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MULTI-LEVEL SABBATH SCHOOL

So, you’re ready to go multi-level with your children’s sabbath school? AWESOME! Let’s get started!

 

Below is a checklist to help you organize the process:

 

and….GO!

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WARM UP

  • PRAY!
  • _____Make an outline of the whole program—account for every minute (see the program outline in the  schedule)
    example.

CHURCH LOGISTICS

  • _____Decide where your worship spaces will be
    • _____Combined worship time: ______________________________
    • _____Separate class worship time: _____________________________
      • _____Get the “okay” from your pastor and church board if it is a space that isn’t already being used by children’s sabbath school
  • _____Take stalk of your AV capabilities:
    • _____TV or Projector with HDMI
    • _____Screen or Wall (not needed with TV)
      • _____Connect with your AV team to talk about and set up what you need

TEAM LOGISTICS 

  • _____Make a list of your teachers and volunteers (see the  staff list in the  schedule )

    example

    • _____Add staff email and phone # if possible
    • _____Make a preliminary schedule (see the  program schedule  in the  schedule )

      example

      • _____Fill yourself into the schedule.
      • _____Fill in your teachers when they are currently teaching
      • _____Fill in your volunteers when they are currently serving
  • _____Connect with your teachers and plan a date to meet on a sabbath afternoon.
  • _____Plan what you will discuss
    • _____Schedule
    • _____Program outline
    • _____Divy team member responsibilities
    • _____Curriculum planning
    • _____Visioning for equipping parents
  • _____Give all staff editing access to the google sheet  schedule.

    example

  • _____Have the Sabbath School Meeting
    • Discuss:   

PROGRAM LOGISTICS

ROLE LOGISTICS

_____Divy team member responsibilities

  • _____ Room decorator(s) : ______________________________
  • _____ Powerpoint Creator : ______________________________ (see/download  to use as a template)

    example power point

  • _____ Combined worship leader (can change every sabbath – see program schedule  in the  schedule )

    example

  • _____Music options
    • video / Musicians_________________________ (schedule in program schedule in the   schedule )

      example

SMALL GROUP LOGISTICS     

      _____Set dates for:

  • _____Beginning quarter parent meeting to discuss theme of quarter and how to use the take home sabbath school material (this could be one of the social/spiritual get togethers)
  • _____Monthly service project (see small group components  in the  schedule )

    example

    • Host (can be a non-teacher parent)___________________________________
    • date:_______________________________
  • _____Monthly social/spiritual get togethers (see small group components  in the  schedule )

    example

    • Host (can be a non-teacher parent)___________________________________
    • date:_______________________________
  • PRAY!
  • Talk about new sabbath school structure in the main church service multiple times.
    • _____Prepare
    • _____AV set up
    • _____Room décor set up
    • _____Review Curriculum – collaboration
    • _____Team is READY!
  • PRAY!
    • _____Execute Plan!
  • PRAY!
  • _____Debrief
    • What worked?
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    • Can we do even better?
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    • What didn’t work?
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    • What can we do differently?
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  • _____Repeat! 

 

 

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