Jumpstarting the Stagnant Classroom

One of the greatest disservices we do as youth pastors or Sunday school administrators is failing to adequately train our Sunday School teachers. Volunteers often have little to no training before they are thrown into a classroom full of rowdy middle schoolers. This was my introduction to Sunday School. I was asked to replace the 2nd teacher in that classroom in that same year! I had been given a packet that contained that quarter’s curriculum, a pat on the back, and a reminder to be finished 10 minutes before the service started. I was utterly overwhelmed and would have quit on the spot if my conscience had allowed it. While I’m certainly glad I stuck it out, I feel that I could have been much more effective if I had a little training.