Ideas For Evangelism - Way of Life Literature

misapplied Bible teaching that does not get down to“where the rubber meets the road” in their lives.Another requirement should be that the teachers have apersonal zeal to reach people with the gospel. Too manyteachers in Baptist churches make little or no effort toreach the unsaved. They are perfectly content to teachwhoever happens to attend their classes, but they doalmost nothing to expand and build the class. Too manyof them do not go out on soul winning visitation anddon’t give out tracts and try to make evangelisticcontacts. Too many of them don’t even visit their ownstudents to minister to them outside of the classroomsetting. That is a shame and a disgrace, and such peopleare not qualified to teach the Word of God.Training was a major factor in Rainer’s survey forSunday School leadership. A combination of one to threedifferent elements of training was apparent in many ofthe churches.One method was teacher training, where a “masterteacher” communicated key essentials to others. Asecond method provided means for teachers and leadersto attend conferences and seminars, watch videos, andread books. A third method of training was the apprenticemethod. A prospective teacher or leader would spendtime observing and questioning a quality teacher orleader within the organization.“Maintaining quality teachers and leaders in SundaySchool is a struggle. Quality teachers are difficult torecruit and train, and poor teachers are often difficultto ‘retire.’ A few of the church leaders to whom wespoke would actually ask a teacher to step down ifhe or she was deemed unqualified by the pastor,staff, or Sunday School leadership.”