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Developing a Leadership Culture. What would you say your Sunday School is trained to accomplish? What would you like your Sunday School to accomplish this year? Leadership is the key!. Leadership. The students of your Sunday School model their leadership. Who do they model? Pastor
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What would you say your Sunday School is trained to accomplish? What would you like your Sunday School to accomplish this year? Leadership is the key!
Leadership The students of your Sunday School model their leadership. Who do they model? • Pastor • SS Director • TEACHER
Model What You Want What will these actions produce in Sunday School? • Tardy teachers • Unenrolled church members • No weekly contacts • No follow-up on visitors and prospects Lack of enthusiasm for Sunday School
Model What You Want What will these actions produce in Sunday School? • Teachers early for Sunday School • A growing SS enrollment • Quick follow-up on visitors and prospects • Classes involved in prayer and ministry ENTHUSIASM for the ministry of the Sunday School
Actions Result From • Leadership modeling what it wants done • Training the Sunday School leaders what to do • Inspecting results
Leadership is Intentional • Leadership does not just happen • Leaders must focus on TASK • The more a SS focuses its leaders on a task, the more effective their SS’s become
Leaders must be called out
Enlisting SS Leaders • Leaders don’t just appear! They must be called out or enlisted • Enlisting is a year-round process Be on the recruitment trail all the time • Enlist EVERY leader EVERY year • Enlist with a job description • Enlist personally
Personal Enlistment • Enlisting in the home is best • Do NOT enlist from a sign-up sheet • Avoid enlisting through the mail • Provide a copy of the SS curriculum • If re-enlisting a current leader – evaluate the past year • Share expectations of the SS in general and the class specifically
Leader Expectations • Be early (on time for a SS leader is 15 minutes early at a minimum) • Attend training sessions • Organize the class for ministry • Participate in leader meetings • Support the goals and ministry of the church and the Sunday School • Prepare
Training Leaders Annually • Participate in association or state clinics • Annual appreciation banquet Quarterly, monthly, or weekly • Ongoing training provided • Accountability • Response and feedback loops
Weekly Meeting? • The goal of leadership development is highly trained leaders • Many churches provide NO training for Sunday School, even on an annual basis (PowerUP churches report an 652% increase in leadership training) • Even annual or quarterly training does not get deep enough into the organization
Monthly or weekly training provides the Sunday School leadership with the best opportunity to discover and discuss the needs of the Sunday School Monthly or weekly meetings provide the atmosphere to dialogue about the Sunday School’s opportunities
Leadership Meetings Leadership meetings include: • Prayer for the Sunday School • Accountability • Opportunities for new ideas to surface • Training • Assignments – ministry and outreach
PowerUP Model S – Spend time in prayer U – Upload the plan R – Review the Bible study G – Goals and Objectives E – Evangelize and Enroll
Advantages to Frequent Meetings • Promotes stronger fellowship • Needs can be discovered and addressed more quickly • Provides more accurate information • More changes can be implemented in a shorter time frame • The Sunday School can make more smaller adjustments, rather than fewer but bigger adjustments
Sunday School Leader Meetings Leadership meetings should focus on… • Leadership • Discipleship • Community-building • Purpose
Ideas for SS Leader Training • Evangelism – Share Jesus or CROSS • Baptist Doctrine study – 6 weeks • Lead Like Jesus – 8 weeks • How to make a hospital visit • Inductive Bible study preparation • How to develop an apprentice teacher
Leadership Meeting Basics V – Vision, communicate vision at every meeting H – Huddle, meet in age groups and discuss issues S – Skill, train for a specific skill
Remember… You get what you train for!
The #1 Factor for Success Meetings must be valuable! When leaders are getting value from a meeting, they will adjust their schedule to attend.
Develop an Annual Plan In your groups, brainstorm some different topics that you would like to train your SS leaders to do. Develop an annual training calendar at your table.
The Unknown Concept to Developing a SS Leadership Culture Your leaders set the pace for your Sunday School A successful leadership culture draws new leaders out of the pews A successful leadership culture is growing the leaders it already has Growing leaders is the key to a successful SS
A Key Component to Developing Culture FUN & FELLOWSHIP! Provide at least 2 opportunities per year for SS leaders to gather for fun! • Progressive Dinners • Picnics • Banquets • Entertainment
Homework How frequent are you meeting with your leaders? Develop an annual leadership development outline with calendar dates. What would you say your Sunday School is trained to do?