Print your name on a nametag using a marker pen.

What are expectations you have What are expectations you have of your Sunday School? of your Sunday School?

Of this training?Of this training?

WELCOME!

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What are priorities

(the “core of the mattercore of the matter”)

that every Sunday School class

is to focus on?

Read Acts 4:29-37

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Pray boldly (4:29-30)

Assemble expectantly (4:31)

Launch lasting impact (4:32-33)

Provide for needs (4:34-35)

Encourager discovered (4:36-37)

The “Core of the Matter” for your Sunday School:

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Great Expectation #1:New people experience

great Bible study each week

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Content Community

Two extremes

We need a balanceWe need a balance

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From perspective of

attending members

From perspective of non attending members or

prospects

From perspective of

Jesus

Evaluate from different perspectives

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We expect new people each week.We expect new people each week.

Leaders and workers arrive prepared Leaders and workers arrive prepared and early.and early.

People want to come back and be People want to come back and be part of the class.part of the class.

Evaluate from different perspectives

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People discover and apply God’s Word.People discover and apply God’s Word.

The following tools are available and used:The following tools are available and used:

Bibles

List of names

Resources for Bible study

Resources for ministry

Evaluate from different perspectives

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Introduction/Create InterestIntroduction/Create Interest

Encounter God’s WordEncounter God’s Word

Bring ClosureBring Closure

Three significant steps for each Bible study experience:

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Three significant teaching and learning methods

Questions/answersQuestions/answers

Stories/illustrations/Object lessonsStories/illustrations/Object lessons

DiscussionDiscussion

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What are ways Jesus involved His students in each of the three steps of a Bible study

experience?

Identify how Jesus incorporated teaching methods as He taught.

Mark 4:13-20

Mark 4:26-32

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Great Expectation #1:

New people experience great Bible study each week.

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Great Expectation #2:

Expect people to say “Yes.”

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Rate your class (or your own self)

1 - 10

1 – We seldom do this

10 – We do this all the time

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We invite non members to attend.

We invite non members to enroll.

We prepare for class.

We participate in class.

Do you expect?

How can we build expectations?

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We serve within the class

We engage care group leaders to respond to members’ needs

We engage associate members/missionaries from the class

Do you expect?

How can we build expectations?

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We pray for unsaved persons.

We participate in training.

We distribute literature to members and prospects.

We visit (face to face) with prospects.

How can we build expectations?

Do you expect?

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We must get people out of rows and into circles.

We must get people out of circles and engaged in service and missions18

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If we could only get members and prospects into

rowsrows, how could we affirm our members and be the best class possible?

If we could only get members and prospects into

circlescircles, how could we affirm our members and be the best class possible?

If we could get members and prospects engaged engaged in service and missionsin service and missions, how could we affirm our members and be the best class possible?

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#3 Expect to Reproduce

“That’s part of your problem”

“… if you don’t have

a list of members”

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“That’s part of your problem”

“… if you don’t have

a list of prospects”

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“That’s part of your problem”

“… if you don’t have

class socials”

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What are some things you’ve learned that would help you influence your class to reproduce?

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• At least three people willing to be members of a new class

• Prospects

• Place and time to meet

Factors for new classes to be started:

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• Prayer for God to work in the lives of members and prospects

• Passion for connecting with people

• Purpose of encouraging people to be discipled so they can serve

the Lord

Factors for new classes to be started:

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What are ages, life stages, or life transitions of adults in your community that could be opportunities to start a new class?

What are opportunities and challenges you face in helping start at least one new class?

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#1 New people experience

great Bible study each week

#2 Expect people to say “Yes”

#3 Expect to Reproduce

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AAssemble expectantlyssemble expectantly

PPray boldlyray boldly

PProvide for needsrovide for needs

LLaunch lasting impactaunch lasting impact

EEncourager discoveredncourager discovered

We are to take and plant seeds

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How many “seedsseeds” have you “found” in your apple?

How many apples are in those seeds?

How many trees are in those apples?

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Build a

Great Expectations

Sunday School class

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