(put together your own programme depending on the time you have available)
| To help with teaching | |
| Why are we teaching Sunday School? | 20 mins |
| Changing society and the needs of children | 40 mins |
| Children's Faith Development | 30 mins |
| Video - "Let the Children Come" (includes sections on children in church, church schools and outreach midweek ministry) | 30 mins |
| Discussion on above | 30 mins |
| Video - Angels in the Making (on faith development) | 30 mins |
| Discussion on above | 30 mins |
| Teaching the faith at home - resources | 30 mins |
| Learning styles and ways to teach to them | 40 mins |
| Discipline/Classroom management | 40 mins |
| Storytelling and afterwards | 60 mins |
| Some curricula (I would suggest using this only if you are dissatisfied with your present one) | 60 mins or more, depending how many are discussed. |
| Introducing prayer to children | 30 mins |
| Creativity in teaching - puppets, drama, art ideas etc. | 30 minutes for 1 subject,could go up to 2 hours, especially if hands on. |
| The Old Testament (with Sunday School appropriate illustrations) | 2 hours |
| The New Testament, including 30 min video. | 2 hours |
| The Sacrament of Holy Communion, with examples of activities with could be used to teach this in Sunday School | 1 hour |
| The Sacrament of Baptism, with activities as above | 1 hour |
| For personal growth | |
| Personal Bible reading | 45 mins to an hour |
| Prayer | 30 mins to an hour or more |
Talks on the following topics may be of interest to parish groups (Mothers' Union, ACW, Guild of St Joseph, layreaders, and other groups) looking for speakers for programming in the New Year.
| Why we teach the faith to our children, and some Biblical background. | 30 mins |
| Changing society | 45 mins - 1 hour |
| Faith Development | 30 mins |
| An Old Testament overview | 1 ½ hours |
| New Testament background (includes 30 min video) | 1 ½ hours |
| Baptism | 1 hour |
| Holy Communion | 1 hour |
| Teaching the faith at home - resources | 30 mins |
| Prayer | 1 hour |
| Introducing prayer to children | 30 mins |
| Reading the Bible - why and how | 45 mins to an hour |
Please phone or e-mail the Rev'd Patricia Drummond to arrange a time (506 460 8349) anged@nbnet.nb.ca