Sunday School Teacher Training Workshops

In Matthew 28:19-20, Jesus gives us a strong reason for conducting Sunday school teacher training workshops. In the passage, Jesus calls us to not simply share the gospel with the entire world, but to make disciples. This is one of the highest callings of the teacher: "Therefore go and make disciples...teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you."

If you're a teacher, notice that Jesus does not call you to teach your class WHAT to obey or even HOW to obey; rather, Jesus says, "make disciples...teaching them TO OBEY." In short, the Great Commission makes life-altering transformation (not simply information or explanation) our primary teaching goal.

As a result, M28:20 has designed Sunday school teacher training workshops to help teachers fulfill this Great Commission through their teaching ministry. The workshops provide a simple, practical, step-by-step process for creating and teaching Sunday school lessons that change hearts and transform lives. As teachers go through each book or seminar in this series, it builds on previous ones giving you a linear path for developing more and more advanced teaching skills. This innovative practical series is full of examples and how-to steps to ensure your Bible lessons lead listeners into an intimate relationship with Christ.

It's about Transformation, not Simply Information or Explanation
Jesus calls you to fulfill the Great Commission by teaching them to obey

How to Transform Both the Head and Heart
Build a bridge from the Bible to your listeners' head, around roadblocks, then to their heart

How You Teach MORE by Teaching less (Part 1)
See more life change by covering fewer verses/topics at a greater depth

How You Teach MORE by Teaching less (Part 2)
Choose the most effective format. Which one do you use?

Become One of the Imperfect People God Uses
How to boldly teach and challenge your class despite your past and weaknesses

Create a Ripple That Continues into Eternity
Your impact does not stop at the end of class...it ripples from person to person to person all the way into eternity

Sunday school teacher training workshop 2 outline:

The Seven Ingredients
The seven ingredients that make Bible studies more transformational than informational

The Sticky Proverb
Help listeners live godly lives by building your lessons around practical, memorable, life-principles

Avoid Ramblemation
Transform lives with lessons focused on and centered around the Sticky Proverb

Captivating Introduction
Instantly grab and hold attention by connecting listeners to the lesson's application and relevance

The Visual Anchor
Create a lesson listeners will remember for 5 or 10 years...maybe a lifetime

Here's-How Teaching
Teach a lesson listeners can apply

Remove Roadblocks
Lead listeners around the obstacles that hinder their growth

The Conclusion Challenge
Encourage life-change by concluding with a clear, specific, doable challenge

Sunday school teacher training workshops
Discover the seven ingredients that make a Bible study more transformational than informational