A Word To Teachers (1)

You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life.
2 Timothy 3:10

If you want your teaching to have impact, you must do these three things:

(1) Know your students.
And that takes commitment and time. This is where we lose a lot of teachers. There's no magic formula. Good teaching has a price tag: you've got to be willing to pour out your life for others. If your students have to trip you up on your way out of class in order to have a moment with you, you're not going to reach them. People don't care how much you know, until they first know how much you care.
(2) Earn the right to be heard.
Walk out on the street and tell the first guy you meet that you know what his problem is - and he'll probably give you a piece of his mind. Even if you know what his problem is, you won't get through to him. Credibility must precede communication. And our celebrity society has never figured that out. You must earn a hearing!
(3) Be willing to become vulnerable.
It's the broken who become masters at mending. Don't be afraid to let people know what you're struggling with, and what you've struggled with through the years. People tend to see us in terms of where we are now, rather than in light of where we've come from and what we've been through. They didn't see the process. So tell them about the God you know personally, and what He's brought you through. That'll impact them every time!

Want to be a teacher who "gets through?" Practice these principles.