The Teaching Lab

🎙️ Welcome back to The Teaching Lab! In Episode 2, we learned how to explain the Bible with clarity. Pastor Nick Volkening wraps up this teaching trilogy by showing us how to use illustrations in a powerful and effective way. When most people think of illustrations, they think of stories—and while stories are powerful, they’re just one of the tools in your teaching toolkit. In this episode, you’ll...

🎙️ Episode 2 of 3 is here! Pastor Nick Volkening unpacks the first “engine piece” of faithful Bible teaching: explaining the text clearly. In this episode, you’ll discover: ✅ Why overexplaining and underexplaining can both derail your teaching ✅ Two core goals every explanation must achieve ✅ Four practical principles for clarity (including the “Goldilocks test”) ✅ How to keep your listeners e...

🎙️ Welcome to Episode 1 of 3! Hosted by Pastor Nick Volkening, this podcast is designed to equip Bible teachers of all kinds—from small group leaders to preachers—with practical tools and fresh insight for teaching God’s Word faithfully. In this first episode, Nick shares his journey as a pastor and teacher, why this podcast exists, and three essential questions every Bible teacher should ask when...