Altamaha / New Sunbury Baptist Association Altamaha / New Sunbury Baptist Association Youth Sunday School COMPILED BY: JIM ELLIOTT

Altamaha / New SunburyAltamaha / New SunburyBaptist AssociationBaptist AssociationAltamaha / New SunburyAltamaha / New SunburyBaptist AssociationBaptist Association

Youth Sunday School

COMPILED BY:JIM ELLIOTT

Relating to Youth…Relating to Youth…

… … Establish common ground.Establish common ground.

… … Go where youth are and make Go where youth are and make contact.contact.

… … Invite youth to your church & Invite youth to your church & activitiesactivities

… … Participate in youth activities.Participate in youth activities.

… … Be a good listener.Be a good listener.

Relating to Youth…Relating to Youth…

… … Practice affirmation.Practice affirmation.

… … Be sensitive to youth needs.Be sensitive to youth needs.

… … Develop trust.Develop trust.

… … Be a friend, Be a friend, // // not a buddy.not a buddy.

… … Pray for youth, specifically & by Pray for youth, specifically & by name.name.

PLAN AN ATTENDANCE EMPHASIS


Link this huge event in students’ lives to Link this huge event in students’ lives to Sunday School. Since there is already a Sunday School. Since there is already a

new school year, there needs to be a new school year, there needs to be a renewed emphasis on the new Sunday renewed emphasis on the new Sunday

School year.School year.

Back-to-School Back-to-School



There are two times a year that are ideal to do There are two times a year that are ideal to do some kind of competition. Give points and rewards some kind of competition. Give points and rewards

to folks who go all out in inviting members and to folks who go all out in inviting members and prospects to come on attendance days. Be sure the prospects to come on attendance days. Be sure the rewards are for effort and not just for results. The rewards are for effort and not just for results. The event can be for one day or to build attendance for event can be for one day or to build attendance for

an entire month.an entire month.

Attendance Competitions

(Fall and Spring) Attendance Competitions

(Fall and Spring)



Family vacations, sports and band camps, Family vacations, sports and band camps, jobs, and so much more begin to fill up jobs, and so much more begin to fill up the live of students in the summer. This the live of students in the summer. This

should be an emphasis focused on should be an emphasis focused on reminding students to be faithful in Bible reminding students to be faithful in Bible study participation. Plan things that you study participation. Plan things that you

can only do during the summer.can only do during the summer.

Summer ManiaSummer Mania



In some churches, this is an ideal time to challenge people to be faithful in attendance. Some students only show up at this time of

the year. Do something extra special and remind students that this is the kind of experience they can have every week.

Christmas and EasterChristmas and Easter

Record keeping is essential. Make sure you collect complete information about prospects at every opportunity.

Plan a calendar of ideas and activities for the whole year. Too often outreach doesn’t happen because we never plan for it. Also make sure your plans are not interfering with the overall Youth Ministry or church-wide plans.

Teach key students how to make others feel welcome. The key to outreach is your students. They need to realize the significant role they play in reaching unchurched people.

Effective OutreachEffective Outreach

Effective OutreachEffective Outreach

Don’t be afraid of failure. Not every event or strategy will bring untold masses of students into your ministry.

Set your expectations reasonably. God is holding you accountable for doing outreach, not the results of it.

Pray before, during, and after each event. God is the mover and shaker when it comes to His kingdom business.

ASSIMILATIONASSIMILATION

Every department, class, and ministry should have a plan, as well as scheduled activities and events to promote assimilation.

Too many students are lost due to the fact that we have not intentionally reached out to them and included them.

The key to assimilation is the student. Whatever plan you develop must revolve around the abilities and willingness of your students.


Idea One … Enlist Student Care Group Leaders. Assign three to six

teenagers to each care group leader. Half of that number should be regular attendees and the other half prospects and chronic absentees.

Encourage care group leaders to make weekly contact. The focus of the contact should not be just to get them to attend. Instead, the student care group leader should focus on building the relationship.

Relationships are essential to building a sense of community among class members.


Idea Two… Another idea is to plan monthly or quarterly class

fellowships. Make the focus of the event to build relationships.

Structure activities so as to allow students time to get to know each other. Play games where they have to do things with people they don’t know very well.

Prepare a get-to-know-you sheet which requires students to get information from other students.

