Adult Class Leader Duties

  

Duties of Class Coordinators

  1. Attend Sunday School faithfully.
  2. Assist the Minister of Education with the enlistment of other class leaders.
  3. Sunday Duties:
    1. Arrive early – be sure the classroom is ready and each leader is on the job.
    2. Call the class to order at 9:00 a.m.  Thank everyone for coming and then explain that roll sheet and prayer sheet will be passed around the class at 9:30.  It should go to every person present and then to the Class Secretary when completed.
    3. At 9:01 allow the outreach Leader to lead the “Outreach Minute.”
    4. At 9:02 introduce & welcome guests, and then introduce the teacher for the day.
    5. At 9:30 start the class roll sheet and prayer sheet around the room.  Be sure pens are attached.  The prayer sheet is only for those who will leave class at 9:50 and those who do not want to verbally share their prayer requests.
    6. Beginning at 9:45, signal the teacher that time is running out.
    7. At 9:50 thank the teacher and then dismiss choir members, orchestra members, and nursery workers.  Share written prayer requests.  Take verbal prayer requests.  Lead the class prayer time (or call on someone to pray).
    8. Dismiss the class at 10:00 a.m.
  4. Oversee the work of the other class leaders.
  5. Serve as the primary contact person for the class.
  6. Encourage the class members to be involved in outreach.
  7. In conjunction with other class leaders, plan a quarterly fellowship.

  

Duties of Outreach Leaders

  1. Attend Sunday School faithfully.
  2. Participate in outreach and ministry visitation each week.
  3. Encourage as many class members as possible to become involved in outreach and ministry visitation.
  4. Manage the class prospect notebook.
  5. Encourage the formation of visitation teams from within the class.
  6. Assign prospects to the visitation teams.
  7. Keep outreach before the class on a regular basis.
  8. Lead the “Outreach Minute” each Sunday morning.
    1. Invite and encourage people to participate in outreach and ministry visitation.
    2. Tell how many prospects the class has.
    3. Offer to pair up any without partners.
    4. Encourage class members who visit at alternate times to complete and turn in an “I Went Visiting” card.

  

Duties of Care Group Leaders

  1. Attend Sunday School faithfully.
  2. Contact each member in your group every week.
  3. Try to build a friendly relationship with each group member.
  4. Encourage your group members to attend Sunday School.
  5. Complete a “Care Group Leader Report” form each week and turn it in to the Class Coordinator on Sunday morning. 
  6. Notify the Class Coordinator of serious needs in the lives of care group members.

  

Duties of Class Greeters

  1. Attend Sunday School faithfully.
  2. Arrive early.
  3. 8:45-9:00 a.m.:
    1. Welcome members and visitors as they arrive.

    2. Get complete info on all visitors. 

                                                               i.      Give the white copy of the enrollment/visitor slip to the Class Secretary.

                                                             ii.      Give the yellow copy to the Class Coordinator.

                                                            iii.      Give the pink copy to the Outreach Leader.

    1. Invite new people to enroll in Sunday School.
    2. Introduce visitors to other class members and see that they are seated with members who will be friendly to them.
  1. At the end of class:
    1. Thank visitors for coming.
    2. Offer to help those with young children locate the nursery.
    3. Escort visitors to the Worship Center.
  2. Be sure visitors are seated with class members in the worship service.  If no one else sits with them the greeter should sit with them.
  3. Assist ushers in getting visitor information to the visitors.
  4. Encourage visitors to fill out the worship service visitor card.
  5. At the conclusion of the service escort visitors to meet Brother Wayne.
  6. Thank visitors for attending and offer to help them find the nursery or parking lot, as needed.

 

Duties of Class Secretaries

  1. Attend Sunday School faithfully.
  2. Receive the class roll sheet and prayer sheet after they have made their way around the room.
    1. Check the roll sheet for errors.
    2. Take a “head count” of the attendance and compare it to the attendance on the roll sheet.  Make corrections as necessary.
    3. Attach any enrollment/visitor forms to the roll sheet.   Make sure the class number is written on every form.
    4. Attach any completed “I Went Visiting” cards to the roll sheet.
    5. Remove the prayer sheet from its clipboard.  Put the clipboard in the class basket
    6. Put the completed roll sheet in the class basket and place it outside the classroom door.
    7. At 9:50 give the prayer sheet to the Class Coordinator.

  

Duties of Class Treasurers

  1. Attend Sunday School faithfully.
  2. Receive money that is collected from the class members.
  3. Safeguard such money and give a regular accounting of it to the Class Coordinator.
  4. Under the direction of the Class Coordinator use class money to meet special ministry needs in the lives of the class members.  Such ministry needs may include:
    1. Sending flowers or placing memorial Gideon Bibles in the event of the death of a member of a class member’s family.
    2. Purchasing some of the food when taking a meal to a class member who is bereaved, sick, or has had a new baby.