Youth Sunday School Class Ministry Positions

How would you define good Youth Sunday School? Effective Bible study that involves and challenges teenagers to understand and apply the truths of God’s Word? Good Youth Sunday School doesn’t just happen-committed youth leaders are special persons, called by and responsible to God for ministry to the youth through the Bible teaching-reaching organization of the church.

What is your role in Youth Sunday School? Following are brief explanations of responsibilities of the Youth Sunday School leadership team:

Teacher

A teacher’s responsibility is:

To plan weekly for effective Bible study
To reach youth through regular contacts, participation in personal visitation, and class outreach events
To teach youth the Bible by guiding discovery
learning opportunities through total period teaching
To care for youth members and nonmembers and their families and to lead youth to care for one another
To witness to unsaved members and nonmembers and their families, nd to lead them into active church membership
To encourage fellowship and assimilation among youth and others on the leadership team by planning monthly fellowship opportunities
To lead youth to worship by helping them develop a life-style that includes personal quiet times and participation in worship

Department Director

A department director is responsible:

To participate in the growth of Youth Sunday School through annual planning, communication, organization, and evaluation of the work of the department
To lead weekly planning meetings; to administer the work of the department’s leadership team
To reach youth through personal visitation; to work with the department outreach-evangelism leader to plan department outreach events for youth and workers
To teach youth the Bible by guiding discovery-learner opportunities within total period teaching in department time
To care for workers and youth class members and nonmembers and their families and to lead members of the department to care for others
To witness to unsaved members and nonmembers and their families
To encourage fellowship (assimilation) among youth class members and workers by planning fellowship opportunities
To lead youth and workers to develop personal quiet times and participate in corporate worship

Division Director

A division director’s responsibility is:

To administer Youth Sunday School through coordinating planning, training, and communication
To reach youth through personal visitation - to lead the youth division to maintain an effective outreach program
To teach as a substitute when needed, and to serve as a model for other youth workers
To care for members and nonmembers and coordinate the division to do so
To witness to unsaved members and nonmembers and to coordinate the efforts of members and workers in witnessing to the unsaved
To promote fellowship among youth and workers and to plan at least two division fellowship events annually

Department Outreach-Evangelism Leader

These job responsibilities include:

To plan and conduct department outreach and evangelism activities
To participate in personal visitation and group outreach events; equip the members and workers to develop their reaching skills
To witness to unsaved members and nonmembers and to plan evangelism training events

Department Secretary

A department secretary is responsible:

To process and maintain department records and to compile reports for department leaders
To process and maintain visitation records, and to maintain an up-to-date prospect file
To participate in weekly planning meetings by providing record information To provide records for members and leaders involved in caring ministry.
To maintain all department supplies, including ordering and distributing periodicals

The Class Leader

The Class Leader is a youth who assists the teacher by assuming leadership responsibilities.

The Care Leader

The Care Leader is a youth enlisted to care for groups of one to four youth; he or she relates directly to the teacher.