Developing a Developing a Leadership Leadership

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What would you say your Sunday What would you say your Sunday School is trained to accomplish?School is trained to accomplish?

What would you like your Sunday What would you like your Sunday School to accomplish this year?School to accomplish this year?

Leadership is the key!Leadership is the key!

LeadershipLeadershipThe students of your Sunday School The students of your Sunday School

model their leadership. Who do they model their leadership. Who do they model?model?

PastorPastor

SS DirectorSS Director

TEACHERTEACHER

Model What You WantModel What You WantWhat will these actions produce in What will these actions produce in

Sunday School?Sunday School? Tardy teachersTardy teachers Unenrolled church membersUnenrolled church members No weekly contactsNo weekly contacts No follow-up on visitors and prospectsNo follow-up on visitors and prospects

Lack of enthusiasmLack of enthusiasm for Sunday School for Sunday School

Model What You WantModel What You WantWhat will these actions produce in Sunday What will these actions produce in Sunday

School?School? Teachers early for Sunday SchoolTeachers early for Sunday School A growing SS enrollmentA growing SS enrollment Quick follow-up on visitors and prospectsQuick follow-up on visitors and prospects Classes involved in prayer and ministryClasses involved in prayer and ministry

ENTHUSIASMENTHUSIASM for the ministry of the for the ministry of the Sunday SchoolSunday School

Actions Result FromActions Result From Leadership Leadership modelingmodeling what it wants what it wants

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TrainingTraining the Sunday School leaders the Sunday School leaders what to dowhat to do

InspectingInspecting results results

Leadership is IntentionalLeadership is Intentional Leadership does not just happenLeadership does not just happen

Leaders must focus on TASKLeaders must focus on TASK

The more a SS focuses its leaders on The more a SS focuses its leaders on a task, the more effective their SS’s a task, the more effective their SS’s becomebecome

Leaders must beLeaders must becalled outcalled out

Enlisting SS LeadersEnlisting SS Leaders Leaders don’t just appear! They Leaders don’t just appear! They

must be called out or enlistedmust be called out or enlisted Enlisting is a year-round processEnlisting is a year-round process

Be on the recruitment trail all Be on the recruitment trail all the timethe time

Enlist EVERY leader EVERY yearEnlist EVERY leader EVERY year Enlist with a job descriptionEnlist with a job description Enlist personallyEnlist personally

Personal EnlistmentPersonal Enlistment Enlisting in the home is bestEnlisting in the home is best Do NOT enlist from a sign-up sheetDo NOT enlist from a sign-up sheet Avoid enlisting through the mailAvoid enlisting through the mail Provide a copy of the SS curriculumProvide a copy of the SS curriculum If re-enlisting a current leader – If re-enlisting a current leader –

evaluate the past yearevaluate the past year Share expectations of the SS in Share expectations of the SS in

general and the class specificallygeneral and the class specifically

Leader ExpectationsLeader Expectations Be early (on time for a SS leader is Be early (on time for a SS leader is

15 minutes early at a minimum)15 minutes early at a minimum) Attend training sessionsAttend training sessions Organize the class for ministryOrganize the class for ministry Participate in leader meetingsParticipate in leader meetings Support the goals and ministry of Support the goals and ministry of

the church and the Sunday Schoolthe church and the Sunday School PreparePrepare

Training LeadersTraining LeadersAnnuallyAnnually Participate in association or state Participate in association or state

clinicsclinics Annual appreciation banquetAnnual appreciation banquet

Quarterly, monthly, or weeklyQuarterly, monthly, or weekly Ongoing training providedOngoing training provided AccountabilityAccountability Response and feedback loopsResponse and feedback loops

Weekly Meeting?Weekly Meeting? The goal of leadership development is The goal of leadership development is

highly trained leadershighly trained leaders Many churches provide NO training Many churches provide NO training

for Sunday School, even on an annual for Sunday School, even on an annual basis (PowerUP churches report an basis (PowerUP churches report an 652% increase in leadership training)652% increase in leadership training)

Even annual or quarterly training does Even annual or quarterly training does not get deep enough into the not get deep enough into the organizationorganization

Monthly or weekly training provides Monthly or weekly training provides the Sunday School leadership with the Sunday School leadership with the best opportunity to discover and the best opportunity to discover and discuss the needs of the Sunday discuss the needs of the Sunday SchoolSchool