Idea Three… Another idea might be to enlist a host or hostess for your Another idea might be to enlist a host or hostess for your

class. class.

His or her responsibility would be to greet newcomers, enroll His or her responsibility would be to greet newcomers, enroll them, introduce them to others, and sit with them in class them, introduce them to others, and sit with them in class and in worship. They could also be responsible for making and in worship. They could also be responsible for making sure the newcomer is assigned to a care group leader. sure the newcomer is assigned to a care group leader.

The first few moments in the class or department time are The first few moments in the class or department time are some of the most important in assimilating guests into our some of the most important in assimilating guests into our ministry.ministry.

Who is the one person who would be perfect for this you are Who is the one person who would be perfect for this you are aware of now.?aware of now.?


YouthYouth

Sunday School Leadership

Job Descriptions

Sunday School Leadership

Job Descriptions

Division Director: Division Director:

Coordinate the work of the Youth Sunday Coordinate the work of the Youth Sunday School where there are two or more youth School where there are two or more youth departments.departments.

Discover training needs and plan training Discover training needs and plan training opportunities in conjunction with the opportunities in conjunction with the Sunday School Director. Sunday School Director.

Participate in outreach efforts, planning Participate in outreach efforts, planning meetings, and Bible study groups. meetings, and Bible study groups.

Department Director:

Department Director:

Discover and enlist other department leaders. Discover and enlist other department leaders. Monitor the process of assimilating new members. Monitor the process of assimilating new members.

Lead the large group time when planned for a Lead the large group time when planned for a Sunday morning. Sunday morning.

Lead the planning period for the department at Lead the planning period for the department at worker's meetings. worker's meetings.

Work with youth leadership team and youth to plan Work with youth leadership team and youth to plan fellowship opportunities.fellowship opportunities.

Department Secretary:

Department Secretary:

Be responsible to the Department Director in Be responsible to the Department Director in all matters related to department records. all matters related to department records.

Process and maintain visitation records and Process and maintain visitation records and maintain an up-to-date prospect file, and maintain an up-to-date prospect file, and provide records for the caring ministry. provide records for the caring ministry.

Determine ways information from records Determine ways information from records can be used to minister to people. can be used to minister to people.

Teacher: Teacher:

Be responsible to the Department Be responsible to the Department Director or Sunday School Director for Director or Sunday School Director for the total work of the class. the total work of the class.

Teach youth the Bible by guiding Teach youth the Bible by guiding discovery-learning activities. discovery-learning activities.

Participate in planning sessions, Participate in planning sessions, outreach and visitation activities, and outreach and visitation activities, and other special Sunday School functions. other special Sunday School functions.

Youth Class Leader:

Youth Class Leader:

Be selected by the teacher to serve for a Be selected by the teacher to serve for a three to six month period of time. three to six month period of time.

Assist the teacher in administering and Assist the teacher in administering and evaluating the activities of the class.evaluating the activities of the class.

Participate in training opportunities.Participate in training opportunities.

Be involved in Bible studies and Be involved in Bible studies and encourage peers to be personally encourage peers to be personally involved. involved.

Youth Care Leader:

Youth Care Leader:

Be selected by the teacher to serve for a Be selected by the teacher to serve for a three to six month period of time. three to six month period of time.

Assist the teacher in administering and Assist the teacher in administering and evaluating the activities of the class evaluating the activities of the class assist the teacher in leading class assist the teacher in leading class members to care for members, non-members to care for members, non-members and their families. members and their families.

Participate in training opportunitiesParticipate in training opportunities. .

How To

Teach Youth How To

Teach Youth

Teach Teach God’s WordGod’s Word

We teach Youth to We teach Youth to bring about bring about changes in . . .changes in . . .

We teach Youth to We teach Youth to bring about bring about changes in . . .changes in . . .

KnowledgeKnowledge UnderstandingUnderstanding AttitudeAttitude SkillSkill It’s a It’s a

“vicious “vicious circle”circle”


Building a base Building a base for learning by for learning by ……

Building a base Building a base for learning by for learning by ……

Processing new Processing new information.information.

Assimilating Assimilating new information.new information.

Reviewing that Reviewing that which is already which is already known.known. KnowledgeKnowledge

UnderstandingUnderstanding

AttitudeAttitude

SkillSkill

*


People learn People learn by ...by ...People learn People learn by ...by ...

