P.K. SprattMinister of EducationJersey Baptist Church

Expect People to Say…Yes!

They’re They’re everywhereeverywhere……

Chapter Two – Chapter Two – Expect People to Expect People to

Say “Say “Yes”Yes”How many times can you get

people to say, “Yes”?

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They’re They’re everywhereeverywhere……

Great CommissionGreat Commission “Make “Make disciples…”disciples…”

Matthew 28:18-20

Great CommissionGreat Commission Go, therefore, and make

disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the

name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching

them to observe everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of

the age.”

Disciples Disciples say…say…YesYes

Disciples say… “Yes”

•Making…•Serving…•Training Disciple Leaders…

Yes…Making Disciples• Will you come to Sunday School?• Would you like to join our Sunday

School Class?• Will you pray for the lost?• Will you prepare for class?• Will you participate in class?

These are the “Go” and the “Teaching” of the Great Commission!

Yes…Making Disciples: Going and Teaching

• Sunday School must be about evangelism!

• “Class leaders expect what they inspect.”

• Create a culture of invitation.

• Every leader and every class promotes outreach weekly not weakly.

Yes…Making Disciples: Going and Teaching

• Do your class rosters reflect an inviting Sunday School?– Look at your class attendance-enrollment

ratio.– A healthy ratio of attendance to enrollment

should be 40-60%.• Connect

3: the power of one Sunday School class;

page 12.

Results: Preparation & Participation

• A basic understanding of the lesson is established prior to class.

• Preparation leads to greater participation.

• As members participate, the teacher sees what is really on their hearts.

Prepared & participating students

• As members participate, greater transparency and authenticity develops in the class.

• Someone shares what another needs to hear.

• Everyone contributes and helps to teach the lesson.

• Life changing, transformational teaching occurs.

“Yes” Principle #1

Disciples say “Yes” when they embrace all of the Great Commission and leaders expect them to fulfill it.

They’re They’re everywhereeverywhere……

Great CommissionGreat Commission Serving Serving disciples…disciples…

Matthew 28:18-20

Yes…Disciples Serve

• Yes to Serving in the Class

• Yes to Serving Beyond the Class

Moving members into service.

• Develop members with crawl, walk, & run opportunities.

• Provide incremental responsibilities and activities that moves the member into service.

Yes…Serving in an organized class

• Is your class organized?

• Are members involved in the weekly leadership & administration of the class?

Members will say “Yes” if a class is organized with a Great Commission emphasis and uses their gifts.

Yes…Serving in an organized class

• Structure your class leadership according to the size of its attending members.– Review suggested structures in Connect

3: the

power of one Sunday School class.

• All members are gifted to serve in the body.– Place members where they are best gifted to

serve.

• Provide clear & meaningful duties.

Organization: Suggest Positions:

• Apprentice teacher• Outreach Coordinator• Fellowship Coordinator• Ministry Coordinator• Prayer Coordinator

• Class Care Group Coordinator

• Care Group Leaders

Yes…Serving in Care Groups

• A basic means for caring and ministering to members in the Sunday School is through Care Groups.

Can you connect with everyone in your class?

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Question?

• If each member in a class represents a Lego, can you connect with every member? “”You need a big group so you

can say, I’m a part of something significant. But you can’t share prayer requests within a large group; you can’t pray for each other; you can’t even know everybody. So you need to be in a small group, also.”

Rick Warren

Care Groups Connect

• Members in a class cannot connect directly with everyone.

• Members need direct connections so they can develop deeper transparent relationships for prayer, meeting needs, and fellowship.

Your Care Group Connection

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Getting Started

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Care Groups

Getting Started

• Form care groups strategically.

Getting Started

Getting Started

• Form care groups strategically.

• “Informal” Care Groups already exist in each class.

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Getting Started

• Form care groups strategically.

• “Pre-existing Care Groups already exist in each class.

• Form and build initial groups based upon existing relationships.

Assigned

Prospect & Inactive

Care Group Strategy

Core Attendees

Assign prospects & inactive members to the core group

More than a phone call

C/G Leader

Member Member Member

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Making Care Groups Work – build authentic relationships that last

• Pray together during class

• Discuss class questions together

• Care Group class socials.

• Care Group competition night.

• Care Group service/ministry projects

• Care Group discipleship studies – offsite.

• Use the internet to connect.

Disciples say “Yes” to serving Disciples say “Yes” to serving when classes are when classes are organizedorganized

and members and members exhibit exhibit care for care for each other in authentic each other in authentic

relationships. relationships.

“Yes” Principle #2

They’re They’re everywhereeverywhere……

Great CommissionGreat Commission Training Training Disciple Disciple Leaders…Leaders…

Matthew 28:18-20

Yes…Disciple Leaders Train• Yes to regular leadership meetings &

rallies

• Yes to training

• Yes to a variety of methods for delivering training

• Yes to responsibility & accountability for training

• Yes to new & old ideas

“If it’s important enough for choir members to attend choir practice

weekly, shouldn’t Bible study teachers attend meetings and

training?” Allan Taylor

All leaders must show the willingness to develop and refine their skills!

Yes…Meeting/Training Strategies

• Teacher/worker commitment forms should include a promise to attend routine meetings & training.

• Church leadership shows their commitment to training.

• Include training in worker meetings.• Offer multiple events during the year.• Offer a variety of topics for training to help

meet the needs of workers.

Yes…Meeting/Training Strategies

• Offer multiple nights for training and meetings. Remove excuses not to attend!

• Create an annual calendar for training.

• Get workers to commit to attend at least one training event per year.

• Follow up training with support & application.

Disciple Leaders say “Yes” Disciple Leaders say “Yes” when meetings and training when meetings and training

have have purposepurpose and leaders are and leaders are willing to willing to investinvest in workers. in workers.

“Yes” Principle #3

What is your greatest “Yes”?

• Review each of the three Yes’.– Making disciples– Serving disciples– Training disciple leaders

• Rate in a high (1) to low (3) order which of these need the greatest area of improvement.

• Work with your church’s leadership to create plans to address the greatest need.