Participation makes Bible learning more personal. Rather than feeding his students he whets their appetites and teaches them to feed themselves. Participation helps meet people's needs. All of the questions and comments spoken in a Bible class are indicative of the student's personal needs. Allowing your students this opportunity for expression helps them find answers to their own personal problems, temptations, and spiritual needs.
Participation makes learning enjoyable.
Obviously then, participation is very important in a Bible class. Let's consider a few do's and don'ts as guidelines for effective class participation. To Force Student Participation Teachers often try to artificially stimulate class involvement by getting people to read out loud, calling on them randomly to answer a question, or making them read the question and answer out of their workbook. These methods actually backfire on a teacher and cause even less involvement. He has placed them in a situation that has made them feel out of control.