Increasing the Confidence of Small Group Leaders in Bible Teaching at Staples Mill Road Baptist Church in Glen Allen, Virginia

Abstract

This project seeks to increase the confidence of small group leaders at Staples Mill Road Baptist Church in Glen Allen, VA in Bible teaching. Chapter 1 presents the history and ministry context of SMRBC and the goals of this project. Chapter 2 provides exegesis of five passages of Scripture (Eph 4:11–12; 2 Tim 2:15; 2 Tim 2:1–2; Matt 28:18–20; Heb 13:7) to show that training believers in Bible study and teaching is necessary for discipleship in a local church. Chapter 3 presents the abundance of resources available to train small group leaders to effectively study and teach the scriptures. Chapter 4 describes the project itself, recounting the content and teaching methodology of the specific course curriculum. Chapter 5 evaluates the efficacy of the project based on completion of the specified goals. The fulfillment of this project will increase the confidence of small group leaders at SMRBC to study and teach God's word so that the members of our church will know the truth of God and love others according to his truth.