TY - BOOK AU - Melick,Richard R AU - Melick,Shera TI - Teaching that transforms: facilitating life change through adult Bible teaching SN - 9780805448566 AV - BV1488 .T433 2010 PY - 2010/// CY - Nashville, Tennessee PB - B&H Academic KW - Christian education of adults KW - Christian education KW - Teacher training KW - Church work with older people KW - Church work with young adults N1 - 1 and indexes; Part 1 : understanding the Bible and hermeneutics --; The Bible --; Basic hermeneutics --; Understanding literature --; Preparing to study --; Understanding spiritual growth --; Part 2 : foundational theories of adult learning --; Andragogy; self-directed learning theory --; Transformative learning theory --; Part 3 : the star method of transformactional teaching --; Connecting relationship : to God and Scripture --; Connecting relationship : to the learner --; Connecting relevance --; Connecting revelation --; Connecting responsibility --; Connecting results; 2 N2 - Teaching That Transforms improves how the Bible is taught to adult learners. As adults today leave the church in droves, professors Rick and Shera Melick recognize it is partly because many teachers have little exposure to the distinctive characteristics of adult learners, rendering their lessons ineffective ER -