Monthly or weekly meetings provide Monthly or weekly meetings provide the atmosphere to the atmosphere to dialoguedialogue about about the Sunday School’s opportunitiesthe Sunday School’s opportunities

Leadership MeetingsLeadership MeetingsLeadership meetings include:Leadership meetings include: Prayer for the Sunday SchoolPrayer for the Sunday School AccountabilityAccountability Opportunities for new ideas to Opportunities for new ideas to

surfacesurface TrainingTraining Assignments – ministry and outreachAssignments – ministry and outreach

PowerUP ModelPowerUP ModelS – Spend time in prayerS – Spend time in prayerU – Upload the planU – Upload the planR – Review the Bible studyR – Review the Bible studyG – Goals and ObjectivesG – Goals and ObjectivesE – Evangelize and EnrollE – Evangelize and Enroll

Advantages to Frequent Advantages to Frequent MeetingsMeetings

Promotes stronger fellowshipPromotes stronger fellowship Needs can be discovered and Needs can be discovered and

addressed more quicklyaddressed more quickly Provides more accurate informationProvides more accurate information More changes can be implemented More changes can be implemented

in a shorter time framein a shorter time frame The Sunday School can make more The Sunday School can make more

smaller adjustments, rather than smaller adjustments, rather than fewer but bigger adjustmentsfewer but bigger adjustments

Sunday School Leader Sunday School Leader MeetingsMeetings

Leadership meetings should focus Leadership meetings should focus on…on…

LeadershipLeadership DiscipleshipDiscipleship Community-buildingCommunity-building PurposePurpose

Ideas for SS Leader Ideas for SS Leader TrainingTraining

Evangelism – Share Jesus or CROSSEvangelism – Share Jesus or CROSS Baptist Doctrine study – 6 weeksBaptist Doctrine study – 6 weeks Lead Like Jesus – 8 weeksLead Like Jesus – 8 weeks How to make a hospital visitHow to make a hospital visit Inductive Bible study preparationInductive Bible study preparation How to develop an apprentice How to develop an apprentice

teacherteacher

Leadership Meeting Leadership Meeting BasicsBasics

V – V – VisionVision, communicate vision at , communicate vision at every meetingevery meeting

H – H – HuddleHuddle, meet in age groups and , meet in age groups and discuss issuesdiscuss issues

S – S – SkillSkill, train for a specific skill, train for a specific skill

Remember…Remember…

You get what you You get what you train for!train for!

The #1 Factor for The #1 Factor for SuccessSuccess

Meetings must be valuable!Meetings must be valuable!

When leaders are getting value from a When leaders are getting value from a meeting, they will adjust their meeting, they will adjust their

schedule to attend.schedule to attend.

Develop an Annual PlanDevelop an Annual PlanIn your groups, brainstorm some In your groups, brainstorm some

different topics that you would like different topics that you would like to train your SS leaders to do.to train your SS leaders to do.

Develop an annual training calendar Develop an annual training calendar at your table.at your table.

The Unknown Concept to The Unknown Concept to Developing a SS Leadership Developing a SS Leadership

CultureCultureYour leaders set the pace for your Sunday Your leaders set the pace for your Sunday

SchoolSchool

A successful leadership culture draws new A successful leadership culture draws new leaders out of the pewsleaders out of the pews

A successful leadership culture is growing A successful leadership culture is growing the leaders it already hasthe leaders it already has

Growing leaders is the key to a successful Growing leaders is the key to a successful SSSS

A Key Component to A Key Component to Developing CultureDeveloping Culture

FUN & FELLOWSHIP!FUN & FELLOWSHIP!

Provide at least 2 opportunities per Provide at least 2 opportunities per year for SS leaders to gather for fun!year for SS leaders to gather for fun!

Progressive DinnersProgressive Dinners PicnicsPicnics BanquetsBanquets EntertainmentEntertainment

HomeworkHomeworkHow frequent are you meeting with your How frequent are you meeting with your

leaders?leaders?

Develop an annual leadership Develop an annual leadership development outline with calendar development outline with calendar dates.dates.

What would you say your Sunday School What would you say your Sunday School is trained to do?is trained to do?

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