Should Church Be Entertaining? | An Interview with Meagan Kohler
Leading Saints Podcast
Leading Saints
4.8 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 23 September 2024
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Meagan Kohler is a Latter-day Saint convert and has a double BA in Philosophy and French from Brigham Young University. She writes for the Latter-day Saint Voices column at Deseret News, but her main (and favorite) gig is taking care of her husband and four boys. Meagan has served as a secretary in the Relief Society, Young Women, and Primary, and has taught both Sunday School and Relief Society.
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| 0:00.0 | How's your teaching calling going? |
| 0:04.0 | Have you ever asked a question during the second hour and suddenly everyone is looking at the carpet in silence? |
| 0:09.5 | There are proven methods to stimulate class discussion that work like a charm. |
| 0:13.4 | David Farnsworth does a masterful job presenting on this very subject in the Teaching Saints |
| 0:19.0 | virtual library. |
| 0:20.6 | What questions get people talking? |
| 0:22.4 | How can you effectively listen to the answer |
| 0:24.3 | they're saying without being distracted of where you want to take the class next? |
| 0:28.0 | These are crucial principles to consider, especially in this time of Come Follow Me Sunday School. |
| 0:33.9 | You can watch David Farnsworth's presentation by visiting leading Saints.org slash 14. |
| 0:40.0 | There you can gain free access for 14 days to the Teaching Saints virtual library |
| 0:44.4 | where you'll find hours and hours of content to help you be a better prepared |
| 0:48.7 | Sunday teacher. I would be rude if I didn't take the time to explain to the newer listeners what |
| 0:59.5 | leading Saints is. |
| 1:01.0 | Here goes. |
| 1:02.0 | Leading Saints is an organization that started as a hobby blog in 2010 |
| 1:06.6 | and then really caught some traction in 2014 |
| 1:09.4 | when the podcast started. |
| 1:10.9 | We talk about all things leadership in the context of the Church of Jesus Christ or Latter-day Saints. |
| 1:15.8 | We aren't owned by the Church, but we have a great relationship with them and always aim to be faith-promoting, |
| 1:21.0 | even though we talk about the tough topics. My name is Kurt Frankham. I'm generally |
| 1:25.2 | the voice you here as the host of the podcast. I've tried to get other hosts but people demand |
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