This guide to creative procedures for improving teaching adult church groups deals with the following: (1) steps in planning for instructional and learning experiences in adult groups; (2) techniques for admitting new ideas into a class; (3) using personal creativity through such means as role-playing, real-life experiences, brainstorming, questioning, and creative writing; (4) using religious and secular printed resources (the Bible, fiction, biography, quotations, headlines, psychological studies, government publications); (5) using attitude scales, checklists, photographs, tape recordings, folk music, and other audiovisual aids and techniques; and (6) the effective use of speakers, questioning, symposia, panel discussions, demonstrations, interviews, and case studies to promote group involvement. An extensive bibliography is included. (ly)