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for us, providing illumination into specific inquiries of the truth, and supplying power to obey the Word of God. 4. Lay out the particular effects that occur as a result of the Holy Spirit’s work in the teaching ministry, including enabling us to obey everything Jesus commanded, being insulated against the lies and deception of false teachers so as to reach stability in our personal faith, maturing as disciples of Jesus in the Church, and becoming solid enough so as to teach others to teach others. 5. Recite and outline with Scripture the three central steps in planning out, delivering the content, and making connection with the audience through the preached Word: establishing contact with the life situation of our audience, communicating content of the Word of God clearly and boldly, and making connections through the disciplined application of the Word to our lives. 6. Reproduce the ways in which we establish contact with our hearers in the teaching situation specifically as we prepare and teach lessons that pay careful attention to the culture and life situation of the students–their language, the ways in which they understand, process, and communicate ideas and truths. 7. Give evidence that you understand the key principles related to communicating the Word of God effectively in the teaching lesson, including the many ways in which we can paint a picture and engage our students in such a way as to make the meaning of the text come alive for them, as directly and concretely as possible. 8. See how use of Jesus’ method of teaching stories, metaphors, images, and symbols with passion and clarity can make the communication of the Word dramatically more effective, especially with urban cultures which tend to take these elements more seriously than others. 9. Explain how to address specific subjects that are appropriate to the audience and the situation, but keep the focus on the continuous retelling of the Story of God in the life and work of Jesus, and our application of his will for our lives as citizens of the Kingdom. 10. Gain skill in making connections in your teaching situations, i.e., learning to interconnect the content of your communica- tion of the biblical message with the practical concerns, needs, and challenges of your students’ lives.

Teaching Objectives for Capstone, by Module