SUNDAY SCHOOL FORMAT - TABLE/TEAMS

Table Leaders

  1. Bruce Mateko / Ross deRoche
  2. Earl Hammon /
  3. Dan Kaiser / Daniel Brox
  4. Alfred Wong / Norm Herr
  5. Chris Ruzin / Joe Morgan


GOALS: One of the goals of each team is to encourage and empower the congregation in the ministries of the church. The organization of this Sunday School is designed class to promote more interaction, participation, discussion, accountability and fellowship. Although Sunday School will remain primarily a teaching time, we believe that the congregation needs to be more actively involved during the teaching time, and more connected with each other. To accomplish this, we are adopting a plan involving “table leaders” to involve more people in each lesson.


MEETING ROOM: We are now meeting in the southern portion of the Upper Room.


SCHEDULE (approximate!)
Time Who What
9:25 Table leaders & teachers Leaders prayer
9:30 Table leaders & teachers Greetings, fellowship
9:35 Table leader or designee* Opening prayer
9:40 Table leader or designee* Reading of chapter
9:45 Teacher Lesson
10:25 Table leader Discussion
10:35 Teacher Concluding remarks & announcements
10:40 Table leader or designee* Closing prayer / fellowship
*rotates each month between tables


TABLE LEADERS RESPONSIBILITIES:

Sunday School Table Leaders’ Responsibilities
1. Pray Together at 9:20
2. Do Devotional Guide
3. Facilitate Discussion Times
4. Maintain Basket with Nametags & Memory Verses
5. Keep Table Phone/e-mail List
6. F/U Visitors/Absentees
7. Coordinate Periodic Table Responsibilities
a. Prayer
b. Reading
c. Greeting
d. Refreshments
8. Have Fun With Your Group!


Seating Arrangement
• 1-2 table leaders per table
• people to sit at the same table each week (preferably people in the same flock)
• Approximately the same number at each table


Accountability
• Make sure everyone is invited to a table, particularly newcomers.
• Keep a record of who is there and who is absent
• Get their phone and email so you can correspond if necessary
• Pray for the members of your table
• Make sure people don’t “fall in the cracks”
• Invite people you meet!


Discussion
• You will receive questions & text from the teacher earlier in the week
• Use questions (and your own) to facilitate discussion
• Encourage participation (don’t do all the talking)


Opening & Closing
• Each month a different table will have responsibility for this
• Involve others in your group – but tell them before Sunday
• Opening prayer & Closing prayer
• Opening prayer: needs of congregation, church, world
• Closing prayer: application of principles, special needs
• Scripture reading (at least one chapter each time to maintain context)


TABLE LEADERS (We want to encourage participation by spouses)
TABLE 1: Alfred Wong & Chris Ruzin
TABLE 2: Dan Brox & Joe Morgan
TABLE 3: Steve Robertson & Norm Herr
TABLE 4: Ross deRoche & Bruce Mateko