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Dr. Tim S. SmithSunday School/Small Groups
SpecialistState Missionary
Georgia Baptist ConventionDeveloping Sunday School
Leaders
The “NOT-SO” Top 10 Excuses People Give for Not Teaching a Sunday School Class
#10 “I don’t enjoy spending time with people.” #9 “That’s not my spiritual gift.” #8 “I am too busy!” #7 “I would have to be there every week.”#6 “I’m afraid of speaking in public.” #5 “I have no one to watch my kids while I’m teaching.” #4 “Some people are weird and I wouldn’t know what to do.” #3 “I don’t know what to teach or how to teach.” #2 “I didn’t know we needed more volunteers.” #1 “I don’t know how to sign up.”
Why your church needs new Sunday School teachers and leaders….
•Attrition•Starting new classes/groups
Jesus’ Leadership Strategy
•He preached to the multitudes.•He sent out the seventy-two. (Luke 10:1-
24)•He mentored the twelve. (Mark 3:14–19)•He befriended the three. (Matthew 17:1-3)•He loved the one. (John 13:23)
Jesus’ Training Process
1. I do, you watch.2. I do, you help.3. You do, I help.4. You do, I watch.5. You do, someone else watches.
Skills needed to be a successful Sunday School leader/teacher…
a. Spiritual growth = personal Bible study plan 1. Observation – what do I see?2. Interpretation – what does a passage mean? 3. Application – how do I get the Word of God into my life in a practical way?
Skills needed to be a successful Sunday School leader/teacher…
b. How to teach the Bible (teaching for spiritual transformation and life change, not just to cover
content or treating the Bible like a history or literature book)
1. preparation2. presentation
Skills needed to be a successful Sunday School leader/teacher…
c. Caring for members 1. personal prayer time for members2. expressions of care and concern3. constantly communicating through text messages, emails, phone calls, cards, etc.4. spending time with them individually and as a group
Skills needed to be a successful Sunday School leader/teacher…
d. Reaching new members1. develop a prospect file for you and your class/group2. help your members write their testimony3. train them to use a marked new testament4. help to memorize a gospel presentation
My BEST 5 Ideas for starting new
classes/groups 1. teacher/leader trains an apprentice 2. class/group starts a new
class/group 3. class starts a new group4. life stage or life skill class/group5. an affinity group
Top 10 reasons church leaders have heard for people not serving…
1. too busy - 42%2. bad past experience - 11%3. too many family pressures - 11%4. don't want to be tied down - 9%5. don't know what there is to do - 7%6. feel unqualified - 7%7. need fellowship myself - 4%8. never asked - 4%9. already served my time - 4%10. fear of failure - 1%
What is your plan for developing new leaders?
My BEST 5 Strategies for NEW Sunday School
Leaders1. ask your people and involve your
leaders2. establish team-based ministries3. enlist mentoring teachers4. use on-line resources5. develop a leadership course
ADMINISTRATIVE
• Developing a Purpose/Mission Statement for Your Sunday School• Determining the Leadership Structure for Your Sunday
School• Developing General Sunday School Leader
Expectations and Specialized Ministry Descriptions • Discovering Potential Sunday School Leaders • Deploying the Promotion for the Sunday School
Leadership Development Course
TEACHING
• Session #1 “The Basics of Sunday School Ministry” • Session #2 “Sunday School Organization and Worker and
Leader Responsibilities” • Session #3 “Reaching People and Developing Witnessing
Skills”• Session #4 “The Sunday School Leader’s Spiritual Life”• Session #5 “Leading the Bible Study in a …
Preschool, Children’s, Youth and Adult Sunday School Class
• Session #6 “Observing in a Class”
Dr. Tim S. Smith, State Missionary
Sunday School/Small Groups SpecialistGeorgia Baptist Convention
6405 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth, GA 30097-4092770.936.5287 or 1.800.746.4422 ext. 287
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