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EXPECTATIONS

EXPECTATIONS. St. Sarkis Armenian Apostolic Church Education Planning Meeting October 12, 2005 • Charlotte, NC http://www.stsarkis.net. AUDIENCE. Main Audience: Church School Teachers Also Applies to: All Servants. SERVANTS. Parish Council Building Manager Armenian School Teacher

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EXPECTATIONS

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  1. EXPECTATIONS St. Sarkis Armenian Apostolic Church Education Planning Meeting October 12, 2005 • Charlotte, NC http://www.stsarkis.net

  2. AUDIENCE Main Audience: Church School Teachers Also Applies to: All Servants

  3. SERVANTS • Parish Council • Building Manager • Armenian School Teacher • Deacon • Choir • Church School Teacher • Administrator • … • All members of Christ are in need of instruction. “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.”[Mt 22:37]

  4. BASIC Expectations • Prayer for all children • Prayer for all servants • Prayer for Տէր Հայր • Prayer for Խաժակ Սրբազան

  5. THE ROLE OF A SERVANT • To bring the children to God, through a spiritual relationship with them… • at Church—corporate, sacramental • at home & school—personal, practical life • Both are necessary.

  6. PREPARATION If you do not prepare, you belittle those who depend on you. • Focus on one main objective. • Select verses to support one conclusion. • Start preparing a week ahead of time. • Pray and meditate over the week.

  7. DISCIPLINE • Give time to hear God’s voice. • Prepare your mind and your spirit. • When? Where? (1 Thess 5:17; 1 Tim 5:5)

  8. DELIVERY • Focus: One clear objective. • Story Telling: Our Master’s effective teaching tool! • Variation: Periodically change your approach to keep interest. • Involvement: Let children regularly share. • Love: Touch their spirit. Knowledge without love will be forgotten.

  9. Christ taught in many places In a boat In a field In a home On a mountain In the temple In the upper room Tools Handout PPT presentation Current Event Show & Tell Poems Յայսմաւուրք Demonstration VARIATION

  10. VISITATION • Make time once a week to call. • Call each child once a month. • Visit each child once a year. • Connect with the family. • Spiritually touch the child.

  11. Attendance Relation w. Տէր Հայր Communion Badarak Bible Reading Build their libraries. Send them home with a book. Let them present a five-minute talk about what they have read. TRACKING / FOLLOW-UP

  12. ORDER • Prayer (for the lesson) • Recall previous lesson • Story (very important) • Points—two or three • Application to life • Review / Q & A … • Prayer (for each child by name) “Whenever you come together, each of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a tongue, has a revelation, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification.”[1 Cor 14:26]

  13. RELATION WITH DER HAYR • FOR EVERY SERVANT • Monthly personal confession • Sharing of lessons & ideas • Speaking & praying about each child • Sharing ideas about direction • Accountability

  14. RELATION WITH PARENTS • Communicate lesson ideas so the parents can follow up. • Commit to the parents—so they will commit (to bring their children, to reach out for help). • Follow up on family prayers, discussions.

  15. General (1-many) Start and finish by sharing in songs and prayers. Start and finish exactly on time. Special (1-1) Get a student and walk around the Church. Spiritual activity Discipleship Do not miss it! TYPES OF SERVICE

  16. FURTHER EXPECTATIONS Bring kids to Պատարակ & Ժամերգութիւն Bible contests Retreats Day trips Feasts Sports Summer activities

  17. FINAL WORDS • Know what they need. • Approach the goal with love and patience. • Never push. • Understand their questions. They have many! • Love them. They catch on very fast. • Praise their accomplishments. • Know your lesson completely by heart.

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