Title: Manual for training ministers
Author: Dr. Stephen C. Gibson
Series: Shepherds Global Classroom
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This manual is a guide for field ministry coaches, administrators, and teachers; it can also be used as a course to train teachers and administrators. It is possible to partially use the material to teach a specific topic or simply to introduce the ministry of Shepherds Global Classroom.
What you will learn
- Importance of preparation for local service
- Vision of Shepherds Global Classroom (SGC)
- Qualification characteristics of a potential teacher
- Individual approach to each student
- Methods of qualitative teaching
- How to teach SGC courses
- Search for new teachers
- Local program management
Course objectives
This manual is a guide for field ministry coaches, administrators, and teachers; it can also be used as a course to train teachers and administrators. It is possible to partially use the material to teach a specific topic or simply to introduce the ministry of Shepherds Global Classroom.
Introduction
This manual is a guide for field ministry coaches, administrators, and teachers; it can also be used as a course to train teachers and administrators. It is possible to partially use the material to teach a specific topic or simply to introduce the ministry of Shepherds Global Classroom.
The time required to teach the entire book is approximately 6 hours; frequent breaks should be taken to organize and lead group discussions. The text contains questions for discussion; they are marked with the ► symbol.
Students will need Bibles, notebooks, and a copy of this manual.
Instructors should bring several different SGC courses to class for students to familiarize themselves with; at least three copies of each manual are required to practice teaching each other in groups of 3.
After studying Chapter 6, group members should familiarize themselves with the SGC materials and pay particular attention to the instructions at the beginning of each course; you need to discuss them and make sure that a clear understanding of their purpose is achieved.
Demonstration of working with courses and practice of teaching them are very important; For this purpose, the teacher can conduct 3 classes from different courses. If several teachers are involved in the ministry or there are progressive students in the group, there is an opportunity to see several teaching styles.
After watching the demonstration, participants should practice teaching; for this, a section of the course should be taught to a group of students. The time allotted to each is 10 minutes. The purpose of this practical is for students to understand how the course is structured and to teach the material in a way that others will be equipped for ministry. It would be better to prepare in advance, but this may not be possible given the relatively short training period. After all students have taught part of the lesson, the leader and other group members should discuss each participant’s teaching practice.
Another format is to divide students into groups of 4–6 people and teach in turn; the leaders meanwhile watch what is happening and give directions. The teacher needs to set a time frame and give the command when the next person should start teaching.