Bringing My Class Back To Life

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Bringing My Class Back To Life
Adult S.S. Conference
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All authority has been given to Me in heaven and
on earth. Go, therefore, and make disciples of
all nations, baptizing them in the name of the
Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
teaching them to observe everything I have
commanded you. And remember, I am with you
always, to the end of the age. Matthew
2818-20
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• Our Mission is the Great Commission!
• Matthew 2818-20

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S.S. and the Three leg Stool

• Reaching
• Teaching
• Ministry

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Biblical Principles

• The Great Commission (Matt. 2819-20)
• Five Functions (Acts 238-47)
• Evangelism (v.38-41)
• Discipleship (v.42)
• Fellowship (v. 46)
• Ministry (v. 44-45)
• Worship (v. 47)
• Leadership (Ephesians 411-12)
• Corporate Prayer (Acts 423-31)

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Biblical Results

• Numerical Growth
• Acts 241,47
• Spiritual Transformation
• 2 Corinthians 318
• Ministry Expansion
• Acts 61-3 131-3
• Kingdom/Gospel Advance
• Acts 18

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S.S. Class Leadership T.E.A.M.S.
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S.S. Class Leadership T.E.A.M.S.

• T - Teach
• E - Evangelism
• A - Administration
• M - Ministry
• S - Service

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T.E.A.M.S. Positions

• Teaching
• Lead Teacher
• Teacher in Training
• Assistant Teacher

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T.E.A.M.S. Positions

• Evangelism
• Evangelism/Outreach Leader
• Outreach Team Member

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T.E.A.M.S. Positions

• Administration
• Class Administrator
• Secretary
• Prayer Leader/Coordinator

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T.E.A.M.S. Positions

• Ministry
• Care Group Leader
• Ministry Coordinator
• Fellowship Coordinator

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T.E.A.M.S. Positions

• Service
• Missions/Service Coordinator
• Class Missionary Leader
• Class Host/Hostess

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Enlisting and Building a Team

• Start with prayer.
• Survey the class.
• Make an appointment for a personal visit.
• Share up front the reason for your visit and what
  events led you to each person.

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Enlisting and Building a Team

• Provide prospective workers with a written list
  of job responsibilities.
• Discuss the details of the assignment(s).
• Provide encouragement and objectives appropriate
  to achieve the assignment.
• Talk honestly about the assignment.

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Enlisting and Building a Team

• Ask each person to pray with you about
  opportunities for service.
• Set an appropriate date to follow-up with the
  prospective worker for an answer.
• Make the follow-up visit.

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Enlisting and Building a Team

• If the prospective leader turns you down, believe
  thats Gods intention.
• Provide potential leaders with a list of training
  events and opportunities.

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Ministry
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Ministering to the Saints

• Sunday School provides us with a platform to be
  intentional, practical and successful in our care
  and ministry to Gods people.
• Care Groups provide the principle means of
  accomplishing the third task of Sunday School
  Ministry and Care.
• Happens best in a small group.

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Care Group Ministry

• What is a Care Group?
• What does a Care Group Leader do?
• How do we organize into Care Groups?

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• Of the three tasks of Sunday School Reaching,
  Teaching and Ministering, the most important task
  is reaching people with the Gospel.

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We must keep the flame hot!

• What if Jesus were your S.S. teacher?
• Luke 1910
• John 317
• John 1010
• John 1247

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Keeping The Flame Hot

• Every Class should have a prospect list.
• Every Class needs an Outreach/Evangelism Leader
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• The Outreach/Evangelism Leader champions the
  cause of evangelism in the class.

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Assimilation
The process where people join a local church, are
accepted and incorporated into the Body of
believers, have a sense of belonging and are
actively contributing to the health and growth of
the body.
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Assimilation

• Active Attendance
• Serving within the church
• Connected to others
• Reproducing

Responsible, Productive Church Members
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Am I Liked?
Friendships
Fun to be with Relational Inspirational Encouragin
g Nurturing Devoted
70 of the folks that stay at a church for any
length of time do so because of the significant
relationships they have with others in that
church.
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People are more willing to volunteer/give
Am I Liked?
Friendships
Am I Valuable?
Tasks/Roles

• Where there is a need.
• When asked to make a written commitment
• To values and goals rather than guilt and
  judging.
• To causes that attract their interest.
• Best through personal invitation.

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Am I Liked?
Friendships
Am I Valuable?
Tasks/Roles
Am I Accepted?
Small Group

• Sharing
• Study
• Support
• Service

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Am I Liked?
Friendships
Am I Valuable?
Tasks/Roles
Am I Accepted?
Small Group
I am enthusiastically challenged to go with them
on this journey.
Identification
Am I Challenged?

• Purpose?
• Vision?

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I am growing in my faith and moving forward to
more of what God wants in me and through me.
Am I Liked?
Friendships
Am I Valuable?
Tasks/Roles
Am I Accepted?
Small Group
Identification
Am I Challenged?
Spiritual Growth
Am I Growing?
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Am I Liked?
Friendships
Am I Valuable?
Tasks/Roles
Small Group
Am I Accepted?
Accepted A sense of belonging Actively
contributing Growing
Identification
Am I Challenged?
Spiritual Growth
Am I Growing?
Assimilation
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Reproducing

• New Believers
• Intentional outward focus
• Prospects lists
• Organized outreach
• New Leaders
• Within the class and sent out of the class
• New Classes
• Growing and birthing should be on-going.

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Bringing My Class Back To Life

• Sunday School has three functions or tasks
  Reaching, Teaching and Ministry.
• A Sunday School class will be effective in these
  areas as they organize and build a team of
  leaders to accomplish these tasks.

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Bringing My Class Back To Life

• A successful Sunday School Class will be
  intentional in the areas of evangelism and
  ministry.
• Care groups and an intentional evangelism
  strategy are important parts of a Sunday School
  Class.
• The S.S. teacher/leader has the responsibility to
  cast the vision for his/her class.