HearingHearing

SeeingSeeing

DoingDoing

Teach Teach God’s WordGod’s Word Note:Note:Note:Note:

No two people No two people learn in exactly learn in exactly the same way.the same way.

Our teaching Our teaching needs to needs to address their address their learning styles.learning styles.


Auditory Auditory LearnersLearnersAuditory Auditory LearnersLearners

Remember what they Remember what they hearhear, , including their own including their own comments.comments.

Remember by Remember by talkingtalking aloud aloud and through and through verbalverbal repetition.repetition.

Desire to Desire to ““talk throughtalk through”” concepts not understood.concepts not understood.

Usually are good Usually are good listenerslisteners..



VerballyVerbally express excitement express excitement about learning.about learning.

Remember Remember verbalverbal instructions instructions without without writingwriting them down. them down.

Enjoy class Enjoy class discussionsdiscussions and and talkingtalking with others. with others.

Are easily distracted by Are easily distracted by soundsound, , but also find but also find silencesilence distracting.distracting.



Participate in Participate in debatesdebates, , interviewsinterviews, and , and panel panel discussions.discussions.

Advocate the use of Advocate the use of storystory tellingtelling to learn to learn a moral lesson or truth.a moral lesson or truth.

Enjoy interesting Enjoy interesting lectureslectures..

Find it difficult to work Find it difficult to work quietlyquietly for for extended periods of time.extended periods of time.

Enjoy Enjoy musicmusic activities.activities.

Teach Teach God’s WordGod’s Word Visual LearnersVisual LearnersVisual LearnersVisual Learners

Desire to see Desire to see wordswords written down. written down.

Prefer to see a Prefer to see a picturepicture along with along with something being described.something being described.

Prefer a Prefer a time linetime line to remember to remember historical events.historical events.

Prefer Prefer writtenwritten instructions for instructions for assignments.assignments.

Observe all the physical elements of Observe all the physical elements of the the classroomclassroom..


Carefully Carefully organizeorganize their learning their learning materials.materials.

Enjoy Enjoy visually stimulatingvisually stimulating learning learning environments.environments.

Like to see Like to see picturespictures along with along with printed content.printed content.

Remember and understand through Remember and understand through diagramsdiagrams, , chartscharts, , graphsgraphs, and , and mapsmaps..


Appreciate Appreciate multimediamultimedia presentations. presentations.

Enjoy Enjoy creativecreative writing.writing.

Prefer Prefer small-groupsmall-group study teams to study teams to discuss assignments.discuss assignments.

Study material by reviewing Study material by reviewing notesnotes and and organizing information in organizing information in outlineoutline form. form.

Enjoy Enjoy visualvisual art activities. art activities.


Kinesthetic Kinesthetic LearnersLearnersKinesthetic Kinesthetic LearnersLearners

Become Become physicallyphysically involved with the involved with the subject being studied.subject being studied.

Enjoy Enjoy actingacting out a situation through out a situation through dramaticdramatic methods. methods.

Volunteer to do Volunteer to do role playrole play and and monologues.monologues.

Enjoy Enjoy makingmaking something or something or completingcompleting a project.a project.



Prefer physically Prefer physically handlinghandling learning materials.learning materials.

Remember and understand Remember and understand through through doingdoing..

Take study Take study notesnotes to keep to keep busy, but often do not busy, but often do not readread them.them.

Enjoy using Enjoy using computerscomputers..



Become physically active and Become physically active and enthusiasticenthusiastic about what they are about what they are doing.doing.

Have a hard time Have a hard time sitting stillsitting still for for extended periods of time.extended periods of time.

Like to Like to completecomplete crossword and crossword and other kinds of puzzles.other kinds of puzzles.

Enjoy hands-on Enjoy hands-on artart activities. activities.

Roles that describe the Youth Teacher


• GUIDE — The leader is the lesson.

This idea is a critical thought for anyone who wants to teach in any age group.

Your talent, skills, knowledge, giftedness, and experience will be meaningless if your life is not a compass pointing participants to “True North”—Jesus Christ Himself.



•

CHANGE AGENT — Howard Hendricks has said, “Your task as a communicator is not to impress people, but to impact them; not just to convince them, but to change them.”

