Training strategies should incorporate and build upon the learner's experience. Adult learners bring a wealth of experience on which they can build. As trainees acquire relevant experience, they should be permitted to build on that experience. Trainer roles and strategies should be responsive to trainee competence. Theory should be validated by Scripture and the created order.
Theory intends to describe reality-it makes truth claims.
Information should be appropriated and obeyed. Skills learning should include instruction, demonstration, and guided practice. Repeated practice, with expert feedback, is required for skill acquisition. Mental practice often positively supplements real practice. Character qualities and values are effectively communicated only when teaching includes modeling and reflection.