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Sunday School’s Core ValuesSunday School’s Core Values

1. Reaching PeoplePeople for Christ & Church Membership

2. Teaching PeoplePeople God’s Word

3. Ministering to PeoplePeople

4. Involving PeoplePeople in Ministry

5. Assimilating PeoplePeople into the Body

6. Building Relationships with PeoplePeople

33 Tasks of the Sunday School Tasks of the Sunday School

1. Reach PeoplePeople

2. Teach PeoplePeople

3. Minister to PeoplePeople

Adult Teacher Ministry Description

Responsibilities1. To be responsible to lead the class to effectively

reach, teach, and minister to people.

2. Conduct regular Class Planning Meetings with the Class Team.

3. Actively participate in Travis’s outreach program.

4. Prepare and present the Bible study lesson.

Adult Teacher Ministry Description

5. Be responsible to meet regularly with the Sunday School Leadership Team.

6. Lead the class to birth a new class each year.7. Enlist an Associate Teacher and allow him/her

to teach once a month for the purpose of developing a new teacher.

8. Conduct the Sunday morning class time in accordance with the Class Time Structure so that the three purposes of the Sunday School can have a platform and proper emphasis.

Sunday School Task #1

Reach People for Christ & Church Membership

Sunday School Task #2

Teach People God’s Word:– To Win the Lost– Disciple the Saved

The Teacher

The Teacher is the Pastor/ShepherdPastor/Shepherd and primary leader of the class. Rarely will a Sunday School class stay with its purpose of reaching the lost and caring for and teaching the saved without the visible, vital leadership of its teacher.

Teachers are responsible for leading people leading people toward faith in the Lord Jesus Christ toward faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and for guiding them to serve Him through worship, evangelism, fellowship, discipleship, and ministry.

The Teacher

In pursuing this mission, teachers must understand that teaching moves beyond the understand that teaching moves beyond the hourly Bible study session into the daily lives of hourly Bible study session into the daily lives of the class members and prospectsthe class members and prospects.

With a servant's heartservant's heart, the Sunday School Teacher must ensure that a positive ministry environment is provided during the class time that facilitates the work of the Holy Spirit.

Sunday Morning Schedule

Fellowship Time (10 minutes) Announcements (5 minutes) Outreach Discussion/Testimonies/Emphasis

(10 minutes) Care Group Time (15 minutes) Bible Study (35-40 minutes)

Sunday School Task #3

Minister to People

Ministry takes place when divine resources touch human needs through loving channels to the glory of God.

10 Reasons We Need Care Groups10 Reasons We Need Care Groups

1. To place people in a comfort zone.

2. To enhance member interaction.

3. To develop relationships.

4. To develop intimacy.

5. To assimilate new members.

Reasons We Need Care Groups

6. To follow up on visitors.

7. To provide a caring ministry.

8. To contact absentees.

9. To hold each other accountable.

10. To keep the church small.

Our job will be complete when we have discipled the people in our classes to the point that they understand the purpose in their own service and then seek a place to minister.

Why People Don’t Want To Begin New Classes

1. Most people do not buy into birthing a new unit out of their class because they do not understand the reason for doing it.

2. New Units = New People = New Growth3. Most classes reach a saturation point at

between eighteen-to twenty-four months.4. We must constantly remind ourselves that

church is not just for us.5. We must understand it is God’s will for the

church to grow.

5 Barriers To Starting New Classes

1. The focus of the class is turned inward.2. An unwillingness to pay the price.3. Inappropriate leadership.4. Possessing a hiker’s attitude rather than a

trailblazer’s attitude.5. Over-attachment to one teacher, one class

or room.

What Now?

Get your organization set as soon as possible!

Make sure your leaders attend training. Begin praying with your leaders about what

God would have you do in the next 18 months!

ADULT TEACHER PREPARATION

PREPARE THOROUGHLY FOR EACH LESSON (4-5 HOURS PER WEEK TYPICALLY)

COMMUNICATE THE MESSAGE EFFECTIVELY USING CREATIVE METHODS.

LEAD BY EXAMPLE IN OUTREACH, LIFESTYLE AND DISCIPLESHIP.

ON MONDAYS

– BEGIN STUDYING NEXT SUNDAY’S LESSON.

– PARTICIPATE IN OUTREACH VISITATION

– ENCOURAGE OTHER CLASS LEADERS TO PARTICIPATE IN OUTREACH.

ON THURSDAY-SATURDAY

PRAY FOR AND CONTACT YOUR LEADERSHIP TEAM ABOUT THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES RELATED TO SUNDAY.

CONTINUE YOUR PREPARATION FOR TEACHING A LIFE-CHANGING LESSON.

ON SUNDAYSON SUNDAYS

– ARRIVE BEFORE CLASS TIME TO ENSURE ROOM IS PROPERLY SET-UP.

– MAKE GUESTS AND VISITORS FEEL WELCOME.– PRESENT A LESSON THAT IS AIMED AT CLASS

NEEDS THAT FOCUSES ON LIFE CHANGING ENCOUNTERS WITH GOD AND HIS WORD.

– PARTICIPATE IN TEACHER TRAINING EVENTS FOR PERSONAL AND SKILL ENRICHMENT AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR.

BEST SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER I’VE EVER KNOWN SAYS….

1. Immerse yourself in the scripture passage for the week.

– Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday I read the scripture in 10 translations.

2. Be personally involved in the life of your class members.– Use your ministry list as a rolodex to call 4-5

members each week to pray with them and check on them.

3. Be really open and transparent with your class.

– Don’t put yourself on a pedestal.– If you have a bad week and the passage helped you get

through, share that with your class.– If you’ve had a personal experience that reflects the reality

of the scripture’s power to change lives, share it.– If you have a hard time with a lesson don’t run from

teaching it, be vulnerable with your class and ask them to pray for you as you teach.