My friend and fellow member of the 4:12 Network, Ken Braddy recently posted a helpful blog related to the value of silence after asking a question during group Bible study. Here is the basis for his suggestions:
Check out Ken's suggestions on his blog and learn how to practice 20 seconds of silence.Twenty seconds of silence helps the teaching-learning experience.Research indicates that the quality of student responses improves if the wait time after a teacher’s question extends beyond the normal one to three seconds to twenty seconds according to Basics of Teaching for Christians (Pazmino, p.68).