Adult T.E.A.M.S. Responsibilities

Teach

Adult Class Teacher

This leader is responsible to the Adult Team Leader for the total work of the class. Specific duties include:

• Serve as class administrator and Bible study leader.
• Enlist and train an outreach-evangelism leader, secretary, and care group leaders. Enlist and train a prayer leader and fellowship leader when the class is large enough for these offices.
• Organize other class members into care groups with no more than six members per group, including the care group leader.
• Participate in Sunday School training meetings.
• Visit members and prospects regularly, participating in the weekly visitation ministry.
• Plan with the class leadership team to accomplish the work of the class and to conduct a regularly scheduled meeting.
• Maintain a daily personal quiet time, including prayer.

Adult Apprentice Leader

This leader is to become a disciple of the teacher to learn how to teach while preparing to be the primary teacher in his/her class or another class. Specific duties include:

• Periodically teach the class the truths of the Bible and its application in a manner that is consistent with the pastor’s leadership and Biblical teaching of the church.
• Follows the Bible study material that has been provided for the class.
• Is involved in the ongoing outreach/inreach ministry of the church.
• As a part of the class, he/she identifies, contacts, and enrolls prospects.
• Assists and supports the start of new classes.
• Maintain a daily personal quiet time, including prayer.

Evangelize

Adult Class Outreach-Evangelism Leader

This leader is responsible to the teacher and relates directly to the Sunday School outreach-evangelism director. The outreach-evangelism leader leads the prospecting and witnessing activities of the class. The outreach-evangelism leader assigns prospects to class leaders and members for visitation, cultivation, and witnessing. Specific duties include:

• Lead the class to discover, witness to, enroll, and minister to lost and unchurched prospects.
• Develop a class prospect file and keep the file updated based on visitation/contact reports and make reports to the Sunday School outreach/evangelism director.
• Assign prospects to members and encourage frequent cultivation, evangelism, and discipleship visits and contacts.
• Enlist at least two persons per week to represent the class at weekly visitation.
• Maintain a daily personal quiet time, including prayer.

Administrative

Secretaries

• Meet regularly with class leadership team.
• Process and maintain general records for the class and compile reports as requested, including prospect information.
• Coordinate ordering and distribution of Bible study curriculum, supplies, and other resources.
• Set a positive example for others by living as an authentic witness.
• Maintain a daily personal quiet time, including prayer.

Fellowship Leader

• Lead the class to plan and participate in regular class social events.
• Lead the class to include prospects and in-service members.
• Create an atmosphere conducive to building relationships with members and non-members as together they build on their relationship with God.
• Lead actions that help new members be assimilated into the fellowship of the class.
• Work with the teacher to identify ways to assimilate new members and re-involve long-time absentees.
• Maintain a daily personal quiet time, including prayer.

Minister

Care Leader

These vital workers serve as a ministry link to the Sunday School members. Each care leader should be responsible for a group of six or fewer class members. Specific duties include:

• Contact every member of their group each week.
• Receive prayer requests from members of the group.
• Pray for them and relay the requests as appropriate.
• Take action on ministry needs discovered.
• Maintain a daily personal quiet time, including prayer.

Prayer Leader

• Coordinate the prayer ministry of the class.
• Lead in identifying and reporting prayer concerns and praises of members and prospects.
• Involve members in prayer for the class and the church.
• Work with other leaders in providing resources for conducting and enhancing daily devotions and family worship times.
• Lead small group prayer and worship experiences, and encourage personal worship in home and family settings.
• Maintain a daily personal quiet time, including prayer.

Please contact our Sunday School staff by:

Phone: 1-800-748-1651, ext. 291 or 601-292-3291 (locally)

Fax: 601-714-7430, E-mail ssdept@mbcb.org