Women and Men in the Work of the Church - Teacher (Standard) (print)

Teens (ages 13-17) · Acts 18:24-28; Romans 16:1-16; 1 Corinthians 14:26-40 · Standard ·35 minutes

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Objective: Analyse the relevant text and explain the case that the new testament records wide participation and also disputed restrictions that require contextual and canonical study.

Read: Acts 18:24-28; Romans 16:1-16; 1 Corinthians 14:26-40

Opening: Ask one observation question before explaining the lesson.

Say:

Romans 16 names women and men participating in significant forms of Christian service, while 1 Corinthians 14 contains a disputed restriction that must be read in its literary setting.
The New Testament records wide participation and also disputed restrictions that require contextual and canonical study.
This curriculum concludes that women have broad ministries of service while authoritative teaching over men in the assembled church and the elder office are restricted to qualified men.

Ask:

What does the text directly say?
What conclusion requires interpretation or synthesis?
What should we avoid overstating?
What is one faithful response?

Do: Complete Women and Men in the Work of the Church Claim Audit.

Close: Restate the big idea, name one faithful response, and pray.

Materials: Bible; Women and Men in the Work of the Church Claim Audit

Standard outline · 35 minutes

4 minConnect. Locate the lesson within Cycle 2 and activate prior knowledge.
4 minContext. Identify genre, audience, setting, and immediate context before making claims.
9 minRead and observe. Read selected portions of Acts 1:8; 8:4-40; 13:1-3 and identify direct observations. Ask: What does the passage directly say?
7 minDiscuss. Test the big idea against the evidence and identify interpretive limits. Ask: What conclusion can we support from those observations? Where could someone overstate or misapply this passage?
7 minActivity. Complete the primary evidence-based activity. Activity: Read and Notice: Women and Men in the Work of the Church. Printable: T3-L09-P01-mission-from-jerusalem-to-the-nations-claim-audit.
4 minRespond. Name one faithful response and pray. Ask: What faithful response fits the text?

Activity details

Read and Notice: Women and Men in the Work of the Church · 10 min

Materials: Mission from Jerusalem to the Nations Claim Audit; Bible; Pens or pencils

Read or retell Acts 18:24-28; Romans 16:1-16; 1 Corinthians 14:26-40 in context.
Name two details the text directly states.
Restate the big idea in your own words.

Low-resource option: Draw the categories on blank paper or complete verbally.

Closing

Memory verse: Acts 18:24-28; Romans 16:1-16; 1 Corinthians 14:26-40

Prayer: Thank God for what the passage shows and ask for wisdom to respond faithfully.

Take-home line: The New Testament records wide participation and also disputed restrictions that require contextual and canonical study.