By: Nick Smith
Tuesday 3/17/09
On Sunday after church, I meet with pastor Bob Woods to discuss this issue.
1. Don’t make it sound like you are the best teacher when you go to this person to talk about the issue.
2. If the person is irresponsible or ill prepared, try to work with them. Encourage them and try to help them. Don’t accuse them of these issues but rather let them respond by telling them what you have heard.
3. When you come to this person, do not come with an angry attitude, but one of love.
4. The most difficult teachers to deal with are those who think they are doing a great job but they really aren’t. You just need to notice that they have a great passion to help and then find an alternative. After you have found that alternative, then present it to them, tell them you think they would be great at it.
5. Bobs final rule of getting rid of an ineffective Sunday school teacher was to estimate how much harm they were doing. If they weren’t too horrible, it might be best to not worry about it. It might actually cause more harm in the person you are getting rid of than the amount of harm they are causing.
Bob had some great thoughts on this issue, very practical and insightful.
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