of how long your membership has been active.
Yes! Our doors are always open, but the price will continue to rise as the value of the Academy goes up. The more workshops, courses and resources we offer, the more the price will go up, but anyone can join at any time
The Academy runs on Circle, the gold standard platform for online communities today. You can access it through a web browser by logging in on the You Can Learn the Bible homepage or through the Circle iOS or Android App.
are you ready?
Let's take your Bible skills to the next level.
i am thrilled to help you become a better bible teacher.
My name is Bodie Quirk. I was a Teaching Pastor at my church for over 20 years before stepping down to focus on building You Can Learn the Bible full time.
I did not grow up reading the Bible.
I came to faith in Christ during college and knew basically nothing about the Bible. I read. I studied. I went to countless home Bible Studies. I couldn't get enough.
As my love and knowledge of God's Word began to grow, so did my desire to share it with others. There was nothing I loved more than teaching God's Word, and even though I went to seminary, I had to learn how to teach the Bible within my church by doing it.
There is so much I am excited to share with you. I want you to profit from my 20 years of Bible teaching so you can make the most of the ministry that God has called you to lead.
Hope to see you inside the Academy!
sEE WHAT OTHERS say
Bodie has received some encouraging feedback about his Bible teaching, both from people he taught at his church, as well as those who found him on YouTube.
Teresa Tarver
Cypress, TX
Bob Lilley
Anaheim, CA
Carrie Knight
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Gino Natividad
Orange, CA
Gordon Bowler
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Kevin Holmdahl
Irvine, CA
David Natividad
Orange, CA
Mark Stark
Orange, CA
Kristen Duran
Orange, CA
Ready when you are.
When you are ready to take your Bible teaching to the next level, we are here to help you get there.
No more feeling Overwhelmed
No More Doing this all By yourself
no more Hours and HOURS OF pREP
nO moRE Wondering if it is worth it
Let's Partner tOGETHER on your journey
Let's fINE tUNE yoUR pREPARATION prOCESS
Let's Accelerate YOur progress and Skills
Let's See Others Become Disciples of Jesus
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