Practical Christian Living

This course applies scriptural principles to the use of money, relationships, the environment, relations with the government, human rights, and other areas of practical living.

If studying as a group, you may take turns reading the material. You should stop periodically for any class discussion. As the class leader, you are responsible to keep discussion from wandering from the material being studied. It is helpful to have a time limit for each discussion period.

Discussion questions and in-class activities are indicated by arrow bullet points ►. For discussion questions, the class leader should ask the question and give students time to discuss the answer. If the same student usually answers first, or if some students do not speak up, the leader can direct the question to someone.

Much scripture is used in the course. Passages that should be read aloud in class are also indicated by arrow bullet points ►. Ask a student to read these for the group. At other times, scripture references are given in parentheses in the text. For example: (1 Corinthians 12:15). Those references are support for the statements in the text. It is not necessary to always read the passages in parentheses.

Each lesson has assignments described at the end. Assignments should be completed after the lesson and reported to the class leader at the next lesson time. If a student does not complete a lesson and its assignments, he can complete them later. However, the leader should encourage students to keep on schedule so that they learn more from the class. A chart is provided in the back of the course to record the assignments the student has completed.

One of the purposes of the course is to prepare students to become teachers. The class leader should give students opportunities to develop their teaching skills. For example, the class leader should occasionally let a student teach a short section of the lesson to the class.

At the end of each lesson is a section with directions for group sharing. The class leader can decide how much time to spend on that discussion time. Many lessons will have plenty of discussion while covering the material.

Also at the end of each lesson is a short prayer, asking God to apply the truth in the life of the students. The class leader could ask a student to read the prayer for the class.

If the student wants to earn a certificate from Shepherds Global Classroom, he should attend the class sessions and complete the assignments. A form is provided at the end of the course for recording the assignments completed.