This seminar is designed for experienced Sunday School teachers and the leaders under which they function. It will prepare them to implement the Come Teach with Me program so they can train prospective future teachers while they co-teach their classes. The seminar examines the dynamics of ministry discipleship, describes how to impart the various teaching skills to a new teacher-trainee, walks them step-by-step through the training procedures, and discusses how each teacher can adapt the program to suit their own teaching style and their trainee's needs. It is delivered in four sessions, each consisting of a 1-hour Lecture followed by 15 minutes of Q & A Discussion.
 Session   Title and Description  
  Introductory Remarks   (9:30 to 9:50 / break until 10:00)
1 Discipleship through Co-laboring   (10:00 to 11:00) This Session will:
  • Show how co-laboring is the best way to learn anything
  • Present six advantages that co-laboring has over mere classroom instruction
  • List four benefits that will be reaped by the teacher who commits to training others
  • Introduce the discipleship procedures along with real examples,
      one of which is how Jesus trained his twelve disciples (from Luke 8 - 10)
  • Study Ephesians 4:11-16 to see how training people will strengthen the local church
  • Point out that co-laboring can be applied to virtually any church ministry
  (Discussion from 11:00 to 11:15   /   Break from 11:15 to 11:30)
2 Teaching Essentials (Part One)   (11:30 to 12:30) This Session will examine:
  • How to build lessons that are Bible-Based (2 Timothy 3:14-4:4)
  • How to build lessons that are Purpose-Driven and Orderly
  • How to pass these skills on to a trainee while co-planning a lesson
  • How to adapt these guidelines to suit your particular style
  (Discussion from 12:30 to 12:45   /   Break from 12:45 to 1:00)
  Lunch Break   (1:00 to 2:00)
3 Teaching Essentials (Part Two)   (2:00 to 3:00) This Session will examine:
  • What is Learning: Eight Student Responses (from Psalm 119)
  • How to build lessons that are Learner-Friendly
  • How to effectively use a variety of popular teaching techniques
  • How to pass these skills on to a trainee while co-planning a lesson
  • How to adapt these guidelines to suit your particular style
  (Discussion from 3:00 to 3:15   /   Break from 3:15 to 3:30)
4 The Training Procedures   (3:30 to 4:30) This Session will walk the prospective trainer step-by-step through the training activities:
  • Coordinating with the church leaders
  • Assessing the Variations that allow for program flexibility
  • Recruiting a Trainee
  • Meetings held with the trainee before the beginning of the teaching term
  • The Weekly Routine (co-planning lessons and co-teaching the class)
  • Realistic Expectations
  (Discussion from 4:30 to 4:45)
  Concluding Remarks   (4:45 to 5:00)