HIGH
EXPECTATIONS
What to Expect of Your
Leaders and How to Keep
Them Accountable
CONFERENCE
PURPOSE
Becoming a Kingdom
Focused Team on
Mission with God.
WHAT IS GOD’S WILL FOR EVERY
CHURCH?
He wants to see the lost saved,
the saved maturing in their walk
with Christ,
the maturing believer using
spiritual gifts in ministry,
and the people of all nations
impacted by the Gospel.
HOW DO WE STAFF A MINISTRY TO
MEET THIS PURPOSE?
Enlist
Equip
Encourage
ENLISTING MINISTRY LEADERS
Match Their Position with
Their Gifts
Provide Them with Good
Equipment
Help Them Understand the
Game Plan
Encourage Them on Game
Day
Stay Focused on the Goal
Leadership
Meetings
=
Team Practice and
Preparation
WHAT SHOULD BE
INCLUDED IN LEADERSHIP
MEETINGS?
Prayer - Your Sunday School
ministry cannot succeed without
unleashing God's power through
prayer.
Direction - Every time the leaders
gather they need to have their minds
focused on their purpose.
WHAT SHOULD BE
INCLUDED IN LEADERSHIP
MEETINGS?
Fellowship - One of the most
important needs for Sunday School
leaders is building relationships with
other adults.
Study - Preview upcoming lessons.
Give attention to the fact that good
Bible teaching must focus on
fostering life change.
WHAT SHOULD BE
INCLUDED IN LEADERSHIP
MEETINGS?
Team Building - Sunday School leaders
need to experience the strength of oneness
by working together.
Ministry Assignments – Evangelism
must be intentional. The leadership
meeting is a great place to assign and
accept opportunities to minister.
Evaluation – How are we doing and how
can we do it better?
SCHEDULES FOR
LEADERSHIP
MEETINGS
Weekly?
Monthly?
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
General Period (15 min.). This
period is a brief gathering of all
Sunday School leaders led by the
Sunday School director, pastor, or
minister of education.
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Department/Class Leadership
Meeting This period is the primary
focus of the weekly leadership
meeting. Generally, the department
directors or class teacher leads it.
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Focus on the Mission (10
min.) This portion of the meeting is
an opportunity to relate the work of
the Sunday School departments and
classes to the mission and the
ministry of the church. Information
is shared concerning the church's
ministry. Leaders are made aware of
churchwide emphases, needs, and
concerns.
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Focus on Relationships (25
min.). During this time,
relationships with members and
prospects are discussed,
individual needs are assessed,
and as appropriate, plans are
made to involve members in
responding to them.
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Focus on Bible Study (25
min.). Teaching for spiritual
transformation is facilitated
when leaders work together to
plan the best way to bring
members into a life-changing
encounter with the Bible
message.
MONTHLY SCHEDULE
Select an appropriate meeting
time. A regular meeting following
the last Sunday of the month is ideal
because statistical data for the
month usually is available.
Use an agenda. A valuable tool for
an effective monthly planning
meeting is a meeting agenda.
MONTHLY SCHEDULE
Plan the agenda
Inspiration
Information
Evaluation
Communication
Preparation
WEEKLY OR MONTHLY
Follow Up the Meeting.
Send members a summary of
the meeting. Absentees will
know what occurred during
the meeting, and those who
attended will be reminded of
assignments.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Pastor
Education Staff
Sunday School Director
Division and Department
Directors
Teachers
Class Leaders
Prospective Leaders
IMPROVE ATTENDANCE
Provide Quality Meetings Conducting meetings that
address the needs of the leaders
will greatly increase their
attendance. The meetings should
be interesting, informative,
educational, motivational, and
encouraging.
IMPROVE ATTENDANCE
Prioritize the Meetings Schedule leadership meetings at
a time that not in conflict with
other church activities.
Punctuality is also a priority;
nothing will destroy team
meetings faster than beginning
or ending late.
IMPROVE ATTENDANCE
Expect Leaders to Attend Many times people simply do
what is expected of them.
Failing to inform the potential
leader about this expectation
will only lead to future
problems.
IMPROVE ATTENDANCE
Assist All Divisions - The average
leadership meeting generally
addresses only the needs of the adult
division of the Sunday School. When
this is the case, the leaders in other
divisions feel detached and will soon
grow disinterested and discouraged.
IMPROVE ATTENDANCE
Follow Clear operating principles
We treat each other with dignity and respect
We support and invest in each other’s
development.
We meet our commitments to one another.
We maintain confidences.
Silence is agreement.
IMPROVE ATTENDANCE
Hold Leaders Accountable - One
way to establish accountability is by
keeping an attendance record. A
failure to maintain an accurate
record makes it difficult to know who
needs to be encouraged in their
attendance. Follow up on absentees
by providing them with materials
distributed during the meeting.
HIGH
EXPECTATIONS
What to Expect of Your
Leaders and How to Keep
Them Accountable