A Short analysis on Bible Study teachers in Nigerian churches.

Different Churches And Their Bible Study Teachers

Anglican: Bible study in Anglican churches are held in classes by age groups. 

There's no difference between it and a school because it's often an interactive class. 

The teacher, usually a holier-than-thou woman with a forceful delivery style, spends more time seeking out those to embarrass in her study class more than anything else.

So in your own best interest keep your ears open because questions will be fired randomly in all directions. 

It might hit you the minute your mind drifts away. Then comes the embarrassment you never bargained for in church that morning.

"Brother in blue, ngwa stand up and tell me what I said last." 

But you weren't listening so...

While you're standing, her searching eyes move from you and scans the other nervous faces before her.

"Eiiiiiss! That sister, yellow scarf at the back, get ready for my next question."

"Yes I'm waiting brother?"

She returns to you, standing squarely before you with folded arms as if the JAMB-like bible study won't go on if you can't recall her last word.

Seeing that you're clueless, she runs her eyes on you and says with a scowl,

"You see, it's one thing to come to church dressed in nice clothes, it's another thing to be vessels unto honour."

Catholic: Their bible study teachers have a kind way of teaching the scripture in a calm voice.

But what offends them the most is when you're called upon to recite any of the creeds or explain the sacraments, and you stumble on your words. That's when you'll see the other side of the gentle Father Nwokeoma. 

Because they don't joke with any of the stuff that constitutes the basis of their faith.

Cele: The thing about their bible study are their overdramatic teachers and their excessive use of gestures to describe biblical stories. If the bible study facilitator is a man, he's ready to lift his gown slightly and do a small dance around the pews, just to show how David leaped and danced before the Lord. 

You'd laugh and laugh at their dramatics.

Christ Embassy: Since loveworld bible students are assessed based on their note-taking ability, just pretend to be scribbling something meaningful in a jotter. That way all will be fine between teacher and students.

Deeper life: Their bible study classes are not for the fainthearted.

Being that, you must have a great mastery of the bible.

There are times you'll be required to open 6 portions of the bible, holding each one with your 5 fingers or anything, and explain the correlation between all the passages before the class with the zest of a bible student.

Failing to do so, the difficult-to-please turbaned teacher might ask you to remain standing for as long as it gets.

God help you if it's the pastor's wife that's taking the class, you may be unceremoniously demoted to any of the junior classes for milk-drinking Christians.

Until I come your way next time, I remain your favourite analyst.