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John D Martin

Teach Them as Jesus Taught (John D. Martin)

How did Jesus teach? John D. Martin lists things Jesus did that made His teaching effective and life-changing for His students.

Furnish Them with a Gospel Perspective (John D. Martin)

A call to live and to preach the church as the Kingdom of God today.

Nurture Them in Song (John D. Martin)

Teachers should be people who understand the times and are wise about teaching truth. John D. Martin lists four concerns that he urges teachers to address: teaching young children to carry a tune, having children participate in...

Acquaint Them with Anabaptism (John D. Martin)

The Anabaptists believed in the centrality of Jesus' life and teachings in their understanding of scripture and how they should live. In this talk, learn how this makes a difference in our lives today.

If I Were Commencing

John reflects on the beginnings of Faith Builders, and urges young people to choose paths that will reach a worthy long-range goal.Courtesy FBEP.

Cultivating Critical Reading

John takes teachers beyond the decoding of written language to critical analysis. Students can learn to discover bias and intent in the world of texts. Courtesy FBEP.

Motivating the Student

Telling stories, expecting excellence, disciplining towards mastery: John lays out teaching principles to fire students' desire.Courtesy FBEP.

The Master Teacher's Spirituality

John examines the spirituality that Jesus, the Master Teacher, lived and taught. He emphasizes the disciplines, or means of grace, in the Sermon on the Mount.Courtesy FBEP.

The Biblical Basis for an Anabaptist Christian Education

What makes Anabaptism unique among worldviews? Anabaptists emphasized following Christ, the living Word, in everything. John urges modern conservative Anabaptists to allow His glory to be seen in education. Note: This recording...

The Master Teacher's Personality

We are created to honor God through a unified personality, bringing together all the elements of our person. Jesus, as the Master Teacher, is our example of bringing our entire personality into the service of others through...

Teaching Elementary English

In an energetic and opinionated workshop, John advocates teaching children to love the use of words by the only methods that work: practice and exposure.Courtesy FBEP.

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