Steinbach Bible Institute - Star Yearbook (Steinbach, Manitoba Canada)

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22 STEINBACH BIBLE ACADEMY YEAR BOOK STUDENT COUNCIL Doreen Reimer Gr. X Dave Dueck Vice-president Benny Eidse President Peter Reimer Gr. XI Elizabeth Rempel 1st Year Menno Kroeker Sales manager Benny Eidse Editor Melvin Reimer Adv. manager Mr. Reimer Advisor Harvey Barkman Ass’t. Editor Tina Reimer Sec.-TYeas. YEAR BOOK COMMITTEE

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STEINBACH BIBLE ACADEMY YEAR BOOK 21 EVENING CLASS Mrs. Gladys Penner; Mrs. Carolyn Reimer; Mrs. Kate Klassen; Mrs. Cathe¬ rine Reimer; Mr. John Hoeppner; Mr. Isaac W. Doerksen; Miss Ramona Loe- wen; Miss Henrietta Reimer; Miss SusiePeters. Teacher Training Classes “Suffer little children to come unto me.” “Peed my lambs.” These words of our Lord Jesus Christ express His con¬ cern for the children. The fact that His blood was shed for everyone, should spur us on to win the children for Him, be¬ cause more can be accomplished at this stage than when they are older. When we compare the thorough training that is needed for teachers of secular subjects whose results will usually last only a life¬ time, to the usual preparation of the Sun¬ day School teacher, whose work is done for eternity, we see that the proportion is greatly out of balance. It should show us the need of thorough preparation for our task. We had an opportunity to get some of this preparation during this past fall and winter, when Miss Twining of the Child Evangelism Fellowship gave teacher training classes every Monday evening in the Bible Academy. Before Christmas she gave us lectures on Child Evangelism and Visual Teaching; after New Year on Child Study and Sunday School A ' i- stration. In the Child Evangelism e 1 e were shown that children ’e Saviour as well as adults do our responsibility to help as early as possible and young lives to Him for service. Appropriate Scripture verses were memorized and hindrances were pointed out. The neces¬ sity of prayer was emphasized for with out it our efforts would be hopeless. In the Visual Teaching classes, flannel- ograph material and methods of using it were the main subjects. However, we were shown that it was not to be used for entertainment, but to make the Word of God clear, and to help the children memo¬ rize it, and to remember its lessons. The Bible is first and foremost, and the visual aids only a means to an end. Demonstra¬ tive lessons were given and preparation of lessons and material was discussed. To lead a child to Christ we must know both Christ, and the child. The Child Study lessons led us into an examination of the laws governing the nature and the growth of a personality. We were given an insight of the child’s characteristics at different stages of development and shown how his personality might be in¬ fluenced to develop a strong Christian character. The study of Sunday School Admini¬ stration showed us how to make our Sun¬ day School more efficient. Just as a bu¬ siness man wants efficiency in his busi¬ ness to get the most out of his invest¬ ments, so a Sunday School can be operat- Continued on page 37

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