All people need to change. You should be changing as you study God’s Word just as those you teach should change . . Be transformed. How can we know change is taking place? James 1:22-25 offers one way to measure change. We must become doers of the Word, not merely listeners.


- Do you emphasize further study of the lesson? . .

- Do you emphasize developing a daily quiet time? . . - Do you ask for reports on what God

has done based on a previous Bible study lesson? . .

- Do you provide opportunities for learners to practice a Bible study lesson through ministry and

outreach? . .



• Discipler — You also must be a discipler. Luke states, “A student is not above his teacher,

but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher” (Luke 6:40). A disciple is a pupil or learner. To be someone’s disciple suggests a total commitment to stay close to, learn from, and obey the person chosen as one’s teacher.



• Mentor — Paul gave some clear instructions to his apprentice Timothy: “And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others” (2 Tim. 2:2).Some members you will teach; others you may disciple. But a select few need you to mentor them into leadership roles. They could become teachers or might help your class birth a new class.Right now they are in your class and need on-the-job training. If you don’t mentor them, who will?



• Servant — John wrote: “Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me” (John 12:26).We serve a risen Savior who has invited us to serve others on His behalf. He is with us in every class session, every leadership meeting and every ministry and outreach visit our members make!

FLAKES’ FORMULA

PREPARATION – This is a must !

Connecting with – STUDENTS & PARENTS

COUNSELING – Listening as well as advising! Both parents & Students

CALENDARING – Checking School schedules, sports events, holiday schedules, even family.

FLAKES FORMULA

COMMUNICATING – Easier than ever before! YET? Many times it ends with FAILURE…… Teens are BUSYPublishing and Communicating involves repetition – Remind them over and over – IMPORTANT!

CONNECTING – Stay in touch – Make sure they KNOW that you are interested in them……….

INTRODUCTION

AVAILABILITY – You & Resources

ACCOUNTABILITY – Everyone!

RESPONSIBILITY – Show personal responsibility and require it

from the students.

KNOW THE POSSIBILITIES

Discovering prospects or possibilities is not an option – It is a command

Matthew 28:18-20 applies for Youth as well as Adult Sunday School Work.

This must become a joint effort between students and leaders.

Leaders should never be expected to do it all themselves.

ENLARGE THEORGANIZATION

As S S leaders, do you plan for who is coming As S S leaders, do you plan for who is coming

or for who you EXPECT TO REACH?or for who you EXPECT TO REACH? Three Statements for discussion 1. Students learn best in large groups /

True or False 2. Students should be allowed to choose which

class they will attend / WHY? 3. Students should be grouped by gender

WHY?

PROVIDE SPACE AND EQUIPMENT

What difference does environment make?

Is your church open to “DIFFERENT” when it comes to the youth department?

How flexible is your church? How flexible are your youth?

PROVIDE SPACE PROVIDE SPACE AND EQUIPMENTAND EQUIPMENT

What equipment would you suggest as needed in your youth ministry?

GAMES? RECREATION? POOL TABLES??GAME MACHINES? VIDEO EQUIPMENT? ETC

Does your church have a large youth area?

ENIST AND TRAIN WORKERS

How does your church enlist youth leaders?

Does your church have a job description and guidelines for your youth workers?

Do you consider “training” as essential?

ENIST AND ENIST AND TRAIN WORKERSTRAIN WORKERS

Does your church provide training events for youth workers and potential workers?

Who is in charge of these training events?

Does your church take advantage of the training events available through the local association and or GBC? WHY?

NOW ITS TIME TO GO AFTER THE STUDENTS

Who can do the best job of reaching students? YOU OR OTHER STUDENTS? WHY?

DOES THAT EXCUSE YOU? Any questions – suggestions – etc WHAT CAN THE ASSOCIATION DO

TO ASSIST YOU IN YOUTH WORK?

AVAILABLEASSISTANCE

ASSOCIATIONAL EMPOWERMENT TEAM IS AVAILABLE TO YOU

Also GBC has training events available

Most of these are NO COST TO YOU TRAINING IS AVAILABLE! Contact The Association Office for

Information or scheduling.

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Altamaha / New Sunbury Baptist Association Altamaha / New Sunbury Baptist Association Youth Sunday School COMPILED BY: JIM ELLIOTT