Administrators
Administrators' Discussion Area
Share your thoughts with other pastors. All responses are posted on the Christian Education/Sunday School's Question of the Month area on the Discipleship forum. Please feel free to join the discussion and see what others are saying!
Recruiting the Best
A church that will have a quality educational ministry in the twenty-first century must have a strong commitment to developing and supporting people who will carry out its teaching ministry. No one else will equip the leaders and teachers a church needs. While special events such as Sunday school conventions can be very helpful for motivation and disseminating ideas, the real work of helping people become skilled must be done on an ongoing basis within the life of the church where people serve. (Read more)
Curriculum
- Help Your Teachers Learn How to Use Their Curriculum
- Building An Adult Elective Curriculum (PDF)
- Evaluating Curriculum and Other Resources
- Understanding Curriculum’s Scope and Sequence
- Small Group Curriculum and Radiant Life Electives
Facilities
- A Facility Evaluation
- Planning Early Childhood Facilities
- Quick & Easy Evaluation of Early Childhood Ministries
Policies
- Activities Participation Form (PDF)
- Nursery Health Policy
- Parent Information Form (PDF)
- Protecting Children From Abuse
- Suggested Sunday School Operational Policy
Record Keeping
- Accountability Log (PDF)
- Keeping Records Equals Keeping People (PDF)
- Using the Crown Record Keeping System
- Visitor's Packet
Teacher Evaluation
Teacher Training
- Breaking Down Barriers
- Christian Education Is A Team Sport (ZIP)
- Fielding The Best Team (ZIP)
- From Passage To Presentation (ZIP)
- Mentoring Leaders
- Teacher's Committments (PDF, 492 KB)
- Teachers as Learners
- Teaching Ministry
- The Theology of Training
- Training through Teams
Grouping Guidelines for Learning
Teacher of the Year
The 2010 Teacher of the Year nomination form is available. You can also download the 2009 Teachers of the Year (PDF) to read their inspiring stories. More information can be found at the Teacher of the Year page.
Discipleship Month
Download all the All You Need to Grow promotional resources: English or Spanish (2009 National Discipleship Planner available in June/July, respectively). More information can be found on the National Discipleship Month page.
Sunday School administrators email list
We have a special opportunity just for Sunday School superintendents and administrators. The Sunday School administrators email list is a place for administrators to share ideas, testimonies and questions with each other. It’s also an opportunity to communicate directly with the staff at the national Sunday School office. To make things even better, this discussion takes place completely through your regular email. If you’d like to join this community of Sunday School administrators, simply sign up here.
Job Descriptions
- Help for New Sunday School Leaders
- Top Ten Priorities of a New Sunday School Leader
- Ministry Description and Agreement For Sunday School Staff Members (PDF)
- Teacher's Committments (PDF, 492 KB)
Teacher Appreciation
- Teacher Appreciation Resources and Ideas
- Banquet, Gift, & Decorating Ideas
- RECONOCIENDO NUESTROS OBREROS
- Seize the Moment in Showing Appreciation: Ideas from Successful Leaders
- Value-Based Affirmation
Recruiting/Retention
- Tired Teachers: Ten Tips for Dealing with Burnout
- Are You Teaching to Equip?
- Discovering Ministry Gifts
- Fielding The Best Team (ZIP)
- Hey Coach!
- Keeping Volunteers Enthusiastic
- Ministry Gift Assessment (PDF)
- Motivational Gifts Profile (PDF)
- Observation Guidelines
- Orienting New Volunteers
- Recruiting Maxims
- Recruiting the Best
- Recruiting, Training, and Retaining Volunteers (PowerPoint)
- Reigniting the Passion in Veteran Teachers
- Removing a Member from the Team
- Sample Church Family Survey (PDF)
- Share the Personal Benefits when You Recruit
- Teaching Ministry
- Visitor's Packet
Teacher Commissioning Service
Teachers' Conference
Selection and Screening Kit for Church Employees
Comes packaged with the Selecting and Screening Church Workers instruction book and 10 complete sets of application booklets containing key forms your church needs in the selection and hiring of staff. Also includes interview form, sample letters, annual review form, and review of federal employment laws. Suitable for congregations of any size and denomination. More information and ordering.
Children's Ministry Recruiting Kit
Get the tools you need to recruit and keep volunteers. This convenient , easy-to-use kit works with any children's program, getting recruits off to a great start and offering creative ideas for showing them appreciation. Kit includes videos featuring a ministry vision and 10 brief commercials to generate excitement for children's ministry; 21 color posters for recruiting and appreciation; and The Children's Ministry Recruiting Guide packed with step-by-step plans, ideas, forms, fliers, and CD-ROM with reproducible, customizable materials. More information and ordering.
