Teaching Students Not Lessons

Teaching Students Not Lessons is a must read for teachers. This easy to read material covers the six levels of learning along with proven principles and power methods making a teacher more effective. Jonathan also shares the seven laws of the teacher and provides in each chapter practical material that enrich the learning experience. Regardless of your level of teaching experience, Jonathan s writings will give you confidence to influence the needed changes in the lives of your students while becoming more effective in the classroom.

Jonathan N. Thigpen was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, where he earned a B.A. in Bible from Free Will Baptist Bible College. He held the Master of Religious Education degree from Temple Baptist Seminary in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He earned his Ph.D. at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, Illinois. Rev. Thigpen was ordained by the Cumberland Association of Tennessee Free Will Baptist. He ministered in a variety of positions within the Free Will Baptist denomination: youth worker, pastor, denominational publishing executive, college professor, curriculum writer and editor. During his Illinois years, he served as advertising manager for Christianity Today, Inc. for four years prior to his appointment as president of Evangelical Training Association of Wheaton, Illinois, 1992-2001. A dynamic and energetic communicator, Jonathan shared a passion for training and equipping others to effectively teach the Word of God. His ministry extended throughout the evangelical community through conventions and training workshops. He remained involved in Christian ministry until ALS took his life in May 